Archive · 5 Oct 2026
West Bengal Signs UDAN Pact for Four New Airports
West Bengal has signed an agreement to take part in the UDAN airport scheme.
The plan covers four airports: Chharra in Purulia, Balurghat, Hasimara, and Kalaikunda.
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu attended the signing.
The agreement was signed at Nabanna on Monday.
Afterward, Adhikari said the previous Trinamool Congress government had held back airport and infrastructure development.
The article does not provide a response from the Trinamool Congress.
West Bengal joined the Union civil aviation ministry’s UDAN scheme by signing a memorandum of understanding.
The agreement covers four proposed airports at Chharra in Purulia, Balurghat, Hasimara, and Kalaikunda.
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu attended the signing.
The agreement was signed at Nabanna on Monday.
Adhikari blamed the previous Trinamool Congress government’s attitude for delays in airport and infrastructure development.
- Who
- The West Bengal government, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, and Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu.
- What
- West Bengal signed an MoU under the UDAN scheme covering four new airports.
- When
- Monday; no date is specified.
- Where
- Nabanna, West Bengal.
- Why
- The agreement is intended to establish four airports under the UDAN scheme; Adhikari said earlier development was delayed by the previous TMC government.
- Scheme
- Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik (UDAN)
- Agreement
- Memorandum of understanding between West Bengal and the Union civil aviation ministry
- Airport locations
- Chharra in Purulia, Balurghat, Hasimara, and Kalaikunda
- Signing venue
- Nabanna
- Signing day
- Monday; the article gives no calendar date
- Adhikari's criticism
- He accused the previous Trinamool Congress government of delaying airport and infrastructure development