56 airports, 31 new helipads to be added under UDAN Scheme
While presenting the 2018 Budget, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has announced that 56 new airports and 31 new helipads will be added under the government's UDAN Scheme. He also said that Airports Authority of India now has 124 airports, which will be expanded by 5 times. Airport capacities will be upgraded to handle 1 billion trips annually, he added.