Lok Sabha Question No. 3020 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-11
Subject: UDAN-RCS
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Dibyendu Adhikari

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MNISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 3020 (To be answered on the July 2019) l1th

## UDAN-RCS

## 3020. SHRI DIBYENDU ADHIKARI

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

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be pleased to state:-

- () the progosal %f the Government in detail to set up and run airports and UDAN-RCS in the country and the present status and connectivity details of existing airports under the scheme;
- (c) whether the trainees are completing minimum flying hours to get certification therefor and if 80, the details with the last seven years placement records thereof; and along
- (b) whetherthe Government has only one flying training institute Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Udan Akademi (IGRUA) for ommercial Pilot Licence (CPL) with very limited seats therein and if 80, the details thereof;
- (d) the details of the plan of Government to generate more employment in the civil aviation sector Of the country during the next five years?

## ANSWER

Minister of State (IC) in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

() Ministry % Civil Aviation has launched Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)-UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) scheme on 21-10-2016 to facilitate stimulate regional air  connectivity and make air travel affordable to the masses. Pronoting affordability of regional air connectivity is envisioned under RCS UDAN by supporting airline operators through (i) concessions by Central Government, State Governments and airport operators to reduce the cost %f airline operations on regional routes and (ii) financial support (Viability Funding) to meet the gap,if any; between the cost of airline operations and expected revenues o regional routes, The interested airlines based on their assessment %f demand on particular routes submit proposals at the time of bidding under RCS UDAN from time t0 time. Under RCS-UDAN version 1.0; 2.0 and 3.0,106 airports/waterdromes (76 Unserved, 20 Underserved and 10 waterdromes) and 31 heliports have been awarded List of such airportslwaterdromes and heliports are at Annexure A and B Gap respectively: Out of these; 39 RCS UDAN Airports (16 underserved & 23 unserved) have been revived/developed for operationalization of RCS flights: The list of these airports is at Annexure C

- Governments have their own Flying Training Institutes List of Government Flying Training Institutes along with their Training capacity is at Annexure D
- Id) The roadmap for holistic development of the civil aviationi sector has bees embodied in the National Civil Aviation Policy 2016 It intrinsically recognizes the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) study "Economic benefits of civil aviation: ripples of presperity" the output and employment multipliers of aviation are 3.25 and 6.10 respectively.
- (c) DGCA issues licenses after complying the requirement laid down in Schedule II of Aircraft Rule 1937. However DGCA is not maintaining is concerned; trainees at IGRUA are completing minimum 200 hours of flying to certification CPL by DGCA The details of placement for last seven years at IGRUA is at Annexure E: get

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## Annexure-A List of RCS (Unserved and Underserved) Airports \_ Waterdrome (W) identified in 1s and round of 'bidding 2nd 3rd

| No,   | State             | Owner                      | Airport                    | Status      |
|-------|-------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|-------------|
|       | Andaman & Nicobar | INS                        | Campbell (3) Bay           | Unserved    |
| 2     |                   | IAF                        | 'Car Nicobat (3)           | Unserved    |
| 3_    |                   | INS                        | Shibpur (3)                | Unserved    |
| 4,    |                   | INS                        | Havelock (W-3)             | Unserved    |
|       |                   | INS                        | Island (W-3) Long          | Unserved    |
| 6_    |                   | INS                        | Neil Pert (W-3)            | Unserved    |
| 7_    | Andhra Pradesh    | AAI                        | Kadepa                     | Underserved |
| 8_    |                   | Ap Airports Dev: Ltd Corp: | Kurnool (3)                | Unserved    |
| 9     |                   |                            | Parkasam Barrage (W-3)     | Unserved    |
| io    | Arunachal Pradesh | IAF                        | Passighat (2)              | Unseryed    |
|       |                   | AAI                        | Tezu                       | Unserved    |
| 12    | Assalun           | AAI                        | Rupsi (2)                  | Unserved    |
| 13.   |                   | IAF(CE AAI)                | Jorhat (2)                 | Underserved |
|       |                   | AAI                        | Lilabari (2)               | Undersetved |
| 15.   |                   | AAI)                       | (2) Tezpur_                | Underservcd |
|       |                   |                            | Guwahati River             | Utiserved   |
| 17.   |                   | Stale Govl                 | 3)                         | Unserved    |
|       | Bihar             | IAF                        | Darbhunga (2)_             | Unserved    |
| 19.   | Chattisgarh       | AAI                        | Bilaspur                   | Unserved    |
|       |                   | State Govt.                | Ambikapur                  | Unserved    |
| 21.   |                   | JSPL                       | Raigarh (Jindal)           | Unserved    |
| 22.   |                   | State Govt:                | Jagdalpur                  | Unserved    |
| 23 ,  | Daman & Diu       | AAI                        | Diu                        | Underserved |
| 24,   |                   | AAI                        | Daman (3)                  | Unserved    |
| 25.   | Gujarat           | AAI                        | Bhavnagar                  | Underserved |
| 26.   |                   | AAI                        | Jamnagar                   | Underservcd |
| 27.   |                   | AAI                        | Kandla                     | Un served   |
| 28.   |                   | AAI                        | Porbardar                  | Underserved |
| 29,   |                   | TATA Chemicals             | Mithapur (Dwarka)_         | Unserved    |
| 30.   |                   | Mundra & SEZ               | Mundra                     | Unseuved    |
| 31.   |                   | AAI                        | Keshod (2)                 | Unserved    |
| 32    |                   | State Govt:                | Sabarmati River FrQn( W-3) | Unserved    |
| 33    |                   | State Govt.                |                            | Unserved    |
| 34,   |                   | State Govt.                | (W-3) Unity                | Uiserved    |
| 35.   | Haryana           | State Govt:                | Hissar ( 2)                | Unserved    |

