Lok Sabha Question No. 253 (STARRED), answered on 2018-01-04
Subject: Air Services to Tourist Places
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: BHAGIRATH PRASAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. : 253

January 2018) 4th

Air Services to Tourist Places

*253. DR. BHAGIRATH PRASAD

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

(a) whether the Government has any policy to promote air services to the small towns and unconnected places of tourist importance in the country; (b) if $0, the details thereof and the measures taken by the Government to provide air services through public and private airlines; and (c) the achievements made in this regard s0 far?

Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati)

(a)to(c) A statemnent is laid on the table of House:

## N0.253 REGARDING AIR SERVICE TO TOURIST PLACES" TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.01.2018

(a) to (c): In UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) scheme 0n 21-10-2016 for providing connectivity to unserved and under-served airports %f the country: The primary objective of RCS is to facilitate stimulate air connectivity by making it affordable Promoting affordability %f Regional air connectivity is envisioned under RCS by supporting airline operators through ( concessions by Central Government, State Governments and airport operators to reduce the cost %f airline operations o regional routes and (ii) financial support (Viability driven scheme where airiine operators Gndertake assessment of demand on a particular route and bid under RCS-UDAN from time to time The selection of the airline operators is made through transparent bidding process; in which, any eligible airline operator may participate therein Airports Authority of India (AAD); the Implemen Agency has issued Letter of Award for 27 proposals 0f five Selected Airline Operators to operate from 43 RCS (12 under-served 31 unserved) airports in first round of bidding under RCS-UDAN): The list of RCS routes commenced and awarded are at Annexure-I & II respectively: regional Gap ting

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## List of RCS routes commenced

| S: No.   | Routes[Networks                                                                                                                                                                        | Route (Only RCS Routes)                                                                                                         | Selected Airline Operator   |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1        | Delhi-Bhatinda -  Delhi                                                                                                                                                                | Delhi To Bhatinda Bhatinda To Delhi                                                                                             | Alliance Air                |
| 2        | Delhi Bikaner Delhi                                                                                                                                                                    | Delhi To Bikaner Bikaner To Delhi                                                                                               | Alliance Air                |
| 3_       | Gwalior Indore Gwalior                                                                                                                                                                 | Gwalior To Indore Indore to Gwalior_                                                                                            | Alliance Air                |
| 4        | Jaipur Jaipur Agra                                                                                                                                                                     | Jaipur_To Agra Agra to Jaipur                                                                                                   | Alliance Air                |
| 5_ 6_    | Delhi Gwalior Delhi Nanded Mumbai Nanded                                                                                                                                               | Gwalior To Delhi Nanded To Mumbai Mumbai to Nanded                                                                              | Alliance Air Trujet         |
|          | Hyderabad- Kadapa Bangalore- Kadapa- Hyderabad- ~Nanded- Hyderabad Vidyanagar ~Hyderabad                                                                                               | Hyderabad To Kadapa Kadapa To Hyderabad Hyderabad To Nanded Nanded To Hyderabad Hyderabad To Vidyanagar Vidyanagar To Hyderabad | Trujet                      |
| 8,       | Hyderabad Vijayawada Kadapa Chennai Salem Chennai Mysore Chennai Kadapa - Vijayawada Hyderabad                                                                                         | Chennai To Mysore Mysore To Chennai                                                                                             | Trujet                      |
| 9_       | Mumbai -Kandla Mumbai                                                                                                                                                                  | Mumbai To Kandla Kandla to Mumbai                                                                                               | Spicejet                    |
| 10.      | Mumbai -Porbandar Mumbai                                                                                                                                                               | Mumbai To Porbandar                                                                                                             | Spicejet                    |
|          | Hyderabad Pondicherry Hyderabad                                                                                                                                                        | Hyderabad To_Pondicherry Pondicherry to Hyderabad                                                                               | Spicejet                    |
|          | Jaipur Jaisalmer Jaipur                                                                                                                                                                | Jaipur To Jaisalmer Jaisalmer_To Jaipur                                                                                         | Spicejet                    |
| 13.      | Delhi Ludhiana Delhi                                                                                                                                                                   | Delhi To Ludhiana Ludhiana to_Delhi                                                                                             | Alliance Air                |
| 14.      | Delhi -Shimla Delhi                                                                                                                                                                    | Delhi to Shimla Shimla to_ Delhi                                                                                                | 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 Mumbai | Pune to Ozar(Nasik) Jalgaon to Mumbai Ozar(Nasik) to Pune Mumbai-Jalgaon                                                        | Air Deccan                  |

