Country`s civil aviation sector democratised in last nine years: Jyotiraditya M Scindia
Minister of Civil Aviation and Steel Jyotiraditya M Scindia has said that the country's civil aviation sector has been democratised in the last nine years. Along with the number of airports, there has been a vast expansion in the number of aircraft and the market size. And in this expansion of big metro airports and large airlines, are as important as small town airports, small airlines and helicopters.
At Heli Summit 2023, the minister launched UDAN 5.2 and HeliSewa-App. UDAN 5.2 has been launched for further enhancing the connectivity to remote and regional areas of the country and achieving last-mile connectivity through small aircraft.
The HeliSewa Portal is an initiative of the Ministry of Civil Aviation under Digital India to create a common platform to create an ecosystem between the helicopter operators and the district authorities. The mobile application will make it more convenient to use in terms of user experience, loading content, and usability of functions.