Lok Sabha Question No. 184 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-08
Subject: Second Phase of UDAN-2
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: M. UDHAYAKUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. : 184 (To be answered on the March 2018) 8th

## SECOND PHASE OF UDAN-2

*184.

ADV M: UDHAYAKUMAR

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the States where maximum number of airports and helipads would be operationalised under UDAN-2 scheme;
- (c) whether the Government had decided not to increase regional air connectivity of Rs. 5,000/- charged from airlines flying o major routes to fund the UDAN Scheme; and levy

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIA TION

(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the table of the House.

- (6b) whether bids were received from helicopter operators under the scheme and if s0, the details thereof;
- (d) if s0, the details thereof?

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

## STATEMENT IN RESPECT OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 184, REGARDING "SECOND PHASE OF UDAN-2" TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.03.2018

(a) A State wise list of Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) airports helipads awarded in Znd round of bidding on 24.01.2018 for operation 0f RCS flights under RCS is attached at Annexure-I:

(c) & (d): The Regional Connectivity Fund (RCF) has been created under The Aircraft Rules, 1937 which is to be funded by a levy by the Central Government on scheduled flights being operated within India, at such rates as the Central Government may notify from time to time. Considering the requirements of RCS, Ministry of' Civil Aviation may review the RCS provisions as and when necessary for accomplishment of objectives; However; review or revision of RCF levy; if any, would be undertaken by Ministry of Civil Aviation after due consultation with the stakeholders: At present, such revision is proposed: '.`

(b) In Ist round of bidding under RCS-UDAN, Mls Pawan Hans Limited had submitted five proposals but the same were found technically invalid; In the 2nd round; bids for 33 RCS Networks were received: Out 0f these bids, 23 RCS Networks have been awarded to Selected Airline Operators A list of bids awarded is at Annexure-II:

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Annexure-l State wise list of RCS airports /heliports identified in 2nd round of bidding for

| Name 0f States    | of aircraft Type   | Airport                |
|-------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
| Arunachal Pradesh | Fixed-Wing         | Passighat              |
|                   |                    | Tezu                   |
|                   | Helicopter         | Daparizo               |
|                   |                    | Itanagar(Heliport)     |
|                   |                    | Passighat              |
|                   |                    | Tezu                   |
|                   |                    | Tuting                 |
|                   |                    | Walong                 |
|                   |                    | Yinghiong              |
|                   |                    | Ziro                   |
| Assam             | Fixed-Wing         | Jorhat                 |
|                   |                    | Lilabari               |
|                   |                    | Rupsi                  |
|                   |                    | Tezpur                 |
|                   | Helicopter         | Jorhat                 |
|                   |                    | Lilabari               |
|                   |                    | Nagaon(Heliport)       |
|                   |                    | Tezpur                 |
| Bihar             | Fixed- Wing        | Darbhunga              |
| Gujarat           | Fixed-Wing         | Kandla                 |
|                   |                    | Keshod                 |
|                   |                    | Porbandar              |
| Haryana           | Fixed-= Wing       | Hissar                 |
| Himachal Pradesh  | Helicopter         | Kasauli(Heliport)      |
|                   |                    | Manali(Heliport)       |
|                   |                    | Mandi(Heliport)        |
|                   |                    | NathpaJhakri(Heliport) |
|                   |                    | Rampur(Heliport)       |
|                   |                    | Shimla                 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Fixed-Wing         |                        |
| Jharkhand         | Fixed-Wing         | Bokaro                 |
|                   |                    | Dumka                  |
| Uttarakhand       | Helicopter         | Chinyali saur          |
|                   |                    | Dharchula(Heliport)    |
|                   |                    | Gaucher                |
|                   |                    | Haldwani(Heliport)     |
|                   |                    | Haridwar(Heliport)     |
|                   |                    | Joshimath(Heliport)    |
|                   |                    | Mussoorie(Heliport)    |
|                   |                    | Nainital(Heliport)     |

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|               |              | New Tehri(Heliport) Pithoragarh(Heliport)   |
|---------------|--------------|---------------------------------------------|
|               |              | Ramnagar(Heliport)                          |
|               |              | Sahastradhara(Heliport)                     |
|               |              | Srinagar(Heliport)                          |
| Karnataka     | Wing         | Baldota/Koppal                              |
|               |              | Hubli                                       |
| Kerala        | Fixed-Wing   | Kannur                                      |
| Maharashtra   | Fixed-Wing   | Jalgaon                                     |
|               |              | Kolhapur                                    |
|               |              | Ozar(Nasik)                                 |
|               |              | Sholapur                                    |
| Manipur       | Helicopter   | Jiribam(Heliport)                           |
|               |              | Moreh(Heliport)                             |
|               |              | Parbung(Heliport)                           |
|               |              | Tamenglong(Heliport)                        |
|               |              | Thanlon(Heliport)                           |
| Punjab        | Fixed-Wing   | Bhatinda                                    |
| Rajasthan     | Fixed-Wing   | Bikaner                                     |
|               |              | Jaisalmer                                   |
|               |              | Kishangarh                                  |
|               |              | Uterlai                                     |
| Sikkim        | Fixcd- Wing  | Pakyong                                     |
| Tamil Nadu    | Fixed-Wing   | Tanjore                                     |
|               |              | Vellore                                     |
| Uttar Pradesh | Fixed-Wing   | Aligarh                                     |
|               |              | Allahabad                                   |
|               |              | Azamgarh                                    |
|               |              | Bareilly                                    |
|               |              | Chitrakoot                                  |
|               |              | Jhansi                                      |
|               |              | Moradabad                                   |
|               |              | Muirpur(Korba)                              |
|               |              | Shravasti                                   |
| West Bengal   | Fixed-` Wing | Burnpur                                     |
|               |              | Cooch Behar                                 |

