Aviation Ministry's UDAN receives PM's Award for Excellence in Public Administration
The Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration 2020 was given away by the Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia to the UDAN team lead by Usha Padhee, Joint Secretary, MoCA in presence of Secretary, MoCA, Rajiv Bansal and Chairman, Airport Authority of India, Sanjeev Kumar.
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New Delhi, Apr 21: Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) flagship Regional Connectivity Scheme UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) has been awarded Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration 2020 under the category of 'Innovation (General) – Central'.
The Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration 2020 was given away by the Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia to the UDAN team lead by Usha Padhee, Joint Secretary, MoCA in presence of Secretary, MoCA, Rajiv Bansal and Chairman, Airport Authority of India, Sanjeev Kumar.
The Indian govt has initiated this award to acknowledge, recognize and reward extraordinary and innovative work done by Districts and Organizations of state and govt. The excellence awards 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.
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. More than 1 lakh 79 thousand flights have flown under the scheme. The scheme has also led to development of new Greenfield Airports such as Pakyong near Gangtok in Sikkim, Tezu in Arunachal Pradesh, and Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh. 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 scheme by the year 2026.
