Lok Sabha Question No. 803 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-06
Subject: UDAN Scheme in Karnataka
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Shobha Karandlaje

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL A VIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED NO. : 803 (To be answered on the February 2020)

## UDAN SCHEME IN KARNATAKA

## 803. KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether any steps have been taken by the Government to improve regional connectivity including the State of Karnataka under the UDAN scheme and if the details thereof;
- (b) the details of number of routes and airports operationalised under UDAN scheme as on December 31, 2019;
- (c) the list of unserved or underserved airports in Karnataka included under UDAN-2 and UDAN-3;
- (d) whether any route touching the State of Karnataka is proposed to be included under UDAN scheme and if $0, the details thereof;
- (e) whether five airports will become operational in Karnataka in the next two years and if so; the details thereof; and
- f) whether the Government has formulated any detailed plan including extension of runwayand for the development and creation of additional facilities at Belgaum; Bidar, Gulbarga, Mysore; if the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

(a): Government has launched Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) on 21.10.2016 to stimulate regional air connectivity by making it affordable: The steps taken by the Government to improve regional connectivity under RCS UDAN; are as under:

ii. Financial incentives in terms of concessions from Central; State Governments and airport operators are extended to Selected Airline Operators to encourage

i. The RCS UDAN intends to enable air operations 0n unserved routes connecting regional areas, promote balanced regional growth and make flying affordable for masses.

- operations from unserved/underserved airports/heliportshwater aerodromes and to keep the air fare affordable.
- iii; Support to the Selected Airline Operators in the form of Viability Funding (VGF). State Governments concerned provide 20% share towards VGF for RCS flights pertaining to their states  However, the share of VGF for North-Eastern states and the Union Territories is 10%\_ Gap
- by Selected Airline Operators at RCS Airports for RCS Flights for a period of three (3) years from the date of commencement of RCS flight.
- vi: on each departure of flights on aircraft having MTOW (Maximum Take-Off Weight) above 40 Tonnes except for the departure of flights on routes in North East Region, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand; Union Territories of Jammu Kashmir, Ladakh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep Islands.
- V\_ The airlines are required to commit around 50% of the seats as RCS seats (limited to 40 seats) on RCS flights.
- vii. For balanced regional growth, route allocations are spread equitably across five regions in the country viz North; South, East; West and North East (with a cap of 30% in a given region).
- viii. RCS-UDAN is a market driven Scheme: Development of regional air connectivity routes is left to market forces The interested airlines based On their assessment of demand On particular routes submit proposals at the time of 'bidding under RCS UDAN from time to time.
- December 31, 2019 are at Annexure-A & B respectively.
- (c): Details of Underserved & Unserved airports of Karnataka under UDAN 2.0 & 3.0 are as follows:

## UDAN 2.0

Unserved Baldota(Koppal)   Bellary, Chikmagalur, Ginigera, Harihar; Hassan, Kalaburgi (Gulbarga), Karwar, Kolar, Kushalnagar, Raichur & Shahbad

Underserved

## UDAN 3.0

Hubballi

Underserved

Belagavi & Mysuru

Unserved

Bellary; Kalaburgi (Gulbarga), Karwar; Kolar

Kushalnagar

- (d): RCS-UDAN is a market driven Scheme: Development of regional air connectivity routes is left to market forces The interested airlines based on their assessment of demand on particular routes submit proposals at the time Of bidding under RCS UDAN from time to time.
- (e): Till grd round of bidding under RCS UDAN, Mysuru, Vidyanagar, Boldota, Hubballi, Kalaburagi: Belagavi & Bidar in Karnataka have been identified for operations of RCS flights. The Selected Airline Operator(s) are obligated to commence RCS flight operations o a RCS-route, within a period of six months from the issuance Of Letter of Award or within two months from the readiness 0f airport; whichever is later; unless any extension is granted by the Implementing Agency: Operations of RCS flights have already commenced from Mysuru,

