First time in the country, dream of an air travel which is cheaper than taxi got realized. Small towns are connecting with big cities.
In India one has to pay Rs.10 per km on an average for traveling by a taxi. Now if we say that you’ll get to travel by air in Rs.5 per km only... then? Central Government has made this dream of common man a reality through UDAN scheme.
It’s a dream for every person to fly by air. Everybody wishes to travel by air at least once in his lifetime. This very dream of common man is being fulfilled by Central Govt.’s UDAN scheme. Since the first flight under UDAN in 2017, around 60 Lakh people have travelled by air in Rs.2500 only. Now an initiative to connect 1000 routes by air services has started, 1 Crore persons will fly every year.
The thought of fulfilling dreams of common man
The commitment of Prime Minister Narendra Modi towards common man’s interest can be understood by an example – It was Atal Bihari Bajpayi ji’s Government in the center; Rajiv Pratap Rudi was the Minister for Civil Aviation. Today’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi was just a politician at that time. Once he asked Civil Aviation Minister Rudi during a meeting – Brother, can’t we change the logo of Air India “Maharaja”? The then Minister asked – Why? He said – It represents only one class. Is the aircraft and air travel meant for just one class? The Minister asked – What should we do then? Prime Minister Modi (then only a politician) said – Insert Cartoonist R.K. Laxman’s Common Man in Air India’s logo. Subsequently Common Man was included in Air India’s logo during Atal ji’s Government.
