Under the Regional connectivity scheme of UDAN initiated by the Government last year, 56 unserved airports and 31 unserved helipads would be connected. UDAN stands for

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A	Utho Desh ka Aam Nagrik
B	Ude Dono ka Aam Nagrik
C	Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik
D	Ude Desh ka Aam Nation

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -UDAN is a regional connectivity scheme spearheaded by the Government of India (GoI). The full form of UDAN is ‘Ude Desh ka Aam Nagarik’ and aims to develop smaller regional airports to allow common citizens easier access to aviation services.

Detailed explanation-2: -Development of new airports during the next five years include construction of Greenfield Airports at Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra, Vijayapura, Hassan and Shivamogga in Karnataka, Noida (Jewar) in Uttar Pradesh, Dholera and Hirasar in Gujarat, and Bhogapuram in Andhra Pradesh.

Detailed explanation-3: -The scheme has been implemented in five phases so far: In 2018, 73 unserved airports were announced. UDAN 3.0: This included tourist routes, seaplanes to connect water aerodromes, and routes under ‘UDAN’ in the North-East region. UDAN 4.0: 78 new routes approved in 2020.

Detailed explanation-4: -UDAN scheme started in October 2016 with this dream of a common man. In April 2017, the first flight from Shimla to Delhi under the UDAN scheme was flagged off by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi himself. The government compensates in the form of Viability Gap Funding (VGF) to airlines for losses due to low fares.

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