Lok Sabha Question No. 946 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-27
Subject: UDAN Scheme
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Sanjay Jaiswal, Asaduddin Owaisi, Imtiaz Jaleel Syed

946.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 946

(To be answered on the June 2019) 27th

## UDAN SCHEME

DR. SANJAY JAISWAL SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI SHRI SYED IMTIAZ JALEEL

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has achieved its target as envisaged under the UDAN or the Regional Connectivity Scheme;
- therefor; and
- (c) the number of 'flyers registered under UDAN scheme since its launch?

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

(a) & (b) Ministry of Civil Aviation has launched Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)-UDAN scheme on 21-10-2016 to facilitate stimulate regional air connectivity and making air travel affordable to the masses\_ Promoting affordability of regional aiz connectivity is envisioned under RCS by supporting airline operators through (i) concessions by Central Government; State Governments and airport operators to reduce the cost of airline operations on regional routes and (ii) financial support (Viability Funding) to meet the gap,if routes The interested airlines based on their assessment of demand on particular routes submit proposals at the time of bidding under RCS from time t0 time 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 list of airportslwaterdromes and heliports alongwith timelines for their operationalization are at Annexure B and C.

- (c) More than 20 lakhs passengers have flown on RCS flights under UDAN s0 far:

## List of RCS Airports operationalized till date

| S N   | State            | Airport         | Date of Operationalisation   |
|-------|------------------|-----------------|------------------------------|
|       | Andhra Pradesh   | KADAPA          | 27/04/2017                   |
|       | Assam            | JORHAT          | 1/08/2018                    |
| 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       | 1/05/2018                    |
| 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         | 1/05/2019                    |
| 14.   |                  | HUBLI           | 14/05/2018                   |
| 15_   |                  | MYSORE          | 20/09/2017                   |
| 16_   |                  | VIDYANAGAR      | 21/09/2017                   |
| 17.   | Kerala           | KANNUR          | 25/01/2019                   |
| 18.   | Madhya Pradesh   | GWALIOR         | 31/05/2017                   |
| 19    | Maharashtra      | JALGAON         | 23/12/2017                   |
| 20    |                  | KOLHAPUR        | 8/04/2018                    |
| 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         | 1/05/2018                    |
|       |                  | BHATINDA        | 27/04/2017                   |
| 28.   |                  | LUDHIANA        | 2/09/2017                    |
| 29_   |                  | PATHANKOT       | 5/04/2018                    |
| 30    | Rajasthan        | BIKANER         | 26/09/2017                   |
| 31.   |                  | JAISALMER       | 29/10/2017                   |
| 32.   |                  | KISHANGARH      | 8/10/2018                    |
| 33.   | Sikkim           | PAKYONG         | 4/10/2018                    |
| 34.   | Tamil Nadu       | SALEM           | 25/03/2018                   |
| 35.   | Uttar Pradesh    | AGRA            | 12/08/2017                   |
| 36.   |                  | ALLAHABAD       | 14/06/2018                   |
| 37.   |                  | KANPUR(Chakeri) | 3/07/2018                    |
| 38_   | Uttarakhand      | PANTNAGAR       | 4/01/2019                    |
| 39.   |                  | PITHORAGARH     | 17/01/2019                   |

## Annexure-B List of RCS (unserved and underserved) Airports Waterdrome (W) identified in 1st and round of 'bidding 2nd 3rd

