Lok Sabha Question No. 758 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-17
Subject: Flight Services in Rajasthan
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Kanakmal Katara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QheESHHGe NO. 758 (To be answered on the September 2020)

## FLIGHT SERVICES IN RAJASTHAN

SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA

Will the Minister of CIWIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

- (2) the time' by which flight services are likely to be started under inter-district network in Rajasthan with the details thereof; flight along
2. (b) the details %f'number of flights sanctioned under the said network for the number of flights operated; and and Udaipur being
3. (c) the details %f licensedlapproved companies and the permission to number of seats in aircrafis under this scheme? operate with

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

aviation sector was deregulated: Airlines are now free to select any market and network wish to servic e and operate: In this regard,Government laid Route Dispersal Guidelines , with 2 view to achieve better air regions in the country: It is however, up to the , airlines to decide on operation 0f routes based on demand and commiercial viability  subject to compliance of Route Guidelines issued by the Gvernment; At present; flight services are Dispersal Trom Jaipur, Udaipur, Kishangarh, Jaisalmer airports of Rajasthan; operated they has being

To stimulate regional air conmectivity and making air travel affordable to the M inistry of Civii Aviation has launched Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) (U de Desh ka Aam Nagrik) on 21-10-2016 RCS UDAN is a market driven scheme The int erested airlines based O their assessment %f demand O particular routes submit theie pro posals at the time of bidding uUnder RCS UDAN from time to time Till completion of round of the  Selected Airline Operators along-with commencement status as On 10.09.2020 is atta ched at Annexure.

## (Statement referred to in repily to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 758 for aniswer On 17.09.2020)

## Status ofawarded routes under UDAN 1, 2 & 3 connecting Rajasthan state as on 10-09-2020

| Round   | Departure Airport   | Arrival Airport   | Operator     | Started on   |
|---------|---------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
|         | Bikaner             | Delhi             | Alliance Air | 26-09-2017   |
|         | Jaipur              | Agra              | Alliance Air | 08-12-2017   |
|         | Jaipur              | Jaisaimer         | Spicejet     | 29-10-2017   |
|         | Jaisalmer           | Jaipur            | Spicejet     | 29-10-2017   |
|         | Bikaner             | Jaipur            | AHliance Air | 27-03-2018   |
|         | Jaipur              | Bikaner           | Alliance Air | 27-03-2018   |
|         | Jaisalmer           | Ahmedabad         | Spicejet     | 31-10-2018   |
|         | Jaisalmer           | Ahmedabad         | Trujet       | 19-12-2018   |
|         | Jaisalmer           | Surat             | Spicejet     | 30-11-2018   |
|         | Kishangarh          | Delhi             | Spicejet:    | 08-10-2018   |
|         | Uterlai             | Delhi             | Zoom Air     |              |
|         | Jaipur              | Adampur           | Spicejet     |              |
|         | Jaipur"             | Belgaum           | Ghodawat     |              |
|         | Jaisalner           | Agra              | Zoom Air     | 05-11-2019   |
|         | Jaisalmer           | Kishangarh        | Zoom Air     |              |
|         | Jodhpur             | Belgaum           | Ghodawat     |              |
|         | Jodhpur             | Kishangarh        | Zoom Air     |              |
|         | Kishangarh          | Ahmedabad         | Ghodawat     | 08-06-2020   |