## Vidyanagar, Hubballi, Kalaburagi & Belagavi:

(f): Under RCS UDAN, there is 4 provision of revival of existing unserved airports. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the proposal for revival of existing un-served under-served airports airstrips Of the State Governments, Airports Authority of India, Public Sector Undertakings and Civil Enclaves at an estimated cost of Rs. 4500 Crore. However, the revival of these unserved/underserved airports is 'demand driven depending upon firm commitment from airline operators as well as from the State Governments for providing various concessions as per the RCS-UDAN Scheme:

(As,on 31.12.2019)

## Annexure-A

## Statement referred to in the reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 803 for answer on 06.02.2020 List of RCS routes commenced under RCS-UDAN 1.0,2.0 & 3.0

## RCS-UDAN1.0

| Sr, No   | Departure Airport (State)   | Arrival Airport (State)   | OPERATOR     | Commencement Date   |
|----------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|--------------|---------------------|
| 1        | BHATINDA (Punjab)           | DELHI                     | Alliance Air | 27-04-2017          |
| 2_       | DELHI                       | BHATINDA (Punjab)         | Alliance Air | 27-04-2017          |
| 3_       | SHIMLA (HP)                 | DELHI                     | Alliance Air | 27-04-2017          |
| 4        | DELHI                       | SHIMLA (HP)               | Alliance Air | 27-04-2017          |
| 5_       | KADAPA (Andhra Pradesh)     | HYDERABAD (Telangana)     | Trujet       | 27-04-2017          |
| 6_       | HYDERABAD (Telangana)       | KADAPA (Andhra Pradesh)   | Trujet       | 27-04-2017          |
| 7        | NANDED (Maharashtra)        | HYDERABAD (Telangana)     | Trujet       | 27-04-2017          |
| 8_       | HYDERABAD (Telangana)       | NANDED (Maharashtra)      | Trujet       | 27-04-2017          |
| 9_       | GWALIOR (MP)                | DELHI                     | Alliance Air | 31-05-2017          |
| 10.      | GWALIOR (MP)                | INDORE (MP)               | Alliance Air | 31-05-2017          |
| 11.      | INDORE (MP)                 | GWALIOR (MP)              | Alliance Air | 31-05-2017          |
| 12_      | KANDLA (Gujarat)            | MUMBAI (Maharashtra)      | Spice jet    | 10-07-2017          |
| 13       | MUMBAI (Maharashtra)        | KANDLA (Gujarat)          | Spice jet    | 10-07-2017          |
| 14.      | PORBANDAR (Gujarat)         | MUMBAI (Maharashtra)      | Spice jet    | 10-07-2017          |
| 15,      | HYDERABAD (Telangana)       | PONDICHERRY               | Spice jet    | 16-08-2017          |
| 16.      | PONDICHERRY                 | HYDERABAD (Telangana)     | Spice jet    | 16-08-2017          |
| 17.      | DELHI                       | LUDHIANA (Punjab)         | Alliance Air | 02-09-2017          |
| 18       | LUDHIANA (Punjab)           | DELHI                     | Alliance Air | 02-09-2017          |

