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Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu connected Wednesday (May 20, 2026) said the state indispensable beryllium prepared to tackle immoderate imaginable fallout of the escalating situation successful West Asia, though the concern was "not worrisome for India astatine present".
During his maiden sojourn to Ranchi, Mr. Naidu said each sector, including civilian aviation, indispensable program proactively to minimise the interaction of the cirsis connected radical and the country.
"The concern is not worrisome astatine present, but we request to stay alert. Every sector, including civilian aviation, has to measure the interaction and hole short-term, medium-term and semipermanent strategies," helium told reporters.
On concerns implicit rising question costs amid planetary uncertainty, Mr. Naidu said the Centre had already initiated measures to shield home passengers from immoderate burden.
He said the authorities reduced aviation turbine substance (ATF) prices on with landing and parking charges astatine airports to stabilise fares and enactment the aviation sector.
Last week, the Delhi authorities reduced the value-added taxation connected aviation turbine substance from 25% to 7%.
"Nearly 5 lakh passengers question regular connected home routes. We are continuously monitoring airfares. If request rises, we volition summation connectivity and deploy much aircraft," Mr. Naidu said.
Unveiling a bid of passenger-friendly initiatives astatine Ranchi airport, helium said the Civil Aviation Ministry's modified determination connectivity scheme, UDAN 2, volition beryllium launched soon with an outlay of astir ₹29,000 crore.
As portion of the modified scheme, India volition person 100 caller airports and 200 helipads successful 10 years, the Union curate said, adding that to cater to aerial travellers, Udan Yatri Cafes volition beryllium launched successful each airports to supply affordable eatables to everyone.
He asserted that the authorities was committed to making aerial question much accessible and comfortable.
The Union Cabinet connected March 25 approved the motorboat and implementation of the Regional Connectivity Scheme – Modified UDAN for a play of 10 years with the budgetary enactment of the Government of India.
About the ongoing probe into past year's craft clang successful Ahmedabad, Mr. Naidu said the probe was successful its last stages and was being conducted successful a "fair, transparent and accountable manner".
Emphasising the planetary quality of the probe since passengers connected that ill-fater craft were from aggregate countries, Naidu said the last study would beryllium released soon and would basal up to planetary scrutiny.
Mr. Naidu besides announced that the Centre volition accord apical precedence to providing planetary connectivity to Ranchi's Birsa Munda Airport successful summation to enhancing home connectivity.
Within 5 years, the fig of passangers from this airdrome has inscreased to 27 lakh per annum from 17 lakh, the curate said. He besides announced that Jharkhand's Dumka, Hazaribag, Chaibasa, Daltonganj and immoderate different districts volition get aerial connectivity soon.
He received a lukewarm invited connected his accomplishment successful Ranchi and rode pillion with Union Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth connected a motorcycle from the airport.
