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Minister of State for Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has said with domestic air traffic expected to increase further in the coming summer season, the government may remove the fare band besides lifting other restrictions.  Puri also said domestic air traffic is increasing day by day and has now reached about 3 lakh passengers a day.

Puri also mentioned about various steps taken by this ministry during the COVID-9 pandemic for the benefit of people as well as the aviation sector. He said the fare bands introduced with floor price and ceiling price.

The minister also informed about the UDAN scheme giving details of the bidding process and the routes. The minister said four rounds of biddings have been done and more than 700 routes have been sanctioned. Also, over 300 routes have been operationalised under the scheme.