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Four new airports planned in West Bengal under UDAN
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Four new airports for West Bengal: the UDAN scheme and the district-wise sites GS3 Infrastructure tests
West Bengal to get four UDAN airports.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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Civil Aviation Minister K.
Rammohan Naidu announced four new airports for West Bengal under the UDAN regional connectivity scheme.
They will come up at Charra in Purulia, Kalaikunda in Paschim Medinipur and Balurghat in Dakshin Dinajpur, among others.
UDAN is run by the Ministry of Civil Aviation to link smaller towns by air.
ஆதாரங்கள்: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
முக்கிய உண்மைகள்
Remember these
- Civil Aviation Minister K. Rammohan Naidu announced four new airports for West Bengal under UDAN
- Planned sites include Charra (Purulia), Kalaikunda (Paschim Medinipur) and Balurghat (Dakshin Dinajpur)
- UDAN is the regional connectivity scheme run by the Ministry of Civil Aviation
- UDAN stands for Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik and was launched in 2016
- UDAN aims to link smaller towns by air at affordable fares
ப்ரிலிம்ஸ் · மெயின்ஸ்
How the exam will ask it
ப்ரிலிம்ஸ்
- UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) is a regional connectivity scheme of the Ministry of Civil Aviation to connect smaller towns by air.
- The scheme was launched in 2016 and aims to make air travel affordable for common citizens.
- Charra, Kalaikunda and Balurghat are located in Purulia, Paschim Medinipur and Dakshin Dinajpur districts of West Bengal respectively.
மெயின்ஸ்
GS3 Infrastructure (aviation). Issue: uneven air access for tier-2 and tier-3 towns -> UDAN regional connectivity scheme under the Ministry of Civil Aviation -> better regional connectivity, access and economic growth in places like western and northern Bengal -> way forward: ensure route viability, sustained subsidy design and last-mile surface links.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
Kalaikunda, one of the four airports planned in West Bengal under the UDAN regional connectivity scheme, lies in which district?
- Purulia
- Dakshin Dinajpur
- Paschim Medinipur
- Bankura
விடையைக் காட்டு
விடை: C — Correct: Paschim Medinipur — Kalaikunda lies in Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal. • Purulia — wrong: Purulia is the district of Charra, another of the planned airport sites, not of Kalaikunda. • Dakshin Dinajpur — wrong: Dakshin Dinajpur is the district of Balurghat, another of the planned airport sites, not of Kalaikunda. • Bankura — wrong: Bankura is a neighbouring district of south-western Bengal, but Kalaikunda is not in it.
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