| S: No:   | State             | Owner                      | Date of Operationalis ation   | Airport                    | Status      | Remarks                             |
|----------|-------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------|-------------------------------------|
|          | Andaman & Nicobar | INS                        |                               | Campbell (3) Bay           | Unserved    | Six months or readiness of airport  |
| 2        |                   | IAF                        |                               | Car Nicobar (3)            | Unserved    | Six months or readiness of airport  |
| 3        |                   | INS                        |                               | Shibpur (3)                | Unserved    | Six months or readiness of airport  |
| 4        |                   | INS                        |                               | Havelock (W- 3)            | Unserved    | Six months o1 readiness of airport  |
| 5_       |                   | INS                        |                               | Island (W-3) Long          | Unserved    | Six months or readiness of airport  |
| 6_       |                   | INS                        |                               | Neil Port (W-3)            | Unserved    | Six months or readiness of          |
| 7        | Andhra Pradesh    | AAI                        | 27-04-17                      | Kadapa                     | Underserved | airport_                            |
| 8        |                   | AP Airports Dev. Ltd Corp: |                               | Kurnool (3)                | Unserved    | Six months or readiness of airport  |
| 9        |                   | State Govt                 |                               | Parkasam Barrage (W-3)     | Unserved    | Six months or readiness of airport  |
| 10.      | Arunachal Pradesh | IAF                        |                               | Passighat (2)              | Unserved    | Six months Or readiness of airport_ |
| 11_      |                   | AAI                        |                               | Tezu (2)                   | Unserved    | Six months or readiness of airport  |
| 12_      | Assam             | AAI                        |                               | Rupsi (2)                  | Unserved    | Six months or readiness of          |
|          |                   | IAF (CE AAI)               | 01-08-18                      | Jorhat (2)                 | Underserved | airport                             |
| 14       |                   | AAI                        | 15-01-19                      | Lilabari (2)               | Underserved |                                     |
| 15.      |                   | IAF (CE AAI)               | 26-04-18                      | Tezpur (2)                 | Underserved |                                     |
| 16.      |                   | State Govt.                |                               | Guwahati River Front(W- 3) | Unserved    | Six months or readiness of airport  |

| S: No.   | State       | Owner          | Date of Operationalis ation   | Airport                     | Status      | Remarks                             |
|----------|-------------|----------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------|-------------------------------------|
| 17       |             | State Govt:    |                               | Umrangso Reservoir (W- 3)   | Unserved    | readiness of airport                |
| 18.      | Bihar       | IAF            |                               | Darbhunga (2)               | Unserved    | Six months or readiness of airport  |
| 19       | Chattisgarh | AAI            |                               | Bilaspur                    | Unserved    | readiness of airport                |
| 20_      |             | State Govt.    |                               | Ambikapur                   | Unserved    | Six months or readiness of airport  |
| 21_      |             | JSPL           |                               | Raigarh (Jindal)            | Unserved    | Six months or readiness of airport  |
| 22.      |             | State Govt:    | 14-06-18                      | Jagdalpur                   | Unserved    |                                     |
|          | Daman Diu   | AAI            | 24-02-18                      | Diu                         | Underserved |                                     |
| 24.      |             | AAI            |                               | Daman (3)                   | Unserved    | Six months or readiness of airport  |
| 25.      | Gujarat     | AAI            | 01-05-18                      | Bhavnagar                   | Underserved |                                     |
| 26.      |             | AAI            | 17-02-18                      | Jamnagar                    | Underserved |                                     |
| 27.      |             | AAI            | 10-07-17                      | Kandla                      | Un served   |                                     |
| 28.      |             | AAI            | 10-07-17                      | Porbandar                   | Underserved |                                     |
| 29       |             | TATA Chemicals |                               | (Dwarka) Mithapur           | Unserved    | Six months or readiness of airport  |
| 30.      |             | Mundra& SEZ    | 17-02-18                      | Mundra                      | Unserved    |                                     |
| 31.      |             | AAI            |                               | Keshod (2)                  | Unserved    | Six months Or readiness of airport  |
| 32       |             | State Govt:    |                               | Sabarmati River Front(W- 3) | Unserved    | Six months or readiness of airport  |
| 33_      |             | State Govt.    |                               | Shatrunjay Dam (W-3)        | Unserved    | Six months or readiness of airport  |
| 34_      |             | State Govt.    |                               | Statue of (W-3) Unity       | Unserved    | Six months or readiness of airport_ |
| 35.      | Haryana     | State Govt:    |                               | Hissar (2)                  | Unserved    | Six months or readiness of airport  |
| 36.      |             | IAF            |                               | Ambala (3)                  | Unserved    | Six months or readiness of          |

