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Budget: Civil aviation ministry to get Rs 2,400 cr; UDAN allocation lower at Rs 540 cr

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..... Budget: Civil aviation ministry to get Rs 2,400 cr; UDAN allocation lower at Rs 540 cr
Budget
Dated:- 1-2-2025
PTI
New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) The budgetary allocation for the civil aviation ministry has been cut by nearly 10 per cent to Rs 2,400.31 crore for the next financial year, with the regional air connectivity scheme UDAN set to get a lower amount of Rs 540 crore. The allocation i .....

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..... n the Union Budget 2025-26, presented by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament on Saturday, is less compared to Rs 2,658.68 crore in the revised 2024-25 Budget. Out of the total allocation for the next fiscal starting from April 1, 2025, UDAN will get Rs 540 crore, which is 32 per cent lower compared to Rs 800 crore in the year-ago period. Interestingly, Sitharaman has announce .....

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..... d that UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) scheme will be modified to connect 120 new destinations. As per the budget papers, the allocation for the DGCA and BCAS have increased marginally to Rs 330 crore and Rs 95 crore, respectively, for 2025-26. For the Customs Cost Recovery (CCR) charges to Airport Authority of India (AAI) and AAI Cargo Logistics and Allied Services Company Ltd (AAICLAS) for ti .....

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..... er II / III cities' airports, the allocation has been raised to Rs 142.75 crore from Rs 124.17 crore in the same period a year ago. In the next fiscal, Air India Asset Holding Ltd will get a slightly higher allocation of Rs 1,025.51 crore compared to Rs 1,017.67 crore in the current financial year. The budgetary provision is for servicing of loan transferred to AIAHL as a result of financial r .....

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..... estructuring of Air India. In her Budget speech, Sitharaman said UDAN has enabled 1.5 crore middle class people to meet their aspirations for speedier travel. "Inspired by that success, a modified UDAN scheme will be launched to enhance regional connectivity to 120 new destinations and carry 4 crore passengers in the next 10 years. The scheme will also support helipads and smaller airports in .....

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..... hilly, aspirational, and North East region districts," the minister said. According to the budget papers, UDAN allocation is for revival of airports and for commencement of RCS routes, Viability Gap Funding for North East Connectivity. "To improve connectivity in NE region, a new scheme has also been formulated for providing air connectivity and aviation infrastructure," it added. India is one .....

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..... of the world's fastest growing civil aviation markets. PTI RAM HVA
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