| Sr. No   | Departure Airport (State)   | Arrival Airport (State)   | OPERATOR     | Commencement Date   |
|----------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|--------------|---------------------|
| 19.      | CHENNAI (Tamil Nadu)        | MYSORE (Karnataka)        | Trujet       | 20-09-2017          |
| 20.      | MYSORE (Karnataka)          | CHENNAI (Tamil Nadu)      | Trujet       | 20-09-2017          |
| 21.      | HYDERABAD (Telangana)       | VIDYANAGAR (Karnataka)    | Trujet       | 21-09-2017          |
| 22.      | VIDYANAGAR(Karnataka)       | HYDERABAD (Telangana)     | Trujet       | 21-09-2017          |
| 23.      | BIKANER (Rajasthan)         | DELHI                     | Alliance Air | 26-09-2017          |
| 24       | DELHI                       | BIKANER (Rajasthan)       | Alliance Air | 26-09-2017          |
|          | JAIPUR (Rajasthan}          | JAISALMER (Rajasthan)     | Spice jet    | 29-10-2017          |
| 26.      | JAISALMER (Rajasthan)       | JAIPUR (Rajasthan)        | Spice jet    | 29-10-2017          |
| 27_      | CHENNAI (Tamil Nadu)        | KADAPA (Andhra Pradesh)   | Trujet       | 16-11-2017          |
| 28       | KADAPA (Andhra Pradesh)     | CHENNAI (Tamil Nadu)      | Trujet       | 16-11-2017          |
| 29.      | MUMBAI (Maharashtra)        | NANDED (Maharashtra)      | Trujet       | 16-11-2017          |
| 30_      | NANDED(Maharashtra)         | MUMBAI (Maharashtra)      | Trujet       | 16-11-2017          |
|          | AGRA (UP}                   | JAIPUR (Rajasthan)        | Alliance Air | 08-12-2017          |
| 32.      |                             | AGRA (UP)                 | Alliance Air | 08-12-2017          |
| 33       | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)         | JAMNAGAR (Gujarat)        | Air Odisha   | 17-02-2018          |
| 34_      | JAMNAGAR (Gujarat)          | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)       | Air Odisha   | 17-02-2018          |
| 35.      | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)         | MUNDRA (Gujarat)          | Air Odisha   | 17-02-2018          |
| 36.      | MUNDRA (Gujarat)            | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)       | Air Odisha   | 17-02-2018          |
| 37.      | AHMEDABAD(Gujarat)          | DIU                       | Air Odisha   | 24-02-2018          |
| 38:      | DIU                         | AHMEDABAD(Gujarat)        | Air Odisha   | 24-02-2018          |
| 39       | BANGALORE (Karnataka)       | VIDYANAGAR (Karnataka)    | Trujet       | 01-03-2018          |
| 40.      | VIDYANAGAR (Karnataka)      | BANGALORE (Karnataka)     | Trujet       | 01-03-2018          |

| Sr. No   | Departure Airport (State)   | Arrival Airport (State)    | OPERATOR     | Commencement Date   |
|----------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|--------------|---------------------|
| 41.      | KADAPA (Andhra Pradesh)     | VIJAYWADA (Andhra Pradesh) | Trujet       | 01-03-2018          |
| 42       | VIJAYWADA (Andhra Pradesh)  | KADAPA (Andhra Pradesh)    | Trujet       | 01-03-2018          |
| 43_      | CHENNAI (Tamil Nadu)        | SALEM (Tamil Nadu)         | Trujet       | 25-03-2018          |
| 44_      | SALEM (Tamil Nadu)          | CHENNAI (Tamil Nadu)       | Trujet       | 25-03-2018          |
| 45       | DELHI                       | PATHANKOT (Punjab)         | Alliance Air | 05-04-2018          |
| 46.      | PATHANKOT (Punjab)          | DELHI                      | Alliance Air | 05-04-2018          |
| 47.      | ADAMPUR (Punjab)            | DELHI                      | Spice jet    | 01-05-2018          |
| 48,      | DELHI                       | ADAMPUR (Punjab)           | Spice jet    | 01-05-2018          |
| 49.      | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)         | BHAVNAGAR (Gujarat)        | Air Odisha   | 01-05-2018          |
| 50.      | BHAVNAGAR (Gujarat)         | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)        | Air Odisha   | 01-05-2018          |
| 51.      | DELHI                       | KANPUR (UP)                | Spicejet     | 03-07-2018          |
| 52.      | KANPUR (UP)                 | DELHI                      | Spicejet     | 03-07-2018          |
| 53.      | PANTNAGAR (Uttarakhand)     | DEHRADUN (Uttarakhand)     | Alliance Air | 04-01-2019          |
| 54.      | DEHRADUN (Uttarakhand)      | PANTNAGAR (Uttarakhand)    | Alliance Air | 04-01-2019          |

