Lok Sabha Question No. 2907 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-04
Subject: Low Cost Air Services
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: RAMESH BIDHURI, JYOTI DHURVE, CHIRAG PASWAN, VINCENT H PALA, PREM DAS RAI, OM PRAKASH YADAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

UNSTARRED : 2907 (To be answered on the 4 January 2018)

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

Low Cost Air Services

SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI SHRIMATI JYOTI DHCRVE SHRI CHIRAG PASWAV SHRI VINCENT HPALA SHRI PREM DAS RA[ SHRI OM PRAKASH YADAV

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (2) whether the Ministry proposes to 2 nlew policy for low cost air services or low cost air trave} for the middle class people and if so, the details thereof; bring
2. (c) the details of airlines shortlisted under UDAN scheme and number Of flights operated by then, airport-wise;
3. (b) whether this new policy would bring down the fare charged 0n main air routes and if s0, the details thereof;
4. (d) the regions covered in Bihar and North Eastern States under regional air connectivity scheme aud new airports/airstrips constructed there; being
- (0) whether any scheme has been implemented by the Government in the country for promoting skill develepment in the civil aviation sector, during the last three years and if sO, the details thereof?
6. (e) whether the Government proposes t0 given any additional incentives under the scheme, if so, the details thereof; and

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(2: The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) Iaunched Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)-UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) scheme for providing connectivity to 4n-served and under-served airports of the country: The primary objective of RCS is to facilitate stimulate regional air connectivity by making it affordable RCS-UDAN is & demand-driven scheie; Where airline operators undertake assessmnent of demand on particular routes.

(c): Airports Authority Of India (AAD); the Implementing Agency has issued Letter of Award for 27 proposals of five Selected Airline Operators namiely Alliance Spicejet, Air,

(b): Ministry Of Civil Aviation has targeted an indicative airfare of Rs 2500 per passenger flight).

Air Deccan; Air Odisha and Trujet The list of RCS routes commenced is attached at Annexure-

(): Regional air connectivity is envisioned under RCS by supporting airline operators through (i) concessions by Central Government, State Governments and airport operators to reduce the cost of airline operations on regional routes and (ii) financial support (Viability Funding or VGF) Gap

(d): The list of airports of Bihar and North Eastern Region included in the tentative list of under-served & un-served airports Of the Scheme document is attached at AnnexureII; The Government has approved the proposal for revival of 50 unserved/ under-served airportslairstrips of the State Governments; Airports Authority of India and Civil enclaves at an estimate cost of Rs. 4500 crores However, the revival of airstrips airports is 'demand driven' , depending upon firm commitment from airline operators as Well as from the State Government for providing various concessions

Central Government; State Governments and airport operators will be inter-alia providing following concessions under RCS:

- 1.Central Government
- Operators at RCS Airports for RCS Flights for & period of three years from the date of notification of this Scheme.
- 2 State Governments at RCS Airports within their States:
- ii) Freedom to enter into code sharing arrangements with domestic as well as international airlines pursuant to applicable regulations and prevailing air service agreements\_
- i) Reduction of VAT to 1% or less on ATF at RCS Airports located within the State for a period of ten years from the date of notification of this Scheme
3. Airport Operators:
- @) Provision Of security and fire services free Of cost at RCS Airports
- i) Airport operators shall not Landing Charges and Parking Charges levy
- iii) Airports Authority of India (AAT) shall not any Terminal Navigation Landing Charges (TNLC) on RCS Flights: levy
- In addition to above, Central Government and State Governments will provide VGF to the selected airline operators; It will be shared between Ministry 0f Civil Aviation and the State Government imthe ration %f 80.20 whereas for the States in North- Eastern region / Union Territories (UT's) the ratio will be 90:10.
- iv) Route Navigation and Facilitation Charges (RNFC) will be levied by AAI on 4 discounted basis @ 42.50% of Normal Rates on RCS Flights.
- A tripartite agreement among AAI, National Skill Development Fund (NSD) and National Skil Development Corporation, fo5 skill development project has been signed Under the MoU, AAI shall contribute Rs 1.25 Cr for the year 2016-17 and Rs 2 Crores each for two years i.r 2017-18 & 2018-19,

2360 number %f candidate shall be provided aviation related training over & period of three years. Moreover, AAI has its own training center one Civil Aviation Training College; Bamrauli Allahabad; Indian Aviation Academy, Gurgaon; New Delhi and Fire Training Center at Delhi & Kolkata where AAI develops all levels skills related Witl aviation

