Lok Sabha Question No. 329 (STARRED), answered on 2019-01-03
Subject: Regional Connectivity Scheme
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: SUKENDER REDDY GUTHA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. : 329 (To be answered on the January 2019) 3rd

## REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY SCHEME

## *329\_ SHRI GUTHA SUKENDER REDDY

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has completed the identification of small towns for expansion and development of airports under Ude Desh ka Aam Naagarik (UDAN) regional connectivity scheme and if the details thereof;
- (c) the present status of the scheme?
- (b) the details of the States which have joined hands in this scheme and the particularly in the State of Telangana along with the quantum of funds earmarked' and released s0 far; and

ANSWER

Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

(a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the table of the House.

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(Shri Suresh Prabhu)

STATEMENT IN RESPECT OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO: 329 , REGARDING "Regional Connectivity Scheme" TO BE ANSWERED ON 3.1.2019.

(a) to (c): The Ministry of Civil Aviation has launched Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)-UDAN on 21 October, 2016 for a period of 10 years from the date of its notification: Under the scheme, the Implementing Agency, invites bids from the eligible interested airline operators for award of routes/network from time to time  The Implementing Agency has awarded routes/networks to the Selected Airline Operators (SAO) after completion of two rounds of bidding under the scheme. List 0f RCS airports to be connected under Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) version 1 & 2 is attached as Annexure-l.

Except Goa, Mizoram, Chandigarh, Delhi, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Lakshadweep, 30 States and Union Territories have signed the tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Airports Authority of India for providing concession as envisaged in the RCS Scheme document to the SAO at RCS airports Iocated in their respective State/UTs. No unserved or underserved airport from the state of Telengana figures in the list of routes/network awarded in the first and second round of bidding under RCS-UDAN to SAo. However, RCS routes connecting Hyderabad under UDAN version 1 & 2 are attached at Annexure-2.

| S.No,   | Name of Airport   | S.No.   | Name of Airport   |
|---------|-------------------|---------|-------------------|
| 1_      | Jagdalpur         | 38.     | Jeypore           |
|         | Jamshedpur        | 39      | Jharsuguda        |
| 3_      | Cooch Behar       | 40.     | Rourkela          |
| 4_      | Durgapur*         | 41_     | Utkela            |
| 5       | Shillong          | 42      | Burnpur_          |
| 6       | Kullu*            | 43.     | Neyveli           |
| 7       | Shimla            | 44.     | Mithapur          |
| 8       | Gwalior*          | 45.     | Solapur           |
| 9       | Adampur           | 46      | Darbhanga         |
| 10.     | Bhatinda          | 47.     | Bokero            |
| 11.     | Ludhiana          | 48_     | Dumka             |
| 12.     | Pathankot         | 49_     | Passighat         |
| 13.     | Bikaner           |         | Tezu              |
| 14_     | Jaisalmer         | 51.     | Jorhat*           |
| 15.     | Pantnagar*        | 52      | Lilabari          |
| 16      | Agra*             | 53.     | Rupsi             |
| 17      | Kanpur            | 54_     | Tezpur            |
| 18.     | Kadapat           | 55      | Hissar            |
| 19      | Mysore            | 56.     | Kargil            |
| 20.     | Vidyanagar        | 57      | Kishangarh        |
| 21      | Pondicherry'      | 58.     | Uterlai           |
| 22.     | Salem             | 59      | Pithoragarh       |
| 23,     | Diu*              | 60_     | Aligarh           |
| 24_     | Bhavnagar*        | 61 _    | Azamgarh          |
| 25      | Jamnagar*         | 62,     | Bareilly          |
| 26,     | Kandla            | 63_     | Chitrakoot        |
| 27 .    | Mundra            | 64_     | Hindan            |
| 28.     | Porbandar*        | 65.     | Jhansi            |
| 29      | Jalgaon           | 66      | Moradabad         |
| 30_     | Kolhapur          | 67      | Muirpur           |
| 31.     | Nanded            | 68      | Shravasti         |
| 32.     | Ozar(Nasik)       | 69      | Koppal            |
| 33.     | Allahabad*        | 70_     | Kannur            |
| 34      | Hubli             | 71.     | Tanjore           |
| 35      | Ambikapur         | 72      | Vellore           |
| 36,     | Bilaspur          | 73.     | Keshod            |
| 37 _    | Raigarh           |         |                   |

## Airports\_Authority of India

## RCS Cell\_CHQ

The Routes under UDAN 1 & 2 have been Awarded connecting Hyderabad to-

- 1 . KADAPA
- 2 VIDYANAGAR
3. BALDOTA/KOPPAL
- HUBBALI
- 5 . NANDED
6. KOLHAPUR
7. SHOLAPUR
8. PONDICHERRY

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