Lok Sabha Question No. 3121 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-03
Subject: Implementation of UDAN Scheme
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: M. K. RAGHAVAN, OM PRAKASH YADAV, RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE, PARESH RAWAL, KIRTI (JHA) AZAD, BHOLA SINGH, PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA, DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH, VINCENT H PALA, George Baker, RAVNEET SINGH, ANIL SHIROLE, RODMAL NAGAR, VIRENDER KASHYAP

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 3121 (To be answered on the August 2017) 3rd

## IMPLEMENTATION OF UDAN SCHEME

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be pleased to state:-

- regional air connectivity scheme; UDAN and its
- (b) whether the Government has decided to provide additional incentive to
- (a) the salient features of current status of implementation in the country, State/UT-wise;
- airline companies for air operations in North-Eastern States and sea-side cities through UDAN scheme and if sO, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to set up any new airport in Bihar
- (d) whether the Union Government has floated the tenders under the tripartite MoU entered into between Ministry of Civil Aviation, Airports Authority %f India and various States including Gujarat for development of airportslairstrips under above scheme and if so\_ the details therenf indicatina such project, State/UT-wise;
- (e) the details\_of the funds sanctioned; allocated and utilised under this scheme State/UT-wise and the details of the targets set and achievements made under this scheme so and far;

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SHRI MK RAGHAVAN

SHRI OM PRAKASH YADAV

SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI KHADSE

SHRI PARESH RAVAL

SHRI KIRTI AZAD

SHRI BHOLA SINGH

SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA

SHRIMATI DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH

SHRI VINCENT H. PALA

SHRI GEORGE BAKER

SHRI RAVNEET SINGH

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SHRI ANIL SHIROLE

SHRI NAGAR RODMAL

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SHRI VIRENDER KASHYAP

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

14) whether the Governmentproposes to construct new no frills/small airports in the country or start new flights from existing unserved airportslairstrips especially in Punjab under the regional air connectivity scheme and if $0, the details thereof?

## Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION . `

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

- (a) and (b): The Ministry of Civil Aviation launched Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)-UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) scheme on 21-10-2016 for providing connectivity to un-served and under-served airports of the country: The primary objective of RCS is to facilitate stimulate regional air connectivity by making it affordable: Promoting affordability of 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 o regional routes and (ii) financial support (viability gap funding or VGF) VGF will be shared between Ministry of Civil Aviation and the State Government in the ration of 80:20 whereas for the States in North-Eastern region Union Teritories (UT's) the ratio will be 90:10. RCS-UDAN is a demand-driven scheme, where airline operators undertake assessment of demand on particular routes Airports Authority of India(AAD); the implementing agency 0f Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) -UDAN after first round of bidding has awarded 27 numbers of proposals involving 31 unserved, 12 under-served airports  The list is enclosed at Annexure-I:
- (c): Madam: No,

Mithapur @Dwarka), Mundra & Porbandar airports are selected for operation of RCS flights in Gujarat:

- (f): Revival/upgradation of airports under the Scheme shall be done on firm demand of airlines as no frill airports without insisting on financial viability:

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:

airports in Punjab were selected for operations of RCS flights:

| S No.   | Name of unserved and under-served Airport   | Srate            |
|---------|---------------------------------------------|------------------|
| 1       | Bathinda                                    | Punjab           |
| 2       | Shimla                                      | Himachal Pradesh |
| 3       | Agra                                        | Uttar Pradesh    |
| 4       | Bikaner(Nal)                                | Rajasthan        |
| 5       | Gwalior                                     | Madhya Pradesh   |
| 6.      | Kadapa                                      | Andhra Pradesh   |
| 7       | Ludhiana                                    | Punjab_          |
| 8_      | Nanded                                      | Maharashtra      |
| 9       | Pathankot                                   | Punjab           |
| 10_     | Vidyanagar                                  | Karnataka        |
| 11      | Andal (Durgapur)                            | West Bengal      |
| 12.     | Burnpur                                     | West Bengal      |
| 13_     | Cooch Behar                                 | West Bengal      |
| 14,     | Jamshedpur                                  | Jharkhand_       |
| 15.     | Rourkela                                    | Odisha           |
| 16.     | Bhavnagar                                   | Gujarat          |
| 17.     | Diu                                         | Daman and Diu    |
| 18.     | Jamnagar                                    | Gujarat          |
| 19      | Adampur                                     | Punjab           |
| 20_     | Kandla                                      | Gujarat          |
| 21_     | Kanpur(Chakeri)                             | Uttar Pradesh    |
| 22_     | Kullu(Bhuntar)                              | Himachal Pradesh |
| 23.     | Mithapur (Dwarka)                           | Gujarat          |
| 24.     | Mundra                                      | Gujarat_         |
| 25.     | Pantnagar                                   | Uttarakhand      |
| 26.     |                                             | Puducherry       |
| 27 _    | Porbandar                                   | Gujarat          |
| 28.     | Shillong(Barapani)                          | Meghalaya        |
| 29      | Ambikapur                                   | Chhattisgarh     |
| 30.     | Bilaspur                                    | Chhattisgarh     |
| 31.     | Jagdalpur                                   | Chhattisgarh     |
| 32.     | Jaisalmer                                   | Rajasthan        |
| 33.     | Jalgaon                                     | Maharashtra      |
| 34.     | Jeypore                                     | Odisha           |
| 35.     | Jharsuguda                                  | Odisha           |
| 36.     | Kolhapur                                    | Maharashtra      |
| 37      | Mysore (Mandacally)                         | Karnataka        |
| 38      | Neyveli                                     | Tamil Nadu       |
| 39.     | Ozar Nasik                                  | Maharashtra      |
|         | Raigarh                                     | Chhattisgarh     |
| 41.     | Salem                                       | Tamil Nadu       |
| 42      | Sholapur                                    | Maharashtra_     |
| 43_     | Utkela                                      | Odisha           |

## Annexure-l

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