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| S     | Routes[Networks                                                                                                                                                                 | Route (Only RCS Routes)                                                         | Selected Airline Operator   |
|-------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| No.   | Delhi-Bhatinda-  Delhi                                                                                                                                                          | Delhi To Bhatinda Bhatinda To_Delhi                                             | Alliance Air                |
| 2     | Delhi Bikaner Delhi                                                                                                                                                             | Delhi To Bikaner Delhi Bikaner To                                               | Alliance Air                |
| 3     | Gwalior Indore Gwalior                                                                                                                                                          | Gwalior To Indore Indore to Gwalior                                             | Alliance Air                |
| 4     | Jaipur Agra Jaipur                                                                                                                                                              | Jaipur To Agra Agra to Jaipur                                                   | Alliance Air Alliance Air   |
| 5_    | Delhi Gwalior Delhi Nanded                                                                                                                                                      | Gwalior To_Delhi Nanded To Mumbai Mumbai to Nanded                              | Trujet                      |
| 6_ 7_ | Nanded Hyderabad- Kadapa                                                                                                                                                        | Hyderabad To Kadapa Kadapa To Hyderabad Hyderabad To Nanded Nanded To Hyderabad | Trujet                      |
| 8     | Bangalore- Kadapa- Hvadebadlyderabad ~Hyderabad Vidyanagar Hyderabad Vijayawada Kadapa Chennai Salem                                                                            | Hyderabad To Vidyanagar Vidyanagar To Hyderabad Chennai To Mysore               | Trujet                      |
| 9     | Chennai Kadapa Vijayawada - Hyderabad Mumbai -Kandla Murnbai                                                                                                                    | Mumbai To Kandla Kandia to Mumbai                                               | Spicejet                    |
| 10.   | Mumbai ~Porbandar Murnbai                                                                                                                                                       | Mumbai To Porbandar                                                             | Spicejet                    |
| 11_   | Hyderabad Pondicherry Hyderabad                                                                                                                                                 | Hyderabad To_Pondicherry Pondicherry to Hyderabad                               | Spicejet                    |
| 12.   | Jaipur Jaisalmer Jaipur                                                                                                                                                         | Jaipur To Jaisalmer Jaisalmer To Jaipur                                         | Spicejet                    |
| 13_   | Delhi Ludhiana Delhi                                                                                                                                                            | Delhi To Ludhiana to Delhi Ludhiana                                             | Alliance Air                |
| 14.   | Delhi -Shimla Delhi                                                                                                                                                             | Delhi to Shimla Delhi Shimla to                                                 | Alliance Air                |
| 15.   | CSI Airport Mumbai Ozar(Nasik) Pune Ozar(Nasik) -CSI Airport Mumbai Aurangabad CSI Airport Mumbai Kolhapur -CSI Airport Mumbai -Jalgaon CSI Airport Mumbai Sholapur CSI Airport | Pune to Ozar(Nasik) Jalgaon to Mumbai Ozar(Nasik) to Pune Mumbai-Jalgaon        | Air Deccan                  |

## List ofunder-served airportg

|   1 | Assam [ilabari (North Lakhimpur   |
|-----|-----------------------------------|
|   2 | Assam                             |
|   3 | ITezpur Assam                     |

## Listofun-served airports

| 1   |                        | Arunachal Pradesh   |
|-----|------------------------|---------------------|
| 2   | Along(Azlo)            | Arunachal Pradesh   |
| 3   | Daparizc               | Arunachal Pradesh_  |
| 4   | MMechuka               | Arunachal Pradesh_  |
| 5_  | Passighat              | Arunachal Pradesh   |
| 6   | Tezu                   | Arunachal Pradesh   |
|     | [Tuiing                | Arunachal Pradesh   |
| 8   | Mijaynagar             | Arunachal Pradesh   |
| 9   | WWalong                | Arunachal Pradesh_  |
| 10. | Yinghiong_             | Arunachal Pradesh   |
|     |                        | Arunachal Pradesh   |
| 11_ | Ziro                   |                     |
| 12. | Bograjeng              | Assamn Assam        |
| 13. | BBorengajuli           | Assam               |
| 14. | Chabua                 | Assam               |
| 15. | [Darrang               | Assam               |
| 16. | [Dinjan                |                     |
| 17. | DoomurDullang          | Assam               |
| 18  | KKolapni               | Assam               |
| 19  | Lakhipur               | Assam               |
| 20. | ILedo                  | Assam               |
| 21. | Mackebpur              | Assam               |
| 22. | JMisa Mari             | Assam               |
| 23. | Mornai                 | Assan               |
| 24  | Nazira                 | Assam               |
| 25. | Panneri                | Assam               |
| 26. | Rupsi                  | Assam               |
| 27  | (Sadiya                | Assam               |
| 28_ | IShelia                | Assam               |
| 29_ | ISorbhog               | Assam               |
| 30. | [Sukerating (Dum Duma) | Assam               |
| 31. | Dwara                  | Meghalaya           |
| 32  | Tura                   | Meghalaya           |
| 33_ | IKailashahar           | Tripura             |
| 34_ | Kamalpur               | Tripura             |
| 35. | KKhowai                | Tripura             |
| 36. | IArrah                 | Bihar               |

.

| 37   | IBegusarai      | Bihar   |
|------|-----------------|---------|
| 38.  | Bettiah         | Bihar   |
| 39.  | Bhabua(Kaimoor) | Bihar   |
| 40.  | Bhagalpur_      | Bihar   |
| 41_  | Bihar Shariff   | Bihar   |
| 42   | Bihita          | Bihar   |
| 43.  | Birpur          | Bihar   |
| 44   | Buxur           | Bihar   |
| 45 . | IChhapra        | Bihar   |
| 46.  | Dalbhundarh     | Bihar   |
| 47 . | Darbhanga       | Bihar   |
| 48.  | Dehri on sonn   | Bihar   |
| 49.  | Hathwa          | Bihar   |
| 50.  | JJehanabad      | Bihar   |
| 51_  | [Jogbani_       | Bihar   |
| 52_  | Katihar         | Bihar   |
| 53.  | Kishanganj      | Bihar   |
| 54_  | Kursela         | Bihar   |
| 55.  | Madhubani       | Bihar   |
| 56.  | Monghyr         | Bihar   |
| 57   | Motihari        | Bihar   |
| 58.  | Munger          | Bihar   |
| 59   |                 | Bihar   |
| 60_  | Naria           | Bihar   |
| 61_  | Panchanpur      | Bihar   |
| 62   | Raxaul          | Bihar   |
| 63.  | Safiabad        | Bihar   |
| 64.  | ISaharsa        | Bihar   |