GUWAHATI: Under the government’s affordable air travel, Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN), scheme, from March onwards people will be able to travel between Guwahati and Dhaka in less than Rs. 3,000.
According to a senior aviation ministry official, Assam, especially Guwahati, had requisite funds which made it eligible to take international flights.
The state government is likely to provide a subsidy of Rs. 2,370 (Guwahati-Dhaka) and Rs. 4,400 (Guwahati-Bangkok) for a certain number of seats on the flights operating these routes.
The official also said that Centre would finalise UDAN-International by March.
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Centre had launched UDAN scheme in 2016 to make air travel affordable for common man. UDAN or regional connectivity scheme (RCS) capped prices of air tickets at Rs 2,500 for every one-hour flight.
Under its international plan, Ministry of Civil Aviation has identified seven international locations including Singapore, Dhaka, Yangon, Bangkok, Kathmandu, Kuala Lampur and Dubai to connect India’s tier-II and tier-III cities.
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