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Mint Explainer | Why is India doubling down on regional aviation despite UDAN's mixed record?
Photo: PTISummaryWith over half of the previously awarded routes failing to sustain operations, the revamped ‘Viksit UDAN’ policy bets on extended financial funding to keep flights to smaller towns commercially viable.Visuals of the striking new Rajputana-inspired Jodhpur airport terminal, with its sandstone façade, domes, arches, intricately carved columns, murals and artwork, went viral after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the terminal on Saturday.However, the inauguration also put the spotlight back on UDAN, the government's flagship regional air connectivity scheme, as the PM used the occasion to formally launch its next phase: Viksit UDAN, with a
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