In order to monitor the regional air connectivity scheme UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik), the government has formed an inter-ministerial committee. The panel would be responsible for coordination among stakeholders, including state governments, for 'time bound' implementation of the scheme. The scheme seeks to make flying affordable by connecting unserved and under-served airports.
According to its notification, the committee would be responsible for 'overall monitoring of the schemes of promotion of regional connectivity by way of revival of unserved and under-served airports/airstrips and RCS-UDAN'. In the flights operated under RCS, around 50 percent of the seats would have a fare cap Rs 2,500 per seat/hour.
The Inter- Ministerial Monitoring-cum-Coordination Committee, Chaired by Civil Aviation Secretary would have representations from the ministries of finance, defence, home as well as petroleum and natural gas. Airports Authority of India (AAI) Chairman, representatives from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) apart from officials of airlines and states concerned would also be part of the panel. If required, the panels’ chairperson can co-opt any officer or expert.
Under the UDAN scheme the Civil Aviation Ministry has already awarded 128 routes connecting 70 airports to five airlines, including SpiceJet and an Air India subsidiary. Apart from various incentives, the operators of such flights would be extended viability gap funding -- for which money is partly raised through a levy of up to Rs 8,500 on flights operating in major routes like Delhi and Mumbai. The viability gap funding would be in place for three years for the airlines concerned from the date of starting operations in a particular UDAN route. Other benefits include zero airport charges for the operators and three-year exclusivity on the routes.
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