Out of the 225 routes that have ceased operations under the scheme, 128 routes closed down before completing the mandatory three-year period
The NDA government’s most significant achievement in aviation is the construction of “74 airports in seven years” under the UDAN RCS Scheme, surpassing the total number built in the seven decades following Independence. However, upon closer examination, it becomes evident that only 11 of these airports were entirely new constructions.