Lok Sabha Question No. 1873 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-22
Subject: India's Growing Aviation Market
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Gitaben Vajesingbhai Rathva, Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel, Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: : 1873 (To be answered on the September 2020) 22nd

## INDIA S GROWING AVIATION MARKET

1873.

SHRIMATI RATHVA GITABEN VAJESINGBHAI SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether despite being the fastest growing aviation market; India is dealing
- (b) if s0, whether the Government proposes to open more than 100 airports including 70 per cent of such locations where there is no airfield;
- with the lack of proper infrastructure schemes, shortage of skill and weak regulatory monitoring;
- (c) whether the Government has received any report from CAPA Centre for Aviation regarding air traffic control personnel, pilots, engineers, policy estimate analysis and its regulatory monitoring; and (d) if the details thereof? good SO,

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

- (a) It is true that India is one of the fastest growing aviation markets in the world:

To meet the growing demand, the steps being undertaken include; inter alia:

- 2, Promotion of private investments in existing and new airports through the PPP route. The revenue received from PPP concessionaires at AAI airports will result in further investment by AAI at Tier-II and Tier-III cities and economic development in these areas in terms of job creation and infrastructure growth:
- 1.Operationalisation of over 100 new airports during the period 2019-2024.
- 3.Route rationalisation in the Indian airspace in coordination with Indian Air Force for efficient airspace management, shorter routes and reduced fuel

consumption:

- 5.Expansion of cargo infrastructure way 0f simplification of procedures, greater digitalisation and lower dwell times. by
- 4.Expansion of the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) infrastructure by way of reduction in GST to 5% with effect from 01 2020. Apr
- 6.Development of skilled professionals through the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA); Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University (RGNAU); Aerospace and Aviation Skill Sector Council (AASSC) and other skills development entities in the private sector.
- 7.Effective regulation of the aviation sector by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA); Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) and Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (AERA): Effective implementation of safety standards has resulted in DGCA receiving the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) President's Award in September 2019 at ICAO's 4th Assembly Session at Montreal, Canada:
- (b) Yes Sir; the Government proposes to operationalise over 100 new airports during the period 2019-2024, including many locations where there is no airfield: The list of proposed new airports is attached herewith as Annexure:
- (c) & (d) CAPA had submitted a report on "Strengthening and financing manpower and skills at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)" on 20 March 2019 to Ministry of Civil Aviation: The report looked at global bench-marking related inter-alia, governance and regulatory structure, funding mechanism, training programs and automation Of key activities etc to,

## Statement referred to in reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no: 1873 for answer on 22.09.2020

## Operationalization of over 100 new airports

## List of Idle airstrips of State Government; Defence; PSU's & Private Companies

| S No   | State             | Owner                         | Airport           | RCS flights commenced yet to commence        |
|--------|-------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|        | Andaman & Nicobar | INS                           | Campbell Bay      | Upgradation in Progress:                     |
|        | Andaman & Nicobar | IAF                           | Car Nicobar       | Upgradation in Progress:                     |
| 3      | Andaman & Nicobar | INS                           | Shibpur           | Ready for operation                          |
| 4      | Arunachal Pradesh | IAF                           | Passighat         | Ready for operation                          |
| 5_     | Assam             | IAF                           | Chabua            | To be upgraded                               |
| 6_     | Bihar             | IAF                           | Darbhunga         | Upgradation in Progress:                     |
| 7      | Chhattisgarh      | Private JSPL                  | Raigarh (Jindal)  | Permission of Airport Operator pending:      |
| 8      | Chhattisgarh      | State Govt.                   | Ambikapur         | Upgradation in Progress:                     |
| 9      | Daman & Diu       | Coast Guard                   | Daman             | Upgradation in Progress:                     |
| 10.    | Gujarat           | TATA Chemicals                | Mithapur (Dwarka) | Permission of Airport Operator pending       |
| 11_    | Haryana           | State Govt.                   | Hissar            | Ready for operation                          |
| 12     | Haryana           | IAF                           | Ambala            | Upgradation in Progress:                     |
| 13.    | Jammu and Kashmir | IAF                           | Kargil            | Ready for operation.                         |
| 14     | Jammu and Kashmir | IAF                           | Thoise            | Upgradation in Progress.                     |
| 15.    | Jharkhand         | TATA Steel Ltd:               | Jamshedpur        | Ready for operation                          |
| 16.    | Jharkhand         | SAIL                          | Bokaro            | Upgradation in Progress                      |
| 17,    | Jharkhand         | State Govt.                   | Dumka             | Upgradation in Progress:                     |
| 18     | Jharkhand         | State Govt.                   | Hazaribagh        | Upgradation in Progress:                     |
| 19.    | Karnataka         | ASPL Ltd.                     | Baldotal Koppal   | Permission of Airport Operator pending       |
| 20_    |                   | IAF                           | Bidar             | Commenced                                    |
| 21_    | Maharashtra       | MADC                          | Amravati          | Upgradation in Progress:                     |
| 22     | Maharashtra       | Coast Guard                   | Ratnagiri         | Upgradation in Progress:                     |
| 23.    | Odisha            | PSU SAIL                      | Rourkela          | Upgradation in Progress                      |
| 24_    | Odisha            | State Govt.                   | Utkela            | Upgradation in Progress.                     |
|        |                   | State Govt. 1 Air Odisha      | Jeypore           | Upgradation in Progress:                     |
| 26,    | Rajasthan         | IAF                           | Uterlai           | Upgradation in Progress:                     |
| 27     | Tamil Nadu        | TAAL                          | Hosur             | Permission of Airport Operator &BIAL_pending |
| 28_    | Tamil Nadu        | Neyveli Lignite Corporation__ | Neyveli           | Licensing in progress.                       |
| 29_    | Tamil Nadu        | IAF                           | Tanjore           | Upgradation in Progress:                     |