## RCS-UDAN2.0

| Sr. No   | Departure Airport   | Arrival Airport     | Operator     | Commencement Date   |
|----------|---------------------|---------------------|--------------|---------------------|
|          | BIKANER (Rajasthan) | JAIPUR (Rajasthan)  | Alliance Air | 27-03-2018          |
| 2        | JAIPUR (Rajasthan)  | BIKANER (Rajasthan) | Alliance Air | 27-03-2018          |
|          | BHATINDA (Punjab)   | JAMMU (J&K)         | Alliance Air | 27-02-2018          |
| 4_       | JAMMU (J&k)         | BHATINDA (Punjab)   | Alliance Air | 27-02-2018          |
| 5        | KOLKATA (WB)        | TEZPUR (Assam)      | Zoom Air     | 26-04-2018          |

| Sr, No   | Departure Airport     | Arrival Airport       | Operator    | Commencement Date   |
|----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------|---------------------|
| 6        | TEZPUR (Assam)        | KOLKATA (WB)          | Zoom Air    | 26-04-2018          |
| 7        | CHENNAI (Tamil Nadu)  | HUBLI (Karnataka)     | Spicejet    | 14-05-2018          |
| 8        | HUBLI (Karnataka)     | CHENNAI (Tamil Nadu}  | Spicejet    | 14-05-2018          |
| 9_       | HUBLI (Karnataka)     | HYDERABAD (Telangana) | Spicejet    | 14-05-2018          |
| 10.      | HYDERABAD (Telangana) | HUBLI (Karnataka)     | Spicejet    | 14-05-2018          |
| 11.      | ALLAHABAD (UP)        | LUCKNOW               | Jet Airways | 14-06-2018          |
| 12.      | LUCKNOW (UP)          | ALLAHABAD (UP)        | Jet Airways | 14-06-2018          |
| 13.      | ALLAHABAD (UP)        | PATNA (Bihar)         | Jet Airways | 14-06-2018          |
| 14.      | PATNA (Bihar)         | ALLAHABAD (UP)        | Jet Airways | 14-06-2018          |
| 15.      | DELHI                 | OZAR(Maharashtra)     | Jet Airways | 15-06-2018          |
| 16.      | OZAR (Maharashtra)    | DELHI                 | Jet Airways | 15-06-2018          |
| 17.      | ALLAHABAD (UP)        | INDORE (MP)           | Jet Airways | 16-06-2018          |
| 18.      | INDORE (MP)           | ALLAHABAD (UP)        | Jet Airways | 16-06-2018          |
| 19       | ALLAHABAD (UP)        | NAGPUR (Maharashtra)  | Jet Airways | 16-06-2018          |
| 20.      | NAGPUR (Maharashtra)  | ALLAHABAD (UP)        | Jet Airways | 16-06-2018          |
| 21.      | HUBLI (Karnataka)     | COCHIN (Kerala)       | IndiGo      | 28-06-2018          |
| 22.      | COCHIN (Kerala)       | HUBLI (Karnataka)     | IndiGo      | 28-06-2018          |
| 23.      | GOA                   | HUBLI (Karnataka)     | IndiGo      | 28-06-2018          |
| 24.      | HUBLI (Karnataka)     | GOA                   | IndiGo      | 28-06-2018          |
| 25.      | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)   | HUBLI (Karnataka)     | IndiGo      | 01-07-2018          |
| 26.      | HUBLI (Karnataka)     | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)   | IndiGo      | 01-07-2018          |
| 27.      | CHENNAI (Tamil Nadu)  | HUBLI (Karnataka)     | IndiGo      | 01-07-2018          |
| 28       | HUBLI (Karnataka)     | CHENNAI (Tamil Nadu)  | IndiGo      | 01-07-2018          |

