Regional Connectivity Scheme

Uttar Pradesh witnessed a rise of 20 per cent in the number of flyers in FY24, indicating a sharp uptick in aviation growth in leisure and business tourism

The minimum fare for the five standard coaches on the priority section will be Rs 20 and the maximum fare is set at Rs 50; for premium coach, the minimum fare will be Rs 40, and the maximum is Rs 100

The priority section of RRTS or RapidX will open between Duhai and Sahibabad, covering a total of 17 km and will include five stations, namely Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, Guldhar, Duhai, and Duhai Depot

Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw have been coordinating in recent months on these projects

NCRTC, the nodal agency overseeing the RAPIDX project, aims to make the entire 82-km Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor operational by 2025

The Network Planning Group (NPG) under the PM Gati Shakti initiative has approved six infrastructure projects related to renewable energy, road and railways, an official statement said on Wednesday. On October 13 last year, the PM Gati Shakti - National Master Plan was launched with an aim to develop integrated infrastructure to reduce logistics costs. All logistics and connectivity infrastructure projects, entailing an investment of over Rs 500 crore, are routed through the NPG. "The NPG under PM Gati Shakti at its 45th session examined and recommended 6 Infrastructure projects," the commerce and industry ministry said, adding that these projects will be developed in tandem with the PM Gati Shakti principles using the integrated and holistic approach. One of the projects include an inter-state transmission system for renewable energy projects in Ladakh; Kanpur Anwarganj - Mandhana elevated railway track; doubling of Ajmer - Chittaurgarh railway line of 178.28 km and construction o

The official added that a 20 per cent contribution from state governments to the regional connectivity fund had been factored in while proposing the hike

The airline will introduce flights on 20 exclusive routes effective March 27, 2022

Air Deccan and Air Odisha were looking for 16 slots for their proposed RCS flights from the airport

The second round of bidding for RCS routes is expected to take place by August end

Federation of Indian Airlines has already challenged collection of levy for RCS fund in court

Himachal govt yet to approve viability gap funding demand made by Alliance Air of Rs 1.4 lakh/flight

federation of Indian Airlines has filed a court case on this issue and that the matter is sub-judice

The scheme aims to link unconnected towns with financial support from state and central governments

The operations under the scheme are intended to provide air connectivity to un-served and remote routes