| S: No.   | State             | Owner           | Date of Operationalis ation   | Airport            | Status               | Remarks                                                                      |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|--------------------|----------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 37       | Himachal Pradesh  | AAI             | 27-04-17                      | Shimla             | Unserved             | airport                                                                      |
| 38       |                   | AAI             |                               | Kullu              | Underserved          | Six months or readiness of airport                                           |
| 39_      | Jammu and Kashmir | IAF             |                               | Kargil (2)         | Unserved             | Six months or readiness of airport                                           |
| 40.      |                   | IAF             |                               | Thoise (3)         | Underserved          | Six months Or readiness of airport                                           |
| 41.      | Jharkhand         | TATA Steel Ltd_ |                               | Jamshedpur         | Unserved             | Six months or readiness f airport                                            |
| 42       |                   | SAIL            |                               | Bokaro (2)         | Unserved             | Six months Or readiness of airport.                                          |
| 43       |                   | State Govt:     |                               | Dumka (2)          | Unserved             | Land yet to be acquired by State Government                                  |
| 44_      |                   | State Govt:     |                               | Hazaribagh (3)     | Unserved             | Land yet to be acquired by State Government                                  |
| 45_      | Karnataka         | AAI             | 20-09-17                      | Mysore_            | Unserved             |                                                                              |
| 46.      |                   | Private JSPL    | 21-09-17                      | Vidyanagar         | Unserved             |                                                                              |
| 47.      |                   | ASPL Ltd.       |                               | Baldota/Koppal (2) | Unserved             | Baldota/Koppal airport to MSPL.Govt: of Karnataka is to takeover belongs yet |
| 48.      |                   | AAI             | 14-05-18                      | Hubli (2)          | Underserved          |                                                                              |
| 49.      |                   | State Govt.     |                               | Kalaburgi (3)      | Unserved             | Six months Or readiness of                                                   |
|          |                   | AAI             | 01-05-19                      | Belgaum (3)        |                      | airport                                                                      |
| 51_      | Kerala            | KIAL            | 25-01-19                      | Kannur (2)         | Underserved Unserved |                                                                              |
| 52_      | Madhya Pradesh    | IAF             | 31-05-17                      | Gwalior            | Underserved          |                                                                              |
| 53       | Maharashtra       | AAI             | 23-12-17                      | Jalgaon_           |                      |                                                                              |
| 54       |                   | AAI             | 08-04-18                      | Kolhapur           | Unserved Unserved    |                                                                              |
| 55.      |                   | AAI             |                               | Sholapur           | Unserved             | Chimney obstacles are yet                                                    |

| No.   | State       | Owner                  | Date of Operationalis ation   | Airport             | Status      | Remarks                             |
|-------|-------------|------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------|-------------|-------------------------------------|
| 56.   |             | HAL                    | 23-12-17                      | Ozar (Nasik)        | Unserved    | Government                          |
| 57    |             | MIDC                   | 27-04-17                      | Nanded              | Unserved    |                                     |
| 58    |             | MADC                   |                               | Amravati (3)        | Unserved    | Six months or readiness of airport  |
| 59_   |             | State Govt.            |                               | Sindhudurg (3)      | Unserved    | Six months or readiness of airport  |
| 60.   |             | Coast Guard            |                               | Ratnagiri (3)       | Unserved    | Six months or readiness of airport  |
| 61 _  | Meghalaya   | AAI                    | 26-04-18                      | Shillong (Barapani) | Underserved |                                     |
| 62    | Nagaland    | AAI                    |                               | Dimapur (3)         | Underserved | Six months or readiness of airport  |
| 63_   | Odisha      | AAI                    | 22-09-18                      | Jharsuguda          | Unserved    |                                     |
| 64    |             | PSU SAIL               |                               | Rourkela            | Unserved    | Six months or readiness of airport  |
| 65.   |             | State Govt.            |                               | Utkela              | Unserved    | Six months Or readiness of airport_ |
| 66.   |             | State Govt: Air Odisha |                               | Jeypore             | Unserved    | Six months or readiness of airport_ |
| 67.   | Pondicherry | AAI                    | 16-08-17                      | Pondicherry         | Underserved |                                     |
| 68.   | Punjab      | AAI                    | 02-09-17                      | Ludhiana            | Unserved    |                                     |
| 69    |             | Civil Enclave- AAI     | 01-05-18                      | Adampur             | Unserved    |                                     |
| 70.   |             | Civil Enclave- AAI     | 27-04-17                      | Bhatinda            | Unserved    |                                     |
| 71.   |             | Civil Enclave- AAI     | 05-04-18                      | Pathankot           | Unserved    |                                     |
| 72_   | Rajasthan   | Civil Enclave- AAI     | 26-09-17                      | Bikaner (Nal)       | Unserved    |                                     |
| 73    |             | Civil Enclave- AAI     | 29-10-17                      | Jaisalmer           | Unserved    |                                     |

