UDAN selected for PM's award for excellence in Public Administration
The Ministry of Civil Aviation will receive the award on Apr 21; on Civil Service Day. A special event has been organized at Vigyan Bhawan on the occasion of Civil Service Day, where the representative of the ministry will be felicitated with the award.
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New Delhi, Apr 16: Civil Aviation Ministry's UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) has been selected for Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration 2020 under the category “Innovation (General) – Central”.
The Govt of India has initiated this award to acknowledge, recognize and reward extraordinary and innovative work done by Districts and Organizations of States and Govt. The award scheme emphasizes on good governance, qualitative achievements, and last mile connectivity rather than only on achievement of quantitative targets. The award consists of a trophy, scroll and an incentive of Rs. 10 lakhs.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation will receive the award on Apr 21; on Civil Service Day. A special event has been organized at Vigyan Bhawan on the occasion of Civil Service Day, where the representative of the ministry will be felicitated with the award. The Ministry of Civil Aviation plans and commits to construct 100 new airports by 2024 in India with 1,000 new routes under UDAN RCS (Regional Connectivity Scheme) scheme by the year 2026.
Launched in 2016, the UDAN scheme aims to fulfil the aspirations of the common man by following the vision of Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik, with an enhanced aviation infrastructure and air connectivity in tier II and III cities. In a short span of 5 years, today 415 UDAN routes connect 66 underserved/unserved airports, including heliports and water aerodromes, and over 92 lakh people have benefited from it. More than 1 lakh 79 thousand flights have flown under this scheme.
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