The Union government has inaugurated 22 new routes under the regional connectivity scheme, six of which have become operational in North-East India. These include Shillong-Agartala, Shillong-Silchar, Dibrugarh-Dimapur, Gorakhpur-Lucknow, Kurnool-Bangalore, Visakhapatnam-Chennai, Agra-Bangalore-Bhopal, Prayagraj-Bhubaneswar-Bhopal, among others. Such routes will help 57 unserved and underserved airports, according to the Ministry of Civil Aviation.