| No.   | State         | Owner                       | Date of Operationalis ation   | Airport        | Status      | Remarks                                                                |
|-------|---------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------|-------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 74_   |               | AAI                         | 08-10-18                      | Kishangarh (2) | Unserved    |                                                                        |
| 75    |               | IAF                         |                               | Uterlai (2)    | Unserved    | Six months or readiness of airport_                                    |
| 76    |               | AAI                         |                               | Kota (3)       | Unserved    | Six months or readiness of                                             |
| 77    | Sikkim        | AAI                         | 04-10-18                      | Pakyong_       | Unserved    | airport                                                                |
| 78    | Tamil Nadu    | AAI                         | 25-03-18                      | Salem          | Unserved    |                                                                        |
| 79    |               | Neyveli Lignite Corporation |                               | Neyveli        | Unserved    | Six months or readiness of airport                                     |
| 80    |               | IAF                         |                               | Tanjore (2)    | Unserved    | Six months or readiness of airport                                     |
| 81_   |               | AAI                         |                               | Vellore (2)    | Unserved    | Six months Or readiness of airport                                     |
| 82    |               | Naval Air Station           |                               | Ramnad (3)     | Unserved    | Land for extension of runway is yet to be acquired by State Government |
| 83    | Telangana     | State Govt.                 |                               | NagarjunaSaga  | Unserved    | Six months or readiness of                                             |
|       | Uttar Pradesh | Civil Enclave- AAI          | 08-12-17                      | Agra           | Underserved | airport_                                                               |
| 85    |               | Civil Enclave- AAI          | 03-07-18                      | Kanpur         | Unserved    |                                                                        |
| 86.   |               | State Govt.                 |                               | Aligarh (2)    | Unserved    | Six months or readiness of airport                                     |
| 87.   |               | State Govt.                 |                               | Azamgarh (2)   | Unserved    | Six months or readiness of airport_                                    |
| 88    |               | IAF                         |                               | Bareilly (2)   | Unserved    | Six months or readiness of                                             |
| 89_   |               | State Govt.                 |                               | Chitrakoot (2) | Unserved    | airport Six months or readiness of                                     |
| 90_   |               | AAI                         |                               | Jhansi (2)     | Unserved    | airport Six months or readiness of                                     |

| S No.   | State       | Owner        | Date of Operationalis ation   | Airport                  | Status      | Remarks                                     |
|---------|-------------|--------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------|-------------|---------------------------------------------|
| 91 .    |             | State Govt.  |                               | Moradabad (2)            | Unserved    | mionths 0r readiness of airport             |
| 92      |             | State Govt.  |                               | Muirpur(Korba ) (2)      | Unserved    | Six months or readiness of airport          |
| 93      |             | State Govt.  |                               | Shravasti (2)            | Unserved    | Six months or readiness of                  |
| 94      |             | IAF (CE AAI) | 14-06-18                      | Allahabad (2)            | Unserved    | airport                                     |
| 95      |             | State Govt.  |                               | Faizabad (3)             | Unserved    | Six months or readiness of airport          |
| 96.     |             | State Govt.  |                               | (3) Ghazipur             | Unserved    | Six months or readiness of                  |
| 97.     |             | State Govt:  |                               | Kushinagar (3)           | Unserved    | or readiness of airport                     |
| 98      |             | IAF          |                               | Saharanpur(Sar sawa) (3) | Unserved    | Six months or readiness of airport          |
| 99_     |             | State Govt,  |                               | Meerut (3)               | Unserved    | Six months Or readiness of                  |
| 100 .   | Uttarakhand | AAI          | 04-01-19                      | Pantnagar                | Underserved | airport                                     |
| 101 _   |             | State Govt:  | 17-01-19                      | Pithoragarh              | Unserved    |                                             |
| 102.    | West Bengal | AAI          |                               | (2 Cooch behar           | Un served   | Six months or readiness of airport          |
| 103_    |             | ISSCO        |                               | Burnpur                  | Un served   | Six months or readiness of                  |
| 104.    |             | Private      |                               | Durgapur(Anda 1)         | Underserved | airport Six months or readiness of          |
| 105_    |             | IAF          |                               | Hashimara (3)            | Unserved    | airport Six months 0r" readiness of airport |
| 106.    |             | IAF          |                               | Kalaikunda (3)           | Unserved    | Six months or readiness of airport          |