| S No   | State         | Owner             | Airport             | RCS flights commenced to commence yet   |
|--------|---------------|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 30_    |               | Naval Air Station | Ramnad              | Upgradation in Progress:                |
| 31 .   | Uttar Pradesh | State Govt.       | Aligarh             | Upgradation in Progress:                |
| 32     | Uttar Pradesh | State Govt.       | Azamgarh            | Upgradation in Progress:                |
| 33.    | Uttar Pradesh | IAF               | Bareilly            | Upgradation in Progress:                |
| 34.    | Uttar Pradesh | State Govt,       | Chitrakoot          | Upgradation in Progress:                |
| 35.    | Uttar Pradesh | State Govt.       | Moradabad           | Upgradation in Progress                 |
| 36.    | Uttar Pradesh | State Govt.       | Muirpur (Korba)     | Upgradation in Progress                 |
| 37     | Uttar Pradesh | State Govt.       | Shravasti           | Upgradation in Progress.                |
| 38_    | Uttar Pradesh |                   | Faizabad            | Upgradation in Progress:                |
| 39.    | Uttar Pradesh | State Govt.       | Ghazipur            | Upgradation in Progress.                |
| 40.    | Uttar Pradesh | IAF               | Hindon              | Commenced                               |
| 41_    | Uttar Pradesh | IAF               | Saharanpur (Sarsawa | Upgradation in Progress.                |
| 42     | Uttar Pradesh | State Govt.       | Meerut              | Upgradation in Progress:_               |
| 43_    | West Bengal   | ISSCO             | Burnpur             | Upgradation in Progress:                |
| 44_    | West Bengal   | Private           | Durgapur (Andal)    | Commenced                               |
| 45     | West Bengal   | IAF               | Hashimara           | Upgradation in Progress_                |
| 46     | West Bengal   | IAF               | Kalaikunda          | Upgradation in Progress:                |

## Private Greenfield Airports

| S No   | Name of the Projectl Date of Receipt of_proposal   | Name of the Promoters                                                                                  | fTarget date of completion                             |
|--------|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|        | Mopa Airport, Goa                                  | State Government of Goa                                                                                | kWork on Hold due to Environmental Issue==             |
| 2      | Navi Mumbai International airport; Maharashtra     | City & Industries Development Corporation of Maharashtra Limited (CIDCO) (State Govt. of Maharashtra)_ | ISept. 2021                                            |
| 3      | Sindhudurg Airport; Maharashtra                    | Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) (State Govt: of Maharashtra                      | [Commissioning Awaited                                 |
| 4      | Bijapur Airport, Karnataka                         | State Government of Karnataka                                                                          | No Construction is Undertaken till Date                |
| 5      | Hassan Airport; Karnataka                          | State Government of Karnataka                                                                          | No Construction is Undertaken till Date                |
| 6      | Shimoga Airport;, Karnataka                        | State Government of Karnataka                                                                          | Work in Progress: State Government)                    |
|        | Dabra Airport, Gwalior , Madhya Pradesh            | MIs Gwalior Agriculture Co. Ltd.                                                                       | No Construction is Undertaken                          |
| 8      | Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh                        | Govt. of Uttar Pradesh                                                                                 | IAAI took over the Airport. pperationalization Awaited |