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| No:   | State             | Owner                    | Airport             | Status      |
|-------|-------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|-------------|
|       |                   | IAF                      | Ambala (3)          | Unserved    |
| 37.   | Himachal Pradesh  | AAI                      | Shimla              | Unserved    |
| 38.   |                   | AAI                      | Kullu               | Underserved |
| 39.   | Jamnu and Kashmir | IAF                      | Kargil (2)          | Unserved    |
| 40    |                   | IAF                      | Thoise (3)          | Underserved |
| 41    | Jharkhand         | TATA Steel Ltd.          | Jamshedpu           | Unserved    |
| 42    |                   | SAIL                     | Bokaro (2)          | Unserved    |
| 43 .  |                   | State Govt:              | Dumka (2)           | Unserved    |
| 44.   |                   | State Govt:              | Hazaribagh (3)      | Unserved    |
| 45    | Karnataka         | AAI                      | Mysore              | Unscrved    |
| 46.   |                   | Privatc JSPL             | Vidyanagar          | Unserved    |
| 47.   |                   | ASPL Lldl,               | Baldota/Koppal (2)  | Uiiserved   |
| 48.   |                   | AAI:                     | Hubli (2)           | Underserved |
| 49_   |                   | State Govt.              |                     | Unserved    |
| 50.   |                   | AAI                      | Belgaum (3)         | Underservcd |
| 51_   | Kerala            | KIAL                     | Kannur (2           | Unserved    |
| 52_   | Madhya Pradcsh    | IAF                      | Gwalior             | Underscrved |
|       | Maharashtra       | AAI                      | Jalgaon             | Unserved    |
| 54.   |                   | AAI                      | Kolhapur            | Unservcd    |
| 55,   |                   | AAI                      | Sholapur            | Unserved    |
| 56.   |                   | HAL                      | Qzar_(Nasik)        | Unservcd    |
| 57.   |                   | MIDC                     | Nanded              | Unservcd    |
|       |                   | MADJC                    | Amravati (3)        | Unserved    |
| 59.   |                   | State Govl;              | Sindhucurg (3)      | Unserved    |
| 60) . |                   | Coast Guardl             | Ratnagiri (3)       | Unserved    |
|       | Meghalaya         | AAI                      | Shillong (Barapand) | Underserved |
| 62.   |                   | AAI                      | Dimapur (3)         | Underserved |
| 63.   | Odlisha           | AAI                      | Jharsuguda          | Ungerved    |
|       |                   | PSU SAIL                 | Rourkela            | Unserved    |
| 65 .  |                   | State Govt               | Utkela              | Unserved    |
| 66.   |                   | State Govt: / Air Odisha | Jeypore             | Unseryed    |
| 67.   | Pondicherry       | AAI                      | Pondicherry         | Underserved |
| 68,   | Punjab            | AAI                      | Ludhiana            | Ungerved    |
| 69.   |                   | Civil Enclave- AAI       | Adampux             | Unserved    |
| 70    |                   | Civil Enclavc- AAI       | Bhatinda            | Unserved    |
| 71    |                   | Civil Enclavc- AAI       | Pathankot           | Unserved    |
| 72    | Rajasthan         | Civil Enclave- AAJ       | Bikaner (NaJ)       | Unserved    |
| 73 _  |                   | Civil Enclave-           | Jaisalmer           | Unserved    |

