The Centre's 10-year airport expansion plan aims to take air connectivity beyond major cities, while addressing challenges that affected earlier UDAN routes
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
Scindia also stressed that the nation has been witnessing the democratisation of the aviation industry and the country expects to reach 40 crore air travellers in the next four years
