Lok Sabha Question No. 3345 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-15
Subject: Naming of Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: PRABHAS KUMAR SINGH, DUSHYANT CHAUTALA, GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ, KIRIT SOMAIYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVI AVIATION LOK SABHA

QUESTION NO: 8 UNSTARRED the March 2018) (To be answered on 15th

Naming of Airports

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DR. PRABHAS KUMAR SINGH SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA DR C GOPALAKRISHNAN KIRIT SOMAIYA DR:

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

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be pleased to state:-

- to name the Jharsuguda airport in the name of freedom fighter: Veer 'fOr saming the international the State Governments to (c) send proposals
- Airport; taken by the Government in this if the details thereof and the steps {d)
- ineluding the State of foo vaming of international airports international Chandigarh airport as Bhagat Singh Haryana for naming
- regard; Government has received any (e) whether the\_Union NGO or organisation t% change the Government of Tamil Nadu o anY if the details thereof and the existing airport in Tamil Nadu and SO, and of any the Union Government on this represeotatioovendment of action taken by has received a proposal from r) whether the Ministry Vaharashtra for the extension 'Shiaji Maharaj International Airport" Airport" in Mumbaito "Chhatrapati And if $O, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

{3): No, Madam; There is no such proposal: draft Policy Guidelines o 6); Ministry of Civil Aviation has formulated to keep the name of after the name of the main city it serves airport

(c) & (d): Generally, request for renaming of airports are sent the concerned State Governments for the consideration of Government of India. As far as matter of naming of Chandigarh Airport is concerned; Government of Punjab has requested this Ministry to name Civil Air terminal Complex at Chandigarh Airport as ''Shaheed-E-Azam Sardar Bhagat Singh International Airport, Mohali while Government of Haryana has requested to name the terminal as "Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport, Chandigarh"\_ Since both the State Governments of Punjab and Haryana are unanimous in the opinion that the terminal be named after "Shaheed Bhagat Singh and 'Chandigarh' is the common Capital of both the States & the airport also hears the name of 'Chandigarh this Ministry requested both the State Governments to agree to name the airport as "Shaheed Bhagat Singh Airport; Chandigarh and also send a resolution of their respective Legislative Assemblies supporting above proposal: by

(e): Representations for changing name of Airports in Tamil Nadu have been received the Government from time to time. However, as a general practice, requests for naming/renaming of airports are considered based on the recommendations of the State Government concerned, supported by 2 resolution passed in the respective State Legislative Assembly by

(f): Madam. The State Government of Maharashtra has forwarded 2 proposal for addition of the word Maharaj" in the existing name of "Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai on 27.12.2016 along with a resolution passed unanimously in the Legislative Assembly as well as Legislative Council of the State. Yes,

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