<h1>Regional air connectivity expanded under modified UDAN scheme, maintaining viability gap funding and focused airport and cargo upgrades.</h1> The Budget modifies the UDAN regional connectivity scheme to expand service to additional destinations and support smaller airports and helipads, continuing viability gap funding, an airfare cap for short journeys, airport fee waivers, and state provision of security and ground services; it pairs this with commitments to greenfield and brownfield airport projects, increased airport development, and upgrades to air cargo infrastructure and customs procedures.