| S No                                   | Name of the Project Date of Receipt of_proposal                        | Name of the Promoters                                        | [Target date of completion                                                                                          |
|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 9                                      | Dholera Ahmedabad, Gujarat; Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board   | Dholera International Airport Company Ltd: (DIACL)           | 72022                                                                                                               |
| 10                                     | Dagadarthi Mendal, Nellore Dist. , Andhra Pradesh                      | Andhra Pradesh Airports Development Corporation Ltd (APADCL) | The Foundation Stone was laid by Honorable CM, GoAP on h1oth January, 2019. No Construction is Undertaken till Date |
| 11                                     | Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram District near Visakhapatnam; Andhra Pradesh | Andhra Pradesh Airports Development Corpn: Ltd. (APADCL)     | No Construction is Undertaken                                                                                       |
| 12                                     | Oravakallu in Kurnool District; Andhra Pradesh:                        | Andhra Pradesh Airports Development Corpn: Ltd (APADCL)      | Construction Work Completed                                                                                         |
| 13                                     | Hirasar, District Rajkot, Gujarat                                      | Government of Gujrat                                         | 2021                                                                                                                |
| 14                                     | Noida International Airport; Jewar; Uttar Pradesh                      | Government of Uttar Pradesh                                  | No Construction is Undertaken #ill Date                                                                             |
| 15                                     | Hollongi Greenfield Airport;, Itanagar,_Arunachal Pradesh              | Airports Authority of India  June 2022                       |                                                                                                                     |
| 16                                     | "Deoghar New Airport; Jharkhand                                        | Airports Authority of India                                  | Work in Progress                                                                                                    |
| 17                                     | #Dhalbhumgarh, Bihar                                                   | Airports Authority of India                                  | Work in Progress                                                                                                    |
| 18                                     | Mandi International Airport; Himachal Pradesh                          | Airports Authority of India                                  | Work in Progress                                                                                                    |
| Additional Private Greenfield Airports | Additional Private Greenfield Airports                                 | Additional Private Greenfield Airports                       | Additional Private Greenfield Airports                                                                              |

## AAI Airports

| S No   | State             | Airport   | RCS flights commenced to commence yet                                                                                                                                |
|--------|-------------------|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1      | Arunachal Pradesh | Tezu      | Ready for Operation.                                                                                                                                                 |
| 2      | Assam             | Rupsi     | Licensing in Progress.                                                                                                                                               |
| 3_     | Chhattisgarh      | Bilaspur  | Licensed:                                                                                                                                                            |
| 4      | Gujarat           | Keshod    | Up gradation in progress:                                                                                                                                            |
| 5_     | Himachal Pradesh  | Kullu     | Commenced:                                                                                                                                                           |
| 6      | Karnataka         | Kalaburgi | Commenced:                                                                                                                                                           |
| 7      | Karnataka         | Belgaum   | Commenced.                                                                                                                                                           |
| 8      | Maharashtra       | Jalgaon   |                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 9      | Maharashtra       | Gondia    | To be upgraded                                                                                                                                                       |
| 10.    | Maharashtra       | Sholapur  | Chimney of Sugar Mill to be removed by State Government, yet                                                                                                         |
| 11.    | Nagaland          | Dimapur   | Commenced:                                                                                                                                                           |
| 12.    | Rajasthan         | Kota      | Due to land constraints and existing encroachmentl drain crossing, there is no scope for further expansion. State Govt. is providing alternate site for_new airport; |

| No   | State         | Airport     | RCS flights commenced yet to commence                                              |
|------|---------------|-------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 13_  | Tamil Nadu    | Vellore     | Diversion of State Highway & handing over of land is awaited from State Government |
| 14.  | West Bengal   | Cooch Behar | Ready for operation                                                                |
| 15.  | Uttar Pradesh | Jhansi      | to hand over the existing hangar and adjoin land after taking over from Army yet   |