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| No.     | State         | Owner"                       | Airport                 | Status            |
|---------|---------------|------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
|         |               | AAI                          |                         |                   |
| 74, 75, |               | AAI                          | Kishangarh ()           | Unserved          |
| 76,     |               | IAF                          | Uterlai (2)             | Unserved          |
|         |               | AAI                          | Kota (3)                |                   |
| 77.     | Sikkim        | AAI                          | Pakyong                 | Unserved          |
| 78      | Tamil Nadu    | AAI                          | Salem                   | Unserved          |
|         |               | Neyveli Ligniite Corporation | Neyveli                 | Unserved          |
| 80.     |               | IAF                          |                         | Unserved          |
|         |               | AAI                          | Tanjore (2)             | Unserved          |
| 82,     |               | Naval Air Station            | Vellore (2) Ramnad (3   | Unserved          |
| 83_     | Telangana     | State Qovt                   | Nagarjua W-3) Segar     | Unserved          |
| 84.     | Uttar Pradesh | Civil Enelave - AAI          | Agra                    | Unserved          |
| 85.     |               | Civil Enclave- AAI           | (chakeri) Kanpur        | Underserved       |
| 86. 87. |               | State Govt                   | Aligarh (2)             | Unserved Unserved |
|         |               | State Govt IAF               | Azamgarh ()             | Unserved          |
| 89.     |               |                              | Bareilly (2)            | Unserved          |
|         |               | State Govt,                  |                         | Unserved          |
| 90.     |               | AAI.                         | Chitrakoot (2)          |                   |
| 91      |               | State Govz,                  | Jhansi (2)              | Unserved          |
| 92.     |               | State Gjovt                  |                         | Unserved          |
| 93      |               |                              | Shravasti (2)7          | Unserved          |
| 94. 95, |               | IAF (CE                      | Allahabad               | Unserved          |
|         |               | State Govl                   |                         | Unserved          |
| 96.     |               | State Govt                   | Fuizabad () (3 Ghazipur | Unserved          |
| 97. 98. |               | State: Govt;                 | (3) Kushinagar          | Unserved          |
|         |               |                              |                         | Unserved          |
| 99.     |               | State Govt.                  | Saharanpur(Sarsawa) (3) | Unserved          |
| 100     | Uttarakhund   | AAI                          | Meerut (3)              | Unserved          |
| 101 _   |               | State Govt:                  | Pantnagar               | Underserved       |
| 102 ,   | West Bengal   |                              | Pithoragarh ()          | Unseryed          |
| 103 ,   |               | ISSCO                        | Cooch behar Burnpur     | Un served .       |
| 104,    |               | Private                      |                         | Un served         |
| 105,    |               | IAP                          | Durgapu{ Andal)         | Underserved       |
| 106_    |               | IAF                          | Hashimara (3)           | Unserved          |
|         |               |                              | Kalaikunda (3)          | Unserved          |

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## Annexure-B State wise list of Heliports identified in round of bidding under RCS-UDAN 2nd

