Mysuru, Aug. 21 -- The Centre will invest around Rs 28,840 crore in the next 10 years to further expand the UDAN regional connectivity scheme and strengthen air connectivity across the country, Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu said on Friday.

Addressing reporters here, Naidu said the government is taking the flagship scheme to the next level after achieving significant progress over the past decade.

"In Mysuru, we had the Civil Aviation Consultative Committee Meeting along with the members of the committee who are mostly members of Parliament. We have had a full discussion on the UDAN scheme, which is the flagship scheme in the Ministry of Civil Aviation, which has been started under the vision of our Prime Minist...