International UDAN: Govt likely to begin air connectivity to overseas destinations this week
Proposals for selection of airlines under the International Air Connectivity Scheme -- IACS UDAN -- were reportedly invited in October. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) on behalf of the Civil Aviation Ministry and the Assam government reportedly invited bids for the international version of UDAN.
In 2017, the Assam government had offered to provide Rs 100 crore as viability gap funding towards extension of the UDAN for international air connectivity from Guwahati. Representational Image, source: Reuters