## Heliports

| S No   | State             | Airport           | Owner            |                                                     |
|--------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| 1_     | Arunachal Pradesh | Daparizo          | ARMY             | Present status Upgradation of Heliports in progress |
|        | Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar (H)      | State Govt,      |                                                     |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh | Tuting            | IAF              |                                                     |
| 4      | Arunachal Pradesh | Walong            | IAF              |                                                     |
| 5.     | Arunachal Pradesh |                   | ARMY             |                                                     |
| 6      | Arunachal Pradesh | Ziro              | IAF              |                                                     |
| 7 .    | Assam             | Nagaon (H)        | State Govt       |                                                     |
|        | Assam             | Geleki            | State Govt.      |                                                     |
| 9.     | Assam             | Misa              | State Govt,      |                                                     |
| 10.    | Himachal Pradesh  | Kasauli (H)Baddi  | ARMY             |                                                     |
| 11.    | Himachal Pradesh  | Manali (H)        | DRDO             |                                                     |
| 12.    | Himachal Pradesh  | Mandi (H          | State Govt,      |                                                     |
| 13.    | Himachal Pradesh  | Nathpajhakri (H)  | State Govt,      |                                                     |
| 14     | Himachal Pradesh  | Rampur H          | State Govt       |                                                     |
| 15.    | Himachal Pradesh  | Shimla H Annadale | State Government |                                                     |
| 16,    | Manipur           | Jiribam (H)       | State Govt       |                                                     |
| 17.    | Manipur           | Moreh (H)         | Assam Rifles     |                                                     |
| 18     | Manipur           | Parbung_(H)       | Assam Rifles     |                                                     |
| 19     | Manipur           | Tamenglong (H)    | Assam Rifles     |                                                     |
| 20_    | Manipur           |                   | Assam Rifles_    |                                                     |
|        | Uttarakhand       |                   | ARMY             |                                                     |
| 22.    | Uttarakhand       | Chinyali Saur_    | State Govt       |                                                     |
| 23_    | Uttarakhand       | Dharchula (H)     | ARMY             |                                                     |
| 24.    | Uttarakhand       | Gaucher           | State Govt.      |                                                     |
| 25.    | Uttarakhand       | Haldwani          | State Govt,      |                                                     |
| 26.    | Uttarakhand       | Haridwar          | State Govt.      |                                                     |
| 27 .   | Uttarakhand       | Joshimath         | ARMY             |                                                     |
| 28_    | Uttarakhand       | Mussoorie (H)     | State Govt,      |                                                     |
| 29     | Uttarakhand       | Nainital (H)      | ARMY             |                                                     |
|        | Uttarakhand       | New Tehri _(H)    | State Govt       |                                                     |
| 31.    | Uttarakhand       | Ramnagar (H)      | State Govt,      |                                                     |
| 32 ,   | Uttarakhand       | Sahastradhara (H) | State Govt       |                                                     |
| 33.    | Uttarakhand       | Srinagar(H)       | State Govt,      |                                                     |

## Water Aerodromes

| S N   | State             | Owner        | Water Aerodromes      | Status of Water Aerodromes   |
|-------|-------------------|--------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
| 1     | Andaman & Nicobar | INS          | Havelock              | Upgradation work in progress |
| 2     | Andaman & Nicobar | INS          | Long Island           | Upgradation work in progress |
| 3     | Andaman & Nicobar | INS          | Neil Island           | Upgradation work in progress |
| 4     | Andhra Pradesh    | State Govt . | Prakasam Barrage      | Upgradation work in progress |
| 5_    | Assam             | State Govt.  | Guwahati River Front  | Upgradation work in progress |
| 6     | Assam             | State Govt.  | Umrangso Reservoir    | Upgradation work in progress |
| 7     | Assam             | State Govt:  | Sabarmati River Front | Upgradation work in progress |
| 8     | Gujarat           | State Govt:  | Shatrunjay Dam        | Upgradation work in progress |
| 9     | Gujarat           | State Govt.  | Statue of Unity       | Upgradation work in progress |
| 10_   | Telangana         | State Govt,  | Nagarjuna Sagar       | Upgradation work in progress |
|       | 11] Lakshadweep   | State Govt.  | Minicoy               |                              |
| 12.   | 11] Lakshadweep   | State Govt.  | Kavaratti             |                              |

## Operationalization of 100 more airports

| List of Idle airstrips of State Government; Defence, PSUs & Private Companies   | 46   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------|
| Private Greenfield Airports_                                                    |      |
| AAI Airports                                                                    | 15   |
| Heliports_                                                                      | 33   |
| Water Aerodromes                                                                | 12   |
| Total                                                                           | 124  |