Photo: Ramesh Pathania/MintNew Delhi: The government expects to collect around Rs300 crore annually from the levy on airlines flying on major routes towards the regional connectivity scheme, a senior official said. More routes are getting added under the UDAN scheme, which seeks to connect underserved and under-served airports as well as making flying more affordable. With increasing number of UDAN routes, the ministry is also preparing to deal with higher funding needs in the coming months. Every year, the ministry expects to garner Rs280 crore to Rs300 crore by way of levy collected from airlines flying on major routes. The allocation for UDAN scheme has been substantially raised to Rs1,014.09 crore for the next financial year.

Source: Mint February 25, 2018 06:45 UTC