Lok Sabha Question No. 4211 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-18
Subject: Civil Aviation Schemes
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.

: 4211 (To be answered on the 8th July 2019)

## CIVIL AVIATION SCHEMES

## 4211. SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION be pleased to state:

- (b) The details of the progress made as on date in this regard:
- (a) the details of the various civil aviation schemes introduced previously and to be introduced in the country during current plan.
- whether the work of these schemes is going on as per schedule; and
- (d) if not, the steps proposed to be taken to up the same: speed

## ANSWER

Minister of State (IC) in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIA TION

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

(a) to (d) The Ministry of Civil Aviation has launched Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)-Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) o 21-10-2016 to facilitate/ stimulate regional air connectivity and make air travel affordable for the masses. Promoting affordability of regional air connectivity is envisioned under RCS by supporting airline operators through () concessions by Central Government;. State Governments and airport operators to reduce cost of 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 on regional routes. Gap

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: Out of these, 39 RCS Airports (16 underserved & 23 unserved) have been revived /developed for operationalization of RCS flights The list of these airports is at Annexure A\_

The revival of these unserved/underserved airports is 'demand driven' depending upon firm commitment from airline operators who operate from these airports as well as from the State Governments who provide the various concessions\_ RCS-UDAN is monitored on regular basis for timely implementation and corrective steps are taken whenever required.

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## List of RCS Airports operationalized till date

| SN   | State            | Airport         | Date of Operationalisation   |
|------|------------------|-----------------|------------------------------|
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh   | KADAPA          | 27/04/2017                   |
|      | Assam            | JORHAT          | 08/01/2018                   |
| 3.   |                  | LILABARI        | 15/01/2019                   |
| 4    |                  | TEZPUR          | 26/04/2018                   |
| 5    | Chattisgarh      | JAGDALPUR       | 14/06/2018                   |
| 6.   | Daman & Diu      | DIU             | 24/02/2018                   |
| 7.   | Gujarat          | BHAVNAGAR       | 05/01/2018                   |
| 8.   |                  | JAMNAGAR        | 17/02/2018                   |
| 9_   |                  | KANDLA          | 10/07/2017                   |
| 10_  |                  | MUNDRA          | 17/02/2018                   |
| 11.  |                  | PORBANDAR       | 10/07/2017                   |
| 12_  | Himachal Pradesh | SHIMLA          | 27/04/2017                   |
| 13.  | Karnataka        | BELGAUM         | 05/01/2019                   |
| 14.  |                  | HUBLI           | 14/05/2018                   |
| 15.  |                  | MYSORE          | 20/09/2017                   |
| 16.  |                  | VIDYANAGAR      | 21/09/2017                   |
|      | Kerala           | KANNUR          | 25/01/2019                   |
| 18.  | Madhya Pradesh   | GWALIOR         | 31/05/2017                   |
| 19_  | Maharashtra      | JALGAON         | 23/12/2017                   |
| 20_  |                  | KOLHAPUR        | 08/04/2018                   |
| 21.  |                  | NANDED          | 27/04/2017                   |
| 22 _ |                  | OZAR(NASIK)     | 23/12/2017                   |
| 23.  | Meghalaya        | SHILLONG        | 26/04/2018                   |
| 24.  | Odisha           | JHARSUGUDA      | 22/09/2018                   |
| 25.  | Pondicherry (UT) | PONDICHERRY     | 16/08/2017                   |
| 26_  | Punjab           | ADAMPUR         | 01/05/2018                   |
|      |                  | BHATINDA        | 27/04/2017                   |
| 28.  |                  | LUDHIANA        | 02/09/2017                   |
| 29_  |                  | PATHANKOT       | 05/04/2018                   |
| 30.  | Rajasthan        | BIKANER         | 26/09/2017                   |
| 31_  |                  | JAISALMER       | 29/10/2017                   |
| 32_  |                  | KISHANGARH      | 08/10/2018                   |
| 33.  | Sikkim           | PAKYONG         | 04/10/2018                   |
| 34.  | Tamil Nadu       | SALEM           | 25/03/2018                   |
| 35.  | Uttar Pradesh    | AGRA            | 08/12/2017                   |
| 36.  |                  | ALLAHABAD       | 14/06/2018                   |
| 37.  |                  | KANPUR(Chakeri) | 03/07/2018                   |
| 38.  | Uttarakhand      | PANTNAGAR       | 04/01/2019                   |
| 39.  |                  | PITHORAGARH     | 17/01/2019                   |