UDAN Scheme improves regional air connectivity.

Question

Read the below statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark the correct options:

Assertion (A): UDAN Scheme improves regional air connectivity.

Reason (R): It provides financial viability gap funding to airlines.

1. A. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A (Correct answer)
2. B. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
3. C. A is true, but R is false
4. D. A is false, but R is true

Correct Answer

Option A — Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

Key Points

• Assertion is true: UDAN — *Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik* — was launched in 2016 to connect unserved and underserved airports.
• Reason is true and explains it: the scheme works precisely by paying airlines viability gap funding, which makes otherwise unprofitable regional routes worth flying.
• The capped fare is roughly ₹2,500 for about an hour's flight, with the shortfall met by that funding.

Additional Information

• The funding comes from a Regional Connectivity Fund, financed by a levy on certain other routes, and applies for three years per route.
• UDAN sits under the National Civil Aviation Policy, 2016, and has since been extended to helicopters, seaplanes and international regional routes.
• It has brought a large number of previously dormant airstrips and heliports into scheduled service, which is the measure usually quoted for it.

प्रश्न (हिन्दी में)

नीचे दिए गए कथनों को अभिकथन (A) और कारण (R) से चिह्नित करें।

अभिकथन (A): उड़ान योजना क्षेत्रीय हवाई संपर्क में सुधार करती है।

कारण (R): यह एयरलाइनों को वित्तीय व्यवहार्यता अंतर निधि (VGF) प्रदान करती है।

1. A. A और R दोनों सत्य, R, A का सही स्पष्टीकरण
2. B. A और R दोनों सत्य, लेकिन R सही स्पष्टीकरण नहीं
3. C. A सत्य, R असत्य
4. D. A असत्य, R सत्य