## Annexure-C State wise list of Heliports identified in round of bidding under RCS-UDAN 2nd

| SN   | Row Labels        | Airport            | Owner            | Likely date of operatiolialization                              |
|------|-------------------|--------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1_   | Arunachal Pradesh | DAPARIZO           | ARMY             | Within 60 days from readiress of keliports by State Government  |
| 2    |                   | Itanagar(H)        | State Govt:      | by State Government                                             |
| 3    |                   | TUTING             | iAF              | Within 60 days from readiness of heliports by State Government  |
| 4_   |                   | WALONG             | IAF              | Within 60 days from: readiness of heliports by State Government |
| 5    |                   | YINGHIONG          | ARMY             | Within 60 days from readiness of heliports by State Government  |
| 6    |                   | ZIRO               | IAF              | Within 60 days from readiness of heliports by State Government  |
| 7    | Assam             | Nagaon(H)          | State Govt:      | Within 60 days from readiness of heliporis by State Government  |
|      | Himachal Pradesh  | Kasauli(H)         | ARMY             | Within 63 days from reaciness of heiiports by State Government  |
| 9    |                   | Manali(H)          | DRDO             | Within 60 days from readiness of heliports by State Governmert  |
| 10.  |                   | Mandi(H)           | Siate Govt       | Within 60 days from readiness of heliports by State Government  |
| 11.  |                   | NathpaJhakri{H)    | State Govt       | Within 60 days from reaJiriess 0f heiiports by State Government |
| 12   |                   | Rampur(H)          | State Govt_      | Within 60 days from readiness cf heliports by State Government  |
| 13.  |                   | Shimla(H) Annadale | State Government | Operation commenced from Shimla Airport                         |
| 14.  | Manipur           | Jiribam(H)         | State Govt       | Within 60 from readiness of heliports by State Government days  |
| 15.  |                   | Moreh(H)           | Assam Rifles     | Within 60 days from readiness of heliports by State Government  |
| 16_  |                   | Parbung(H)         | Assam Rifles     | Within 60 days from readiriess of heliports by State Government |
| 17   |                   | Tamenglong(H)      | Assam Rifles     | Within 60 days from readiness of heliports by State Goverriment |
| 18.  |                   | Thanlon(H)         | Assam Rifles     | Within 60 days from readiness of heliports by State Government  |
| 19.  | Uttarakhand       | Almora(H)          | APMY             | Within 60 fron readiness of heliports by State Government days  |
| 20_  |                   | CHINYALI SAUR      | State Govt_      | Within 60 days from readiness €f heliports by State Government  |
| 21.  |                   | Dharchula(H)       | ARMY             |                                                                 |

|     |                  |             | by State Government                                              |
|-----|------------------|-------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 22. | GAUCHER          | State Govt: | Within 60 days from readiness of heiiports by State Government   |
| 23. | Haidwani(h)      | State Govt: | Within 60 days from readiness of heliports by State Government   |
| 24. | Haridwar(H)      | State Govt: | Within 60 days from readiress of heliports by State Government   |
| 25. | Joshimath(H)     | ARMY        | Within 60 days from readiness of heliports by State Government   |
| 26. | Mussoorie(H)     | State Govt. | Within 60 days from readiriess of heliports by State Governmert  |
| 27. | Nainital(H)      | ARMY        | Within 60 days from readiness of heliports by State Government   |
| 28. | New Tehri(H)     | State Govt: | Within 60 days frori readiness of heliports by State Government  |
| 29. | Ramnagar(H)      | State Govt: | Within 60 days from; readiriess of feliports by State Government |
| 30  | Sahastradhara(H) | State Govt: | Within 60 days from readiness 0f heliports by State Government   |
| 31_ | Srinagar(H)      | State Govt. | Within 60 days from readiness of heliports by State Government   |