## List of RCS routesawarded

| S.N:    | Routes/Networks                                                                                                   | Route (Only RCS Routes)                                                                                                                                        | Selected Airline Operator   |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1       | Delhi Delhi-Bhatinda-                                                                                             | Delhi Tc Bhatinda Bhatinda To Delhi                                                                                                                            | Alliance Air                |
| 2       | Pathankot Delhi Delhi                                                                                             | Delhi To Pathankot Pathankot To_Delhi                                                                                                                          | Alliance Air                |
| 3       | Bikaner Delhi Delhi                                                                                               | Delhi To_Bikaner Bikaner To_Delhi                                                                                                                              | Alliance Air                |
| 4       | Indore Gwalior Gwalior                                                                                            | Gwalior_To Indore Indore to Gwalior                                                                                                                            | Alliance Air                |
| 5.      | Jaipur Agra Jaipur                                                                                                | Jaipur To Agra Agra to Jaipur                                                                                                                                  | Alliance Air                |
| 6       | Delhi Kanpur Delhi                                                                                                | Delhi To Kanpur Kanpur to Delhi                                                                                                                                | Spicejet                    |
| 7       | Gwalior Delhi Delhi                                                                                               | Gwalior To_Delhi Mumbai                                                                                                                                        | Alliance Air Trujet         |
| 8       | Nanded Mumbai Nanded                                                                                              | Nanded To_ Mumbai to Nanded                                                                                                                                    |                             |
| 9       | Hyderabad- Kadapa Bangalore- Kadapa- Hyderabad- ~Nanded- Hyderabad Vidyanagar-Hyderabad                           | Hyderabad To Kadapa Kadapa To Hyderabad Hyderabad To Nanded Nanded To Hyderabad Hyderabad To Vidyanagar Vidyanagar To Hyderabad                                | Trujet                      |
| 10_     | Hyderabad Vijayawada Kadapa Chennai Salem Chennai Mysore Chennai Kadapa Vijayawada Hyderabad                      | Vijayawada To Kadapa Kadapa To Chennai Chennai To Salem Salem To Chennai Chennai To Mysore Mysore To Chennai Chennai To Kadapa                                 | Trujet                      |
| 11.     | Shillong ~Silchar -Shillong ~Imphal -Shillong Dimapur -Shillong Aizawl Kolkata Aizawl Shillong -Agartala Shillong | Kadapa To Vijayawada Shillong To Imphal ImphalTo Shillong Shillong To Dimapur Dimapur To Shillong Shillong_To Aizawl Aizawl To Shillong_ Shillong_To Agartala_ | Deccan Air                  |
| 12      | Mumbai -Kandla Mumbai                                                                                             | Agartala To Shillong Mumbai To Kandla Kandla to_Mumbai                                                                                                         | Spicejet                    |
| 13.     | Mumbai -Porbandar Mumbai                                                                                          | Mumbai To Porbandar                                                                                                                                            | Spicejet                    |
| 14      | Pondicherry Hyderabad Hyderabad                                                                                   | Hyderabad To Pondicherry Pondicherry to Hyderabad                                                                                                              | Spicejet                    |
| 15. 16. | Jaipur Jaisalmer Jaipur                                                                                           | Jaipur To Jaisalmer Jaisalmer To Jaipur_ BangaloreTo Vidyanagar                                                                                                | Spicejet Trujet             |

