New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the Union Budget 2025-26, announced a Modified UDAN scheme aimed at enhancing regional connectivity by adding 120 new destinations and carrying 4 crore additional passengers over the next decade.

The scheme will focus on developing helipads and smaller airports in hilly, aspirational, and northeastern districts, ensuring improved accessibility in remote regions.

She said, "Modified UDAN scheme will be launched to enhance regional connectivity to 120 new destinations and carry 4 crore additional passengers in the next 10 years."

To address the growing aviation demands in Bihar, Sitharaman stated that greenfield airports will be facilitated in the state.

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