{"id":90213,"date":"2019-12-05T17:46:21","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T12:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/factly.forumias.com\/?p=12171"},"modified":"2019-12-05T17:46:21","modified_gmt":"2019-12-05T12:16:21","slug":"ministry-of-civil-aviation-launches-round-4-of-rcs-udan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/ministry-of-civil-aviation-launches-round-4-of-rcs-udan\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministry of Civil Aviation Launches Round 4 of RCS- UDAN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>News<\/strong>: Ministry of Civil Aviation has launched the 4th round of Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) &#8211; Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About UDAN Scheme:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)-Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik (UDAN) scheme was launched in 2017 by the Ministry of Civil Aviation. The scheme is a component of the National Civil Aviation Policy (NCAP), 2016.<\/li><li>The scheme would be in operation for a period of 10 years.<\/li><li><strong>Aim: <\/strong>To develop a regional aviation market. It seeks to connect under-served and unserved airports in India through the revival of existing airstrips and airports.<\/li><li>&nbsp;Under the scheme, airlines have to cap airfares for 50% of the total seats at Rs. 2,500 per hour of flight.<\/li><li>The losses for the price cap is compensated by a mechanism called <em>Viability Gap Funding<\/em>&#8211; A government grant provided to the airlines to bridge the gap between the cost of operations and expected revenue.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Objectives:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Create affordable yet economically viable and profitable flights on regional routes.<\/li><li>Development of remote areas and enhancing trade and commerce and tourism expansion.<\/li><li>Employment creation in the aviation sector<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About UDAN 4.0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The focus of UDAN 4.0 is on priority areas like North East Region, Hilly States, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Islands.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key features of UDAN 4.0:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>&nbsp;Revision of (Viability Gap Funding) VGF cap \u2013 The provision of VGF for Category 2 \/ 3 aircraft (more than 20 seaters) has been enhanced for the operation of RCS flights in the priority areas.<\/li><li>Promoting short-haul routes \u2013 The provision of VGF would be restricted for routes with stage length up to 600 km. Beyond it, no monetary support would be provided.<\/li><li>Well defined Prioritization framework \u2013 Airports that have already been developed by AAI would be given higher priority for the award of VGF under the Scheme.<\/li><li>Flexibility to change the frequency of flight operation &#8211; The Selected Airline Operator (SAO) would be allowed to change the frequency of flight operation, during the tenure of flight operation of the given route.<\/li><li>Inclusion of helicopter and seaplane operation: The operation of helicopter and seaplane would be allowed under this round.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>National Civil Aviation Policy (NCAP), 2016:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It aims at making flying affordable to the masses and convenient<\/li><li>It also seeks to establish an integrated ecosystem that will lead to significant growth of the civil aviation sector to promote tourism, employment, and balanced regional growth.<\/li><li>&nbsp;It further aims to enhance regional connectivity through fiscal support and infrastructure development and enhance ease of doing business through deregulation, simplified procedures and e-governance.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Ministry of Civil Aviation has launched the 4th round of Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) &#8211; Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) Facts: About UDAN Scheme: The Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)-Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik (UDAN) scheme was launched in 2017 by the Ministry of Civil Aviation. 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