|     | Bangalore- Vidyanagar Bangalore                                                                                             | Vidyanagar To Bangalore                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                    |
|-----|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
| 17. | Delhi Gwalior Lucknow Gorakhpur Lucknow Gwalior Delhi Kanpur Varanasi Kanpur Delhi Dehradun Delhi                           | Gwalior To Lucknow Lucknow To Gwalior Gwalior To Delhi Delhi To Kanpur Kanpur_To Varanasi Varanasi To Kanpur                                                                                                                                                 | Air Odisha :.      |
| 18. | Delhi -Pantriagar Dehradun -Pantnagar Delhi -Kullu(Bhuntar) Delhi Shimla Delhi Ludhiana Delhi Agra Delhi                    | Kangur to Delhi Pantnagar To Dehradun Dehradun To Pantnagar Delhi To Shimla Shimla To Delhi Delhi To Ludhiana Ludhiana To Delhi Delhi To Agra Agra To_Delhi                                                                                                  | . Deccan Air       |
| 19. | Kolkata Cooch Behar Kolkata Jamshedpur Kolkata Rourkela Kolkata Andal (Durgapur) ~Bagdogra Durgapur Kolkata Burnpur Kolkata | Kolkata To Cooch Behar Cooch Behar To Kolkata Kolkata To Jamshedpur Jamshedpur To Kolkata Kolkata Tc Rourkela Rourkela To Kolkata Durgapur To Bagdogra Bagdogra To Durgapur Kolkata To Burnpur                                                               | Deccan Air  .      |
| 20. | Bhubaneshwar -Utkela Raipur -Utkela Bhubaneshwar -Jeypore Bhubaneshwar Jharsuguda Ranchi Jharsuguda Bhubaneshwar Rourkela   | Burnpur To Kolkata Bhubaneshwar_To_Utkela Utkela To Raipur Raipur To Utkela Utkela To Bhubaneshwar Bhubaneshwar To Jeypore Bhubaneshwar Jharsuguda Jharsuguda To Ranchi Ranchi To Jharsuguda Jharsuguda To Bhubaneshwar Bhubaneshwar To Rourkela Rourkela To | Air Odisha '' ' .` |
| 21_ | Raipur -Bilaspur Ambikapur -Bilaspur Raipur -Jharsuguda Raipur -Raigarh ~Raipur Jagdalpur Vishakhapatnam Jagdalpur Raipur   | Bhubaneshwar Bilaspur To Ambikapur Ambikapur To Bilaspur Raipur Tc_Jharsuguda Jharsuguda To Raipur Raipur To Raigarh Raigarh To Raipur Raipur To Jagdalpur Jagdalpur To Vishakhapatnam                                                                       | Air Odisha         |

| 22,   | Ahmedabad Bhavnagar Surat Bhavnagar Ahmedabad ~Mundra Jamnagar Ahmedabad ~Mithapur Ahmedabad -Diu Ahmedabad                     | Vishakhapatnam To Jagdalpur Jagdalpur To Raipur Ahmedabad To Bhavnagar Bhavnagar To Ahmedabad Ahmedabad To Mundra Mundra To Ahmedabad Ahmedabad To Jamnagar JJamnagar To Ahmedabad Anmedabad To Mithapur Mithapur To Ahmedabad Ahmedabad To Diu Diu To Ahmedabad   | Air Odisha   |
|-------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
| 23.   | Chennai Pondicherry Salem Bangalore- Salem Pondicherry Chennai -Neyveli Chennai Kadapa Bangalore- Kadapa Chennai Mysore Chennai | Chennai To Pondicherry Pondicherry_To Salem Salem To Bangalore Airport BangaloreTo Salem Salem To Fondicherry Chennai To Neyveli Neyveli To Chennai Chennai To Kadapa Kadapa To Chennai Chennai To Mysore Mysore_To Chennai                                        | Air Odisha   |
| 24.   | Mumbai Nasik Pune Nasik Mumbai Aurangabad Mumbai Kolhapur Mumbai Jalgaon Mumbai Sholapur Mumbai                                 | Pune To_Nasik Mumbai To Kolhapur Kolhapur To_Mumbai Jalgaon To_Mumbai_ Mumbai To Shelapur                                                                                                                                                                          | Deccan Air   |
| 25.   | Delhi Luclhiana Delhi                                                                                                           | ~Sholapur To_Mumbai Delhi To Ludhiana Ludhiana to Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Alliance Air |
| 26,   | Delhi                                                                                                                           | Delhi To Adampur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Spicejet     |
| 27 .  | Delhi -Adampur Delhi                                                                                                            | Adampur to Delhi Delhi to Shimla                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Alliance Air |

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