The Central govt has granted 22 new airports and helipads in the Northeast region of teh country under the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS).
Under RCS, the Central government has granted 24 airports and helipads across India out of which 22 airports are for the Northeast region.
Arunachal Pradesh will have airports in nine locations, Assam will have five, Manipur will also get five, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Sikkim will have one airport each.
The initiative is to connect the remote areas of India through air connectivity.
