Udan Utsav celebrated at Veer Surendra Sai Airport, Odisha

• About: Udan Utsav was celebrated at Veer Surendra Sai Airport Jharsuguda, Odisha. An exchange of partnership agreement also took place between Udan and Makemy Trip.
• New Air Route: Civil Aviation minister also flagged off new air route between Shilong and Dimapur under Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS).   
• UDAN: Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik:
  • It was launched in 2016 as Regional Connectivity Scheme.
  • It aims to develop regional aviation market and provide affordable air travel on regional routes
  • In 2020, 78 new routes were approved under the 4^th round of RCS-UDAN.

Source: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1774023