21 Apr 2023: PIB Summary for UPSC

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. UDAN 5.0
2. Inclusive Development (Samaveshi Vikaas) campaign

1. UDAN 5.0

Syllabus: GS 3, Economy.

Mains: Infrastructure – Civil Aviation.

Prelims: UDAN 5.0.

Context: Ministry of Civil Aviation Launches UDAN 5.0.

Details:

• The Ministry of Civil Aviation has launched the fifth round of the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) – Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN).
• It aims to further enhance the connectivity to remote and regional areas of India.

Features of UDAN 5.0:

• It emphasizes Category-2 (20-80 seats) and Category-3 (>80 seats) flights.
• It has removed the restriction on the distance between the origin and destination of the flight (earlier 600 Km limit).
• Viability gap funding (VGF) to be provided will be capped at 600 km stage length for both Priority and Non-Priority areas (earlier capped at 500 km).
• The Network and Individual Route Proposals proposed by airlines will be considered.
• The airlines should submit an action plan after 2 months after the issuance of the LoA.
• The same route will not be awarded to a single airline more than once, whether in different networks or in the same network.
• Exclusivity will be withdrawn if the average quarterly PLF is greater than 75% for four consecutive quarters, to prevent the monopoly on a route.
• To incentivize quick operationalization, 25% of the Performance Guarantee is to be encashed for each month of delay up to four months.
• Airlines are mandated to commence operations within 4 months (earlier 6 months) of the award of the route.
• A list of airports that are ready for operation or would soon be ready for operations has been included in the scheme to facilitate quicker operationalization of routes under the scheme.
• The novation process for routes from one operator to another is simplified and incentivized.

2. Inclusive Development (Samaveshi Vikaas) campaign

Syllabus: GS 2, Polity and Governance.

Mains: Government policies and interventions.

Prelims: Inclusive Development (Samaveshi Vikaas) campaign.

Details:

• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will launch several campaigns under the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav-Inclusive Development (Samaveshi Vikaas) theme on 24th April 2023 (National Panchayati Raj Day).
• The campaign is led by the Ministry of Rural Development.
• He will also launch the Website and Mobile App “Samaveshi Vikaas”.
• Around nine campaigns will be launched under different ministries:

• The campaigns are designed to have a whole-of-society approach.
• The entire campaign is termed “Samaveshi Vikaas” as it focuses on the concept of “Convergence” and “Reaching the last mile”.
• It focuses on key areas of employment generation, health, social inclusion, social security, and livelihood creation.
• The website is launched to capture, assess, and monitor the progress of each campaign.
• The general public can share their experiences, opinion, and feedback through the newly designed mobile app.

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