| Sr. No   | Departure Airport      | Arrival Airport        | Operator     | Commencement Date   |
|----------|------------------------|------------------------|--------------|---------------------|
| 29.      | JORHAT (Assam)         | KOLKATA (WB)           | IndiGo       | 01-08-2018          |
|          | KOLKATA (WB)           | JORHAT (Assam)         | IndiGo       | 01-08-2018          |
| 31       | PAKYONG (Sikkim)       | KOLKATA (WB)           | Spicejet     | 04-10-2018          |
| 32_      | KOLKATA (WB)           | PAKYONG (Sikkim)       | Spicejet     | 04-10-2018          |
|          | KISHANGARH (Rajasthan) | DELHI                  | Spicejet     | 08-10-2018          |
| 34.      | DELHI                  | KISHANGARH (Rajasthan) | Spicejet     | 08-10-2018          |
| 35.      | GUWAHATI (Assam)       | PAKYONG (Sikkim)       | Spicejet     | 28-10-2018          |
| 36       | PAKYONG (Sikkim)       | GUWAHATI (Assam)       | Spicejet     | 28-10-2018          |
| 37.      | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)    | JAISALMER (Rajasthan)  | Spicejet     | 31-10-2018          |
| 38.      | JAISALMER(Rajasthan)   | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)    | Spicejet     | 31-10-2018          |
| 39.      | ALLAHABAD (UP)         | BANGALORE (Karnataka)  | IndiGo       | 15-11-2018          |
| 40_      | BANGALORE (Karnataka)  | ALLAHABAD (UP)         | IndiGo       | 15-11-2018          |
| 41,      | JAISALMER (Rajasthan)  | SURAT (Gujarat)        | Spicejet     | 30-11-2018          |
| 42_      | SURAT (Gujarat)        | JAISALMER (Rajasthan)  | Spicejet     | 30-11-2018          |
| 43.      | KOLHAPUR (Maharashtra) | HYDERABAD (Telangana)  | Alliance Air | 09-12-2018          |
| 44_      | HYDERABAD (Telangana)  | KOLHAPUR (Maharashtra) | Alliance Air | 09-12-2018          |
| 45.      | KOLHAPUR (Maharashtra) | BANGALORE (Karnataka)  | Alliance Air | 09-12-2018          |
| 46.      | BANGALORE (Karnataka)  | KOLHAPUR (Maharashtra) | Alliance Air | 09-12-2018          |
| 47.      | AHEMDABAD (Gujarat)    | PORBANDAR (Gujarat)    | Trujet       | 19-12-2018          |
| 48       | PORBANDAR (Gujarat)    | AHEMDABAD              | Trujet       | 19-12-2018          |
| 49.      | AHEMDABAD (Gujarat)    | JAISELMER (Rajasthan)  | Trujet       | 19-12-2018          |
| 50,      | JAISELMER (Rajasthan)  | AHEMDABAD (Gujarat)    | Trujet       | 19-12-2018          |
| 51.      | KOLKATA (WB)           | LILABARI (Assam)       | Spicejet     | 15-01-2019          |

