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UDAN: 625 routes

26 April 20251 min readPorts & Airports

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: UDAN: 625 routes (GS3 · Aviation, 26 April 2025)

Asked by UPSCMains 2024 (GS3)1 PYQ

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Mains 2024 · GS3What is the need for expanding the regional air connectivity in India? In this context, discuss the government’s UDAN Scheme and its achievements.See model answer

What happened

625 UDAN routes connect 90 airports; over 1.49 crore passengers flew [PIB].

Background

First UDAN flight: Shimla-Delhi, 27 April 2017 [PIB].

Why it matters

UDAN routes survive on viability gap funding.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Infrastructure: energy, ports, roads, airports, railways; investment models

As per PIB (2025-04-26): 625 UDAN routes connect 90 airports; over 1.49 crore passengers flew.
UDAN routes survive on viability gap funding.

Quotable data point
625 UDAN routes connect 90 airports.
PIB: UDAN, 26 Apr 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: UDAN.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

First UDAN flight

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

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Official source: PIB: UDAN, 26 Apr 2025

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