The Ministry of Civil Aviation has been given ‘in-principle’ approval to set up 21 greenfield airports across the country. The Minister of State for Civil Aviation Gen. VK Singh informed the parliament on the development in a Rajya Sabha session on December 13. Of the 21 airports that received a green chit, eight have been operationalised.

Further, the Centre also presented that under the Udey Desh ka Aam Naagarik (UDAN) scheme, 154 Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) airports, including 14 water aerodromes and 36 helipads, have been considered for development and the upgradation of those existing.

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