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Annexure-II List 0f Helicopter Proposals awarded under RCS UDAN-2

| Sr. No   | Network                                                                                              | Awardee            |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
| 1_       | Shimla Mandi(Hleliport) Dharamshala Mandi(Heliport) Shimla [ Helicopters ]                           | PAWAN HANS LIMITED |
| 2.       | Shimla Mandi(Heliport) Kullu Manali(Heliport)  Kullu Mandi(Heliport) Shimla Helicopters ]            | PAWAN HANS LIMITED |
| 3_       | Shimla Rampur(Heliport) NathpaJhakri(Heliport) Rampur(Heliport) Shimla Kelicopters ]                 | PAWAN HANS LIMITED |
| 4        | Imphal Moreh(Heliport} Imphal [ Helicopters ]                                                        | PAWAN HANS LIMITED |
| 5_       | Imphal Tamenglong(Heliport) Jiribam (Heliport) Tamenglong(Heliport) Impphal [ Helicopters ]          | PAWAN HANS LIMITED |
| 6_       | Imphal Thanlon(Heliport) Parbung(Heliport) Thanlon(Heliport) Imphal [ Helicopters ]                  | PAWAN HANS LIMITED |
| 7        | Guwahati Tezpur Jorhat Dibrugarh Jorhat Tezpur Guwatati Helicopters ]                                | PAWAN HANS LIMITED |
|          | Guwahati Nagaon(Heliport) Tezpur Itanagar(Heliport) Tezpur Nagaon(Heliport) Guwahati [ Helicopters ] | Skyone Airways     |

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| 9   | Dehradun New Tehri Srinagar(Heliport) Gaucher Joshimath(Heliport) Gaucher Srinagar(Heliport) New Tehri Dehradun [ Helicopters ]                                                  | PAWAN HANS LIMITED   |
|-----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
| 10. | Dehradun Mussoorie(Heliport) Dehradun [ Helicopters ]                                                                                                                            | PAWAN HANS LIMITED   |
| 11_ | Dehradun Ramnagar (Heliport) Pantnagar Nainital(Heliport) Pantnagar Almora(Heliport) Pithoragarh(Heliport) Almora(Heliport} Pantnagar Ramnagar (Heliport) Dehradun Helicopters ] | PAWAN HANS LIMITED   |
| 12. | Chinyali saur Sahastradhara(Heliport)A Helicopters ]                                                                                                                             | HERITAGE AVIATION    |
| 13  | Gauchar Sahastradhara Chiniyali Saur (Helicopter)                                                                                                                                | Heritage Aviation    |
| 14. | Dibrugarh Lilabari Itanagar(Heliport) Lilabari Dibrugarh [ Helicopters ]                                                                                                         | Skyone Airways       |
| 15. | Dibrugarh Daparizo Yinghiong Dibrugarh [ Helicopters ]                                                                                                                           | Skyone Airways       |
| 16. | Dibrugarh Passighat Tuting Dibrugarh Helicopters                                                                                                                                 | Skyone Airways       |
| 17. | Dibrugarh Tezu Walong Dibrugarh Helicopters ]                                                                                                                                    | Skyone Airways       |
| 18. | Dibrugarh Itanagar(Heliport) Ziro Dibrugarh [ Helicopters ]                                                                                                                      | heligo charters      |

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|   19 | Chandigarh Kasauli(Heliport) Shimla Kasauli(Heliport) Chandigarh [ Helicopters ]   | PAWAN HANS LIMITED   |
|------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|   20 | Dharchula(Heliport ) Haldwani(Heliport) Haridwar(Heliport) [ Helicopters ]         | Heritage Aviation    |
|   21 | Haldwani(Heliport) Dharchula(Heliport ) [ Helicopters ]                            | HERITAGE AVIATION    |
|   22 | Haridwar(Heliport) Haldwani(Heliport) [ Helicopters ]                              | Heritage Aviation    |
|   23 | Sahastradhara(Heliport) Gaucher [ Helicopters ]                                    | Heritage Aviation    |