Lok Sabha Question No. 5489 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-06
Subject: Development of Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: OM BIRLA, CHINTAMANI MALVIYA, RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY, M. I. SHANAVAS, SHER SINGH GHUBAYA, RAMACHANDRAN MULLAPPALLY, R. GOPALAKRISHNAN, NAGARAJAN P., RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY, ADHIR RANJAN CHOWDHURY, RAJESH PANDEY

## GO\'ERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## LOK SABHA

UI\-STARRED  QUESTIQJTI \O. : 5489

(To be answcredon  thc 6th April 2017)

## DEVELOPMf,NT OF AIRPORTS

SHRI OM BIRLA

SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY

SHRI ADHIR RANJAN CHOWDHURY

SHRI SHER SINGH GHUBAYA

SHRJ P. NAGARAJAN

SHRI R. GOPALAKRISHNAII

DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY

SHRI M.I. SHANAVAS

SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAI\

PROF. CHINTAMAM MAL}'IYA

SHRI RAJESH PANDEY

5489.

Will the Minister of CIYIL AVIATION

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be pleased  to state:-

(a): whether the Government proposes to construct  new international  airports and upgrade/modernize  existing airports in the country;

(b):  if so, the details thereof, location-wisel

(c): the details of proposals received from various States/UTs in th\ regard during the last three years and the current year and the action taken o\  these proposals, airport/year-wise; -

- (e): whether the Government proposes  to develop new alternative airpfrts in Mumbai and NCR to ease the pressure on existing airports and if so, the detaiis thereof;
- ", (d): the current strtus of work and funds spent on the development  of aiiports in Kannur in Kerala, Birsa Munda airport in Ranchi;
- (0: whether the Government  proposes  to bring in any policy  to put a maximum  price cap on air fares as some times it becomes  unreasonable and if so, ihe details therebf and if not, th€ reasons  therefor;  and

(g): the steps teken by the Government to expand and improve the facilities at vsrious airports in the country?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AT IATION ondrr'  fttra-d  tird[ d :rel ai*

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(a)  & (b):Government  of India (GoI),tr{inistry  of.Civil Aviation (MoCA)  has granted'in pr!nci.ry!e'  approvat  for s€lti:rg 9p of l8 Creeniield Airports and  'iit. .t.ir"r.i; "pp.ouri lor setting u\_p of 5 Greenfield  Airports across  the country.  out of these niroortJ.'uooa Airporl in Coa. ltJavi Mumbai anh Shirdi Airport in tuit arr.ti.a, Xa";;;;ih;;ii;

Kerala, Kushinagar  Airport in-U,ar.  pradesh.  Dholera  Airport  in Gujarat. "no*uru.r]' Airport  in Andhra  pra'desh , rUr"r,i""r"-nil.;;;i'tilf,;;r#rra, and Atwar Airporr in Rajasthan are Internationat  Greenfietd.  Airpo;Ir:i;;;;il;iproJe* at Kannur has becn iil!"if,,"d:jJ!r;;r:*i,l,m[!;#[[,#.#:,".J.,?idli[#;",xiii:tll#: approval from resutatorv a  urhori ie;. -;i;;ri iiJ# iri'i,ruction erc.

^,;f;:f'ijllli:rrore)' !1:;1116fijilJi'fi;"#.'"1T;XT:,r-rnternationar  Airport is Rs- J8e2 crores and as on ,r "i..to" J,oir.'\_;  ;i;i"';i iril l,:-""j#il,.:l ji:l::.Jfllji[:, "\_r *"nn,, aiiioii.  n;L :l.yl.I\_,**;i'i,1ir,,l5JpILi,y,rzsoiiwii,J;  i\_,fiffi!;lf".r.i'flf,HffiX1,.,,.# navrng capacitv ro handle 700.p-eak  hour pa'ssengeri;a  ;'lir. (500 Domestic  and 200 lnternational)  has been commtsstoned.

""" (c):  During  the rait threi vears  and rr," iriri'ri  vli'ii  ili,ica,  Gor has received  thc lo.llowilg  prop,sals  for seiting  up or Crecnfieio ,Ai;;;i; ;xi*li#flLllf  ii*+Jff  lll*ii*.irr*i-,ll' Madhya Pradesh.  Hisar in f aryan  ajXirrhag;;.;  ?ii'h;;.rr) ir Tetansan;,  Noida lnternational  Airoorr negr.rewar,  Saifai  itl;;;i;;'t,ti;r pradesh,  Shivdasnur in Jaipur, Karwar and Chickmagalr*  io k*nr.-iiili  ,ri'il;t"t in Gujarat. Gbt has ff$jif ',Tiffi il,il  ;iTil',l "';rfi fiit  iu'\_""x*"'rflT!:il1$jiyi gilHiri o.ravakaru  lKurno-orf in Bhogapui;fi-inrii,i,,glIiii'iT'ii ijiriilTi$il.f; : :,[:!, -J,tfl l.i# mm$.;6,,1'nfl  #,i:l]x-"xq J,'.".i:;t  ll.q d.i{.iltr,ri,{xfl  .r"r!,"rf  rxl  * *iil l*ii"flisr'*#  flHtlr  yi?:lt,lr iiiii fl".1!;'"?&x?ifli;:::  i{iiBx."r#i*y;ir[irt,1#*t{};J."\_,tr,.T.,1r (equivslent  to about one hour flight).

(g):  TiU ths last decade. the airpirls  in India were lacking  the necessary  infrastructure facilities and services  at nsr with t i"'lri.."iil,li, "'i' ,,.*'i".or. However,with  the implemertation  of  pubric  rii,,r*  r".to.i.i,ri;;il;;iI;i ;;iil]]rownrierd  and Greenfierd airports  and various  iniriatives takrn by tf," airpiiii  aut"noiiti  or lndia lo modernize  irs airporrs. the infrastru*urc  at lnaian  liipo;i;  i;;p;;;:iiral par with internarionar standards.  presenttv.  numbcr or India; rI;;;;a;;;il1".;  fitn'u top ,"rr, in rhe stobar ranking published  bv the Airnorr  council' l rturrrionoi.'eri.ir,il  i"ri.rli*;i FffiiiJ Grievance.Redrcss  and Monirriring  siiii, 0i'.6'i,riirii. ii.'s"*,  portar  (web  oorral flx",,t?l,i,ilL'1,1,:'lF[xJll[i:ll*l"S;rr.,:lffillf,..,Tf",l,.T,rJ;,t,i?;,[il,Hj country.