RCS UDAN

MOCA Approves 78 new routes in UDAN 4.0

UDAN 4.0 is more focused on establishment of air connectivity in the priority regions of North East, Hilly States and Islands. A detailed report below on the new sectors based on the govt data released recently.

UDAN in all its versions always mentioned about the convenient connectivity to those sector which are not in the mainstream of the airlines. To facilitate such connectivity govt. offers various financial support as well as relaxation so that more and more airlines can join the scheme and make connectivity successful. However, till now we have seen a mixed match review as many airlines are not able to fulfill its terms or even start in few sectors. But, that has not been a deterrent in the ambitious scheme and recently UDAN 4.0 is released. This time the govt has given more impetus to the North East region and other hilly regions as it was much demanded by the respective states to ease connectivity. The time will tell how the airiness responds to the govt.

scheme as Post Covid 19, it’s been turbulent times for the aviation sector as all new projects are on hold for the time being.

The three successful rounds of bidding, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has approved 78 new routes under the 4th round of Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)- UdeDeshKaAamNagrik (UDAN) to further enhance the connectivity to remote and regional areas of the country. NER, Hilly States and Islands have been given priority in the approval process for the new routes. 29 served, 08 unserved (including 02 heliports and 01water aerodrome), and 02 underserved airports have been included in the list for approved routes. Overall 766 routes have been sanctioned so far under the UDAN scheme.

Commenting on this development, Usha Padhee, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India, said, “Following the three successful rounds of bidding, the Ministry of Civil Aviation(MoCA) had launched the 4th round of UDAN in December 2019 with a special focus on North-Eastern Regions, Hilly States, and Islands. The awarding of these 78 routes under UDAN 4 is in line with the Act East Policy of the Central Government. The airports that had already been developed by AAI are given higher priority for the award of VGF under the Scheme. Under UDAN 4, the operation of helicopter and seaplanes is also been incorporated. Since its inception, MoCA has operationalised 274 UDAN routes that have connected 45 airports and 3 heliports.”

The approved RCS routes include the following:

S.No	RCS Routes
1	Guwahati To Tezu
2	Tezu To Imphal
3	Imphal To Tezu
4	Tezu To Guwahati
5	Guwahati To Rupsi
6	Rupsi To Kolkata
7	Kolkata To Rupsi
8	Rupsi To Guwahati
9	Bilaspur To Bhopal
10	Bhopal To Bilaspur
11	Hissar To Dharamshala
12	Dharamshala To Hissar
13	Hissar To Chandigarh
14	Chandigarh To Hissar
15	Hissar To Dehradun
16	Dehradun To Hissar
17	Kanpur(Chakeri) To Moradabad
18	Moradabad To Kanpur(Chakeri)
19	Kanpur(Chakeri) To Aligarh
20	Aligarh To Kanpur(Chakeri)
21	Kanpur(Chakeri) To Chitrakoot
22	Chitrakoot To Prayagraj/Allahabad
23	Prayagraj/Allahabad To Chitrakoot
24	Chitrakoot To Varanasi
25	Varanasi To Chitrakoot
26	Chitrakoot To Kanpur(Chakeri)
27	Kanpur(Chakeri) To Shravasti
28	Shravasti To Varanasi
29	Varanasi To Shravasti
30	Shravasti To Prayagraj/Allahabad
31	Prayagraj/Allahabad To Shravasti
32	Shravasti To Kanpur(Chakeri)
33	Bareilly To Delhi
34	Delhi To Bareilly
35	Cochin International Airport(CIAL) To Agatti
36	Agatti To Cochin International Airport(CIAL)
37	Aizawl To Tezpur
38	Tezpur To Aizawl
39	Agartala To Dibrugarh
40	Dibrugarh To Agartala
41	Shillong To Passighat
42	Passighat To Guwahati
43	Guwahati To Passighat
44	Passighat To Shillong
45	Guwahati To Tezpur
46	Tezpur To Guwahati
47	Guwahati To Misa(Heliport)
48	Misa(Heliport) To Geleki
49	Geleki To Jorhat
50	Jorhat To Geleki
51	Geleki To Misa(Heliport)
52	Misa(Heliport) To Guwahati
53	Agatti To Minicoy
54	Minicoy To Agatti
55	Agatti To Kavaratti
56	Kavaratti To Agatti
57	Guwahati To Shillong
58	Shillong To Dimapur
59	Dimapur To Shillong
60	Imphal To Silchar
61	Silchar To Imphal
62	Shillong To Guwahati
63	Agartala To Shillong
64	Shillong To Imphal
65	Imphal To Shillong
66	Shillong To Agartala
67	Imphal To Shillong
68	Shillong To Silchar
69	Silchar To Shillong
70	Shillong To Imphal
71	Shillong To Dibrugarh
72	Dibrugarh To Shillong
73	Delhi To Shimla
74	Shimla To Delhi
75	Diu To Surat
76	Surat To Diu
77	Diu To Vadodara
78	Vadodara To Diu