Lok Sabha Question No. 3784 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-18
Subject: UDAN Scheme in Karnataka
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Prajwal Revanna

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO\_ 3784 (To be answered o the 18th March 2021)

## UDAN SCHEME IN KARNATAKA

## 3784. SHRI PRAJWAL REVANNA

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether the Government has launched UDAN the regional connectivity scheme in the country and if the details; salient features and achievements made thereof;
- (c) the details of routes operationalized under the scheme in Karnataka; and
- (b) the\_details of unserved and underserved regions which are connected under UDAN scheme in Karnataka
- (d) whether the Government has received request from Government of Karnataka for operating airport in Hassan under UDAN scheme to promote tourism and export of agricultural products, if s0, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

- (a) Ministry of Civil Aviation launched Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) o 21-10-2016 to stimulate regional air connectivity and make air travel affordable for the masses. 325 UDAN routes have been operationalised involving 56 UDAN unserved underserved airports including five heliports and two water aerodromes. features of the UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) scheme are as under:
- The Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) is designed to enable air operations on underserved/unserved routes connecting regional areas, promote balanced regional growth and make flying affordable for masses.
- ii. Financial incentives in terms of concessions from Central, State Governments and airport operators are extended to Selected Airline Operators to encourage operations from unserved/underserved airports/heliports/water aerodromes and to keep the air fare affordable:
- iii. Support to the Selected Airline Operators in the form 0f Viability Funding (VGF): State Governments concerned provide 20% share towards VGF for RCS flights pertaining to their states. However, the share of VGF for North-Eastern states and the Union Territories is 10%. Gap
- iv. Excise at the rate of 2% is levied on Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) drawn by Selected Airline Operators at RCS Airports for RCS Flights for a period of three () years from the date of commencement of RCS fight: Duty
- V The airlines are required to commit around 50% of the seats as RCS seats (limited to 40 seats) on RCS flights
- vi Regional Connectivity Fund (RCF) is created by levying Rs.5000/ - on each departure of flights on aircraft having MTOW (Maximum Take-Off Weight) above 40 Tonnes except for the departure of flights 0n routes in North East Region; Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand; Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep Tslands
- vii. For\_balanced regional growth, route allocations are spread equitably across five regions in the country viz North, South; East; West and North East (with a cap of 30% in a given region):

viii. RCS-UDAN is a market driven mechanism. Development of regional air connectivity routes is left to market forces The interested airlines based on their assessment of demand On particular routes submit proposals at the time of bidding under RCS

- (b) to (d): AAI,the Implementing agency has awarded routes connecting UDAN. The details of the RCS routes operationalised in Karnataka, so under the Scheme are attached at Annexure-A: Hassan airport; Karnataka is not available in UDAN document RCS UDAN is 4 market driven scheme. The interested airlines based on their assessment of demand On particular routes submit their proposals at the time of bidding under RCS UDAN from time to time: An airport which is included in the awarded routes of RCS UDAN and requires upgradation/development for commencement of RCS gperations is developed under "Revival of unserved and underserved airports scheme. far,

Annexure-A

| SLNo.   | Departure Airport   | Arrival Airport_    |
|---------|---------------------|---------------------|
| 1_      | Bangalore           | Vidyanagar          |
| 2.      | Mysore              | Chennai             |
| 3.      | Vidyanagar          | Bangalore           |
| 4.      | Vidyanagar          | Hyderabad           |
| 5.      | Bangalore           | Bidar               |
| 6.      | Bidar               | Bangalore           |
| 7       | Bangalore           | Allahabad           |
| 8.      | Bangalore           | Darbhunga           |
| 9       | Bangalore           | Kannur              |
| 10.     | Bangalore           | Kolhapur            |
| 11.     | Hubli               | Ahmedabad           |
| 12.     | Hubli               | Chennai             |
| 13.     | Hubli               | Cochin              |
| 14.     | Hubli               | Goa                 |
| 15.     | Hubli               | Hyderabad           |
| 16.     | Hubli               | Kannur              |
| 17.     | Hubli               | Tirupati            |
| 18.     | Hubli               | Hindon              |
| 19      | Bangalore           | Gwalior             |
| 20.     | Bangalore           | Kalaburgi(Gulbarga) |
|         | Bangalore           | Kalaburgi(Gulbarga) |
| 22.     | Belgaum             | Ahmedabad           |
| 23.     | Belgaum             | Hyderabad           |

| 24.   | Belgaum             | Hyderabad                          |
|-------|---------------------|------------------------------------|
| 25.   | Belgaum             | Hyderabad                          |
| 26.   | Belgaum             | Indore                             |
| 27 .  | Belgaum             | Jodhpur                            |
| 28.   | Belgaum             | Kadapa                             |
| 29.   | Belgaum             | Mumbai                             |
| 30.   | Belgaum             | Mumbai                             |
| 31:   | Belgaum             | Mysore                             |
| 32    | Belgaum             | Ozar(Nasik)                        |
| 33.   | Belgaum             | Pune                               |
| 34.   | Belgaum             | Surat                              |
| 35.   | Belgaum             | Tirupati                           |
| 36.   | Kalaburgi(Gulbarga) | Bangalore                          |
| 37    | Kalaburgi(Gulbarga) | Bangalore                          |
| 38.   | Kalaburgi(Gulbarga) | Tirupati                           |
| 39.   | Kalaburgi(Gulbarga) | Hindon                             |
| 40.   | Mysore              | Belgaum                            |
| 41.   | Mysore              | Cochin International Airport(CIAL) |
| 42.   | Mysore              | Goa                                |
| 43.   | Mysore              | Hyderabad                          |
| 44.   | Mysore              | Hyderabad                          |
| 45.   | Bangalore           | Mysore                             |
| 46.   | Mysore              | Bangalore                          |