Lok Sabha Question No. 150 (STARRED), answered on 2018-12-20
Subject: Regional Connectivity
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: MANOJ RAJORIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

(To be answered on the 20th December 2018)

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTIQN NO. : 150

## REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY

*150.

DR, MANOJ RAJORIA

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether the Government has taken concrete steps for stimulating regional connectivity by making flying accessible and affordable for the masses;
- (c) whether the Government has also been attempting to accentuate the regional connectivity setting up new airports in various parts of the country; and by

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

- (b) if the details thereof including the steps taken/being taken to ensure the annual growth in the domestic passengers;
- (d) if the details thereof?

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

STATEMENT IN RESPECT OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 150, REGARDING "Regional Connectivity" TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2018

(a) & (b): Government of India has launched Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) version 1.0 on 21 October, 2016 and version 2.0 on 24 August; 2017 for stimulating regional connectivity by making flying accessible and affordable for the masses The bidding process under RCS UDAN version 3.0 commenced on Znd November, 2018.

(c) & (d): Under RCS-UDAN; the focus of the Government is on revival of Unserved airports in various parts of the country. Government has sanctioned INR 4500 crore for Revival of Airport scheme linked to the demand received under RCS UDAN bidding process: A list 0f 56 Unserved airports included in RCS-UDAN s0 far is attached at Annexure-1.

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Annex-1 List of RCS Airports under UDAN-1 & UDAN-2

| Sr. No   | State            | Airport           | Owner            |
|----------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
| UDAN 1   | UDAN 1           | UDAN 1            | UDAN 1           |
| 1        | Chattisgarh      | AMBIKAPUR         | State Government |
| 2        |                  | BILASPUR          | AAI              |
| 3        |                  | JAGDALPUR         | State Government |
| 4        |                  | RAIGARH (JINDAL)  | JSPL (Private)   |
| 5        | Gujarat          | KANDLA            | AAI              |
| 6        |                  | MITHAPUR (DWARKA) | Private          |
| 7        |                  | MUNDRA            | Private          |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh | SHIMLA            | AAI              |
| 9        | Jharkhand        | JAMSHEDPUR        | TATA Steel       |
| 10       | Karnataka        | MYSORE            | AAI              |
| 11       |                  | VIDYANAGAR        | JSPL (Private)   |
| 12       | Maharashtra      | JALGAON           | AAI              |
| 13       |                  | KOLHAPUR          | AAI              |
| 14       |                  | NANDED            | MIDC             |
| 15       |                  | OZAR (NASIK)      | HAL              |
| 16       |                  | SHOLAPUR          | AAI              |
| 17       | Odisha           | JEYPORE           | State Government |

| 18     |                   | JHARSUGUDA       | AAI                              |
|--------|-------------------|------------------|----------------------------------|
| 19     |                   | ROURKELA         | SAIL (PSU)                       |
| 20     |                   | UTKELA           | State Government                 |
| 21     | Punjab            | ADAMPUR          | Civvil Enclave-AAI               |
| 22     |                   | BHATINDA         | Civil Enclave-AAI                |
| 23     |                   | LUDHIANA         | AAI                              |
| 24     |                   | PATHANKOT        | Civil Enclave-AAI                |
| 25     | Rajasthan         | BIKANER (NAL)    | Civil Enclave-AAI                |
| 26     |                   | JAISALMER        | Civil Enclave-AAI                |
| 27     | Tamil Nadu        | NEYVELI          | Neyveli Lignite Corporation(PSU) |
| 28     |                   | SALEM            | AAI                              |
| 29     | Uttar Pradesh     | KANPUR (CHAKERI) | Civil Enclave-AAI                |
| 30     | West Bengal       | BURNPUR          | ISSCO                            |
| 31     |                   | COOCH BEHAR      | AAI                              |
| UDAN 2 | UDAN 2            | UDAN 2           | UDAN 2                           |
| 1      | Arunachal Pradesh | Passighat        | IAF                              |
| 2      |                   | Tezu             | AAI                              |
| 3.     | Assam             | Rupsi            | AAI                              |
| 4,     | Bihar             | Darbhunga        | IAF                              |
| 5_     | Gujarat           | Keshod           | AAI                              |
| 6.     | Haryana           | Hissar           | State Government                 |
| 7      | Jammu & Kashmir   | Kargil           | IAF                              |
| 8      | Jharkhand         | Bokaro           | SAIL                             |
| 9      |                   | Dumka            | State Government                 |

| 10.   | Karnataka     | Baldota/Koppal   | ASPL Ltd:        |
|-------|---------------|------------------|------------------|
| 11.   | Kerala        | Kannur           | KIAL             |
|       | Rajasthan     | Kishangarh       | AAI              |
| 13.   |               | Uterlai          | IAF              |
| 14.   | Sikkim        | Pakyong          | AAI              |
| 15.   | Tamil Nadu    | Tanjore          | IAF              |
| 16.   |               | Vellore          | AAI              |
| 17_   | Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh          | State Government |
| 18.   |               | Azamgarh         | State Government |
| 19.   |               | Bareilly         | IAF              |
| 20.   |               | Chitrakoot       | State Government |
| 21.   |               | Jhansi           | AAI              |
| 22    |               | Moradabad        | State Government |
| 23.   |               | Muirpur(Korba)   | State Government |
| 24.   |               | Shravasti        | State Government |
| 25.   | Uttarakhand   | Pithoragarh      | State Government |

Note: Total 56(31+25) Unserved airports

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