| Sr. No   | Departure Airport         | Arrival Airport           | Operator     | Commencement Date   |
|----------|---------------------------|---------------------------|--------------|---------------------|
| 52.      | LILABARI (Assam)          | KOLKATA (WB)              | Spicejet     | 15-01-2019          |
| 53.      | DEHRADUN (Uttarakhand)    | PITHORAGARH (Uttarakhand) | Heritage     | 17-01-2019          |
| 54       | PITHORAGARH (Uttarakhand) | DEHRADUN (Uttarakhand)    | Heritage     | 17-01-2019          |
| 55       | PANTNAGAR (Uttarakhand)   | PITHORAGARH (Uttarakhand) | Heritage     | 17-01-2019          |
| 56.      | PITHORAGARH (Uttarakhand) | PANTNAGAR (Uttarakhand)   | Heritage     | 17-01-2019          |
| 57_      | KANNUR (Kerala)           | BANGALORE (Karnataka)     | IndiGo       | 25-01-2019          |
| 58.      | BANGALORE (Karnataka)     | KANNUR (Kerala)           | IndiGo       | 25-01-2019          |
| 59.      | KANNUR (Kerala)           | CHENNAI (Tamil Nadu)      | IndiGo       | 25-01-2019          |
| 60       | CHENNAI (Tamil Nadu)      | KANNUR (Kerala)           | IndiGo       | 25-01-2019          |
| 61_      | KANNUR (Kerala)           | GOA                       | IndiGo       | 25-01-2019          |
| 62_      | GOA                       | KANNUR (Kerala)           | IndiGo       | 25-01-2019          |
| 63.      | KANNUR (Kerala)           | HUBLI (Karnataka)         | IndiGo       | 25-01-2019          |
| 64.      | HUBLI (Karnataka)         | KANNUR (Kerala)           | IndiGo       | 25-01-2019          |
| 65.      | TIRUPATI (Andhra Pradesh) | HUBLI (Karnataka)         | Ghodawat     | 25-01-2019          |
| 66.      | HUBLI (Karnataka)         | TIRUPATI (Andhra Pradesh) | Ghodawat     | 25-01-2019          |
| 67 .     | HYDERABAD (Telangana)     | NASIK (Maharashtra)       | Alliance Air |                     |
| 68.      | NASIK (Maharashtra)       | HYDERABAD (Telangana)     | Alliance Air | 01-02-2019          |
| 69.      | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)       | NASIK (Maharashtra)       | Alliance Air | 01-02-2019          |
| 70.      | NASIK (Maharashtra)       | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)       | Alliance Air | 01-02-2019          |
| 71.      | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)       | NASIK (Maharashtra)       | Trujet       | 13-02-2019          |

| Sr. No   | Departure Airport              | Arrival Airport                | Operator   | Commencement Date   |
|----------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------|---------------------|
| 72.      | NASIK (Maharashtra)            | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)            | Trujet     | 13-02-2019          |
|          | CHANDIGARH (UT)                | SHIMLA (Himachal Pradesh)      | Pawan Hans | 11-03-2019          |
| 74_      | SHIMLA (Himachal Pradesh)      | CHANDIGARH (UT)                | Pawan Hans | 11-03-2019          |
| 75,      | KANNUR (Kerala)                | THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (Kerala)    | IndiGo     | 31-03-2019          |
| 76.      | THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (Kerala)    | KANNUR (Kerala)                | IndiGo     | 31-03-2019          |
| 77_      | COCHIN (Kerala)                | KANNUR (Kerala)                | IndiGo     | 31-03-2019          |
| 78.      | KANNUR (Kerala)                | COCHIN (Kerala)                | IndiGo     | 31-03-2019          |
| 79       | MUMBAI (Maharashtra)           | ALLAHABAD (UP)                 | IndiGo     | 20-04-2019          |
| 80       | ALLAHABAD (UP)                 | MUMBAI (Maharashtra)           | IndiGo     | 20-04-2019          |
| 81.      | KOLHAPUR (Maharashtra)         | HYDERABAD (Telangana)          | IndiGo     | 12-05-2019          |
| 82_      | HYDERABAD (Telangana)          | KOLHAPUR (Maharashtra)         | IndiGo     | 12-05-2019          |
| 83 .     | KOLHAPUR (Maharashtra)         | TIRUPATI (Andhra Pradesh)      | IndiGo     | 12-05-2019          |
| 84.      | TIRUPATI (Andhra Pradesh)      | KOLHAPUR(Maharashtra)          | IndiGo     | 12-05-2019          |
| 85.      | SHIMLA (Himachal Pradesh)      | KULLU (Himachal Pradesh)       | Pawan Hans | 13-05-2019          |
| 86.      | KULLU (Himachal Pradesh)       | SHIMLA (Himachal Pradesh)      | Pawan Hans | 13-05-2019          |
| 87       | SHIMLA (Himachal Pradesh)      | DHARAMSHALA (Himachal Pradesh) |            | 14-05-2019          |
| 88.      | DHARAMSHALA (Himachal Pradesh) | SHIMLA (Himachal Pradesh)      | Pawan Hans | 14-05-2019          |
| 89.      | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)            | KANDLA (Gujarat)               | Trujet     | 15-05-2019          |
| 90.      | KANDLA (Gujarat)               | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)            | Trujet     | 15-05-2019          |
| 91.      |                                | ALLAHABAD (UP)                 | IndiGo     | 28-06-2019          |
| 92.      | ALLAHABAD (UP)                 | KOLKATA (WB)                   | IndiGo     | 28-06-2019          |