| SN   | Row Labels        | Airport             | Owner            |
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| 1.   | Arunachal Pradesh | DAPARIZO            | ARMY             |
| 2.   |                   |                     | State Govt:      |
| 3.   |                   | TUTiNG              | IAF              |
| 4.   |                   | WALONG              | IAF              |
| 5    |                   | YINGHiONG           | ARMY             |
| 6    |                   | ZIRO                | IAF              |
|      | Assam             | Nagaon(H}           | State Govt:      |
| 8.   | Himachal Pradesh  | Kasauli(h)          | ARMY             |
| 9_   |                   | Manali(H}           | DRDO             |
| 10.  |                   | Mandi(h)            | State Govt_      |
| 11.  |                   | Natnpalhakri(h)     | State Govt:      |
| 12.  |                   | Rampur(h)           | State Govt.      |
| 13.  |                   | Shimla(H) Atinadale | State Government |
| 14.  | Manipur           | Jiribar(H)          | State Govt.      |
| 15_  |                   | Moreh(H}            | Assam Rifles     |
| 16_  |                   | Parbung(h)          | Assam Rifles     |
| 17_  |                   | Tamenglong(H)       | Assam Rifles     |
| 18.  |                   | Thanlon(H)          | Assam Rifles     |
| 19_  | Uttarakhand       | Aimora(h}           | ARMY             |
| 20.  |                   | CHINYALI SAUR       | State Govt:      |
| 21.  |                   | Dharchula(H)        | ARMY             |
| 22.  |                   | GAUCHER             | State Govt:      |
| 23.  |                   | Haldwanl(h)         | State Govt.      |
| 24,  |                   | Haridwar(H)         |                  |
|      |                   | Joshimath(H)        | ARMY             |
| 26   |                   | Mlussoorie(hi)      | State Govt_      |
| 27   |                   | Nainital(H)         | ARMY             |
| 28.  |                   | New Tehri(h)        | State Govt:      |
| 29_  |                   | Ramnagar(H)         | State Govt;      |
| 30,  |                   | Sahastradhara{li)   | State Govt.      |
| 31.  |                   | Srinagar(h)         | State Govt.      |

List of RcS Airports operationalized till date

|      | State            | Airport          |
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|      | Andhra_Pradesh   | KADAPA           |
|      | Assam            | JORHAT           |
| 3    |                  | LILABARI         |
| 4    |                  | TEZPUR           |
| 5    | Chattisgarh      | JAGQALPUR        |
| 6    | Daian & Diui     | DiU              |
| 7.   | Gujarat          | @HAVNAGAR        |
| 8.   |                  | JAMNAGAR         |
| 9_   |                  |                  |
|      |                  | KANDLA           |
| 11.  |                  |                  |
| 12.  | Himachal Pradesh | PORBANDAR SHIMLA |
| 13.  | Karnataka        | BELGAUM          |
| 14.  |                  | KUBLI            |
| 15,  |                  | iYSORE           |
| 16.  |                  | VIDYANAGAR       |
| 17,  | Kerala           | KANNUR           |
| 18.  | Pradesh Madhya   | GWALIOR          |
| 19._ | Maharashtra      | JALGAON          |
| 20.  |                  | KOLHAPUR         |
| 21,  |                  | NANDED           |
| 22,  |                  | QZAR(NASIK)      |
| 23.  | Meghalaya        | SHILLONG         |
| 24.  |                  | JHARSUGUDA       |
| 25.  | Pondicherry (UT) | PONDICHERRY      |
| 26.  | Punjab           | ADAMPUR          |
| 27.  |                  | BHATINDA         |
| 28.  |                  | LUDHIIA NA       |
|      | 29.              | PATHANKOT        |
|      | Rajasthan        | BIKANER          |
| 31.  |                  | JAISALMER        |
| 32   |                  | KISHANGARH       |
| 33.  | Sikkim           | PAKYONG          |
| 34.  | Tamil Nadu       | SALEM            |
| 35,  | Uttar Pradesh    | AGRA             |
| 36   |                  | ALLAHABAD        |
| 37.  |                  | KANPUR(Chakeri)  |
| 38.  | Uttarakhand      | PANTNAGAR        |
| 39.  |                  | PITHORAGARH      |

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## Annexure-D

| S.No.   | Name of FTQe                                                    | Ownership          |   Capacity |
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|         | Bihar Flying Institute_Patna                                    | State Government   |         40 |
| 2       | Govt; Aviation Training Institute, Bhubaneshwar                 | State Government   |         90 |
|         | Govt  Flying Training School, Jakkur, Bangalore_                | State Government   |         20 |
|         | Haryana Institute of Civil Aviation, Karnal                     | State Government   |         40 |
|         | Nagpur Flying Club,_Nagpur                                      | State Government   |         25 |
|         | Patiala Aviation Club, Patiala                                  | State Government   |         80 |
|         | Rajiv Gandhi Academy for Aviation Technology_Thiruvananthapuram | State Government   |         15 |
|         | Telangana State Aviation Academy Hyderabad                      | State Government   |         48 |
|         | Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Udan Akademy_Raebareilly_               | Central Government |        100 |

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## Annexure E

- 40 IGRUA trained CPL holdlers were finally selected Express:
- ()In vear 2018, the campus placement was carries out IGRUA trained CPL holders by Airlines. 55 were finally selected\_ Indigo
- Vistara Airlines has IGRUA under-trainees. selected 15

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