Lok Sabha Question No. 1519 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-24
Subject: Revival/Development of Small Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: PONGULETI SRINIVASA REDDY, POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM, J. JAYASINGH THIYAGARAJ NATTERJEE, DEVJI MANSINGRAM PATEL, A.T. (NANA) PATIL, RANJANBEN BHATT, P. C. MOHAN, MEENAKASHI LEKHI, SUSHMITA DEV, MAJ. GEN. (RETD) BHUWAN CHANDRA KHANDURI AVSM

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8 1519 (To be answered On the 24th November 2016)

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.

## REVIVALIDEVELOPMENT OF SMALL AIRPORTS

1519. SHRI PONGULETI SRINIVASA REDDY SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL SHRI A.T: NANA PATIL SHRIMATI RANJANBEN BHATT SHRI P.C MOHAN SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI KUMARI SUSHMITA DEV MAJ GEN B.C. KHANDURI AVSM (RETD):

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

- and low cost airports for link small towns with each other and metros until "p in terms of air traffic, if thereof;

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be pleased to state:-

- fulfilling ambitious pian of the at small Government to aerially the details a small town airport has grown SO,
- (b) the number of dormant, Un-served and under-served State/UT-wise; airports in the country,
- development of small airports;
- meeting emergency transportation needs o
- (eJewhether the Government proposes to develop airstrips/helipads in hilly/remote freas of Uttarakhand als0 to make air travel option available to tourists/comneutere for
- (9) whether the Government has issued any guidelines for airlines to on air Foutes to North-eastern Region, Jammu and Kashmir; Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep etc ten percent 0f their total capacity fly\_ they
- critical patients and for swift action during natural disasters, if the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- deploy on metro routes, if s0, the details thereof; and (g) the various measures taken by the Government to improve regional air

ANSWER

(a): No Madam

(c) & (d): Yes Madam. National Civil Aviation airportslairstrips of State Governmeny od and under-served However, selection of cities under Airports A uthority of India (AAI) the State Government from the airiine operators and where agrees to provide various concessions envisaged in the Policy Policy:

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(b): There are approximately 16 under served and 394 in the country unserved airportslairstrips

(e): The NCAP envisages the Government to facilitate the four heli-hubs across the development of at least to promote regional connectivity. insurance companies;hospitals, MoE;MHA, NHAL Indian Railways; operators to facilitate Pawan 'Hans Limited and other helicopter for Regional operations are to be suitably rationalized Further under' the & Lakshad North Eastern Region of India, Andaman and Niccbar Isladdshnd Iweep islands. initially, charges

- (f) 2 view achieve better regulation 0f air transport services into to air transport services of different account the need for that all scheduled regions of the country; The guidelines specifies Jammu & Pradesh & Nicobar Isiands, Lakshadweep; Himachai thus routes on II routes i.e Category-III routes Categorytaking

to specific places depending upon the traffic demand and comnercxiciabiliey:

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