{
  "id": 794792,
  "title": "Maharashtra Becomes Second-Highest Recipient Of UDAN Subsidies, Gets Over ₹632 Crore VGF",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/maharashtra-becomes-second-highest-recipient-of-udan-subsidies-gets",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T18:02:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/maharashtra-becomes-second-highest-recipient-of-udan-subsidies-gets-over-632-crore-vgf"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Mumbai: Maharashtra has emerged as the second-largest beneficiary of the Centre's flagship regional connectivity scheme – UDAN – securing more than Rs 632 crore in viability gap funding (VGF) to power air links to its underserved and unserved regions. The state followed Karnataka, which stood the highest gainer at Rs 823 crore until June 2026. Official data from the Ministry of Civil Aviation…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}