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Cover Story Sankalp Yatra of New India
52 UDAN: GIVING WINGS TO
ASPIRATIONS OF THE
COMMON MAN
Regional connectivity scheme Udan completed five
years of success on April 27, 2022. The scheme
was launched on October 21, 2016 with the aim
of fulfilling the aspirations of common citizens
following the vision of "Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik"
with advanced aviation infrastructure and air
connectivity in Tier II and Tier III cities.
n In 2014, there were 74 operational airports.
This number has now risen to 141 as a result
of the UDAN scheme. The UDAN scheme has
connected 68 underserved destinations, including
58 airports, 8 heliports, and 2 water aerodromes.
UDAN has provided air connectivity to over 29
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For the first time after states and union territories across the country
independence, our government by launching 425 new routes under the scheme.
had the opportunity to frame a This scheme has been availed by over one crore
civil aviation policy. There is an passengers as of August 4, 2022.
identity of a poor person in our n Under UDAN, 220 destinations with 1000 routes
country who wears slippers, and are expected to be completed by 2026. UDAN
I want people with slippers to be has already allocated 954 routes to connect 156
seen on aeroplanes. And today, it is airports. To reach the target of 100 airports, 68
becoming possible. new airports will be built. 400 million passengers
-Narendra Modi, Prime Minister are expected to travel in the next four years.
RERA: AFFORDABILITY AND SECURITY FOR HOME BUYERS
The Real Estate (Regulation and n Land Estate Regulatory
Development) Act 2016 (RERA) is a law Authorities have been set up
that has transformative provisions. It in 31 states and the Union
was passed by the Indian Parliament. Territories. 91,544 real estate
The objective of RERA is to increase projects and 67,649 real estate
the investment of customers in the agents have registered under
real estate sector and protect their 53
interests. It provides that no project can RERA across the country.
be sold without a project map approved 97,753 complaints have been
by the competent authority. settled by the Land Estate
RERA has largely wiped out black Regulatory Authority across the
money from the real estate sector country. (The figures are as of
with demonetisation and Goods and August 20th, 2022.)
Services Tax laws.
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