| Sr. No   | Departure Airport         | Arrival Airport           | Operator     | Commencement Date   |
|----------|---------------------------|---------------------------|--------------|---------------------|
| 93.      | ALLAHABAD (UP)            | RAIPUR (CG)               | IndiGo       | 28-06-2019          |
| 94.      | RAIPUR (CG)               | ALLAHABAD (UP)            | IndiGo       | 28-06-2019          |
| 95.      | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)       | JALGAON (Maharashtra)     | Trujet       | 01-09-2019          |
| 96.      | JALGAON (Maharashtra)     | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)       | Trujet       | 01-09-2019          |
| 97 .     | HINDAN (UP)               | PITHORAGARH (Uttarakhand) | Heritage     | 11-10-2019          |
| 98.      | PITHORAGARH (Uttarakhand) | HINDAN (UP)               | Heritage     | 11-10-2019          |
| 99.      | HINDON (UP)               | HUBLI (Karnataka)         | Ghodawat     | 06-11-2019          |
| 100_     | HUBLI (Karnataka)         |                           | Ghodawat     | 06-11-2019          |
| 101.     | Kandla (Gujarat)          | Ahmedabad (Gujarat)       | Alliance Air | 18-11-2019          |
| 102_     | Ahmedabad (Gujarat)       | Kandla (Gujarat)          | Alliance Air | 18-11-2019          |
|          | HYDERABAD (Telangana)     | HUBLI (Karnataka)         | Alliance Air | 26-11-2019          |
| 104.     | HUBLI (Karnataka)         | HYDERABAD (Telangana)     | Alliance Air | 26-11-2019          |

## RCS-UDAN 3.0

| Sr . No   | Departure Airport      | Arrival Airport        | Operator   | Commencement Date   |
|-----------|------------------------|------------------------|------------|---------------------|
| 1         | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)    | UDAIPUR (Rajasthan)    | Spicejet   | 25-03-2019          |
| 2         | UDAIPUR (Rajasthan)    | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)    | Spicejet   | 25-03-2019          |
| 3_        | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)    | KISHANGARH (Rajasthan) | Spicejet   | 31-03-2019          |
| 4         | KISHANGARH (Rajasthan) | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)    | Spicejet   | 31-03-2019          |
| 5_        | AMRITSAR (Punjab)      | JAIPUR (Rajasthan)     | Spicejet   | 31-03-2019          |
| 6         | JAIPUR (Rajasthan)     | AMRITSAR               | Spicejet   | 31-03-2019          |

| Sr . No   | Departure Airport     | Arrival Airport       | Operator     | Commencement Date   |
|-----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------|
| 7.        | BHOPAL (MP)           | UDAIPUR (Rajasthan)   | Spicejet     | 31-03-2019          |
| 8         | UDAIPUR  (Rajasthan)  | BHOPAL (MP)           | Spicejet     | 31-03-2019          |
| 9         | DELHI                 | JHARSUGUDA (Odisha)   | Spicejet     | 31-03-2019          |
| 10.       | JHARSUGUDA (Odisha)   | DELHI                 | Spicejet     | 31-