Centre cuts down the budget allocation for the Ministry of Civil Aviation from Rs 2,658.68 crore allocated in the revised budget for 2024-25 to Rs 2,400.31 crore for 2025-26.
Junior civil aviation minister Jayant Sinha told Rajya Sabha that 6 routes awarded under UDAN had been cancelled due to ‘non-performance’ or ‘poor performance’.
Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.
A dumb move by the Union govt.
Most of the UDAN airports built in the Tier 2 & Tier 3 cities are barely functional. Some are even lying unused. Most UDAN flight routes, initiated with much fanfare, are no longer operational. All of this is simply due to false projections made in the Detailed Project Reports (DPR).
Given this situation, any sensible govt would wish to take a hard look at the UDAN scheme and it’s continued viability.
Similar is the situation with the metro projects across the nation.
A dumb move by the Union govt.
Most of the UDAN airports built in the Tier 2 & Tier 3 cities are barely functional. Some are even lying unused. Most UDAN flight routes, initiated with much fanfare, are no longer operational. All of this is simply due to false projections made in the Detailed Project Reports (DPR).
Given this situation, any sensible govt would wish to take a hard look at the UDAN scheme and it’s continued viability.
Similar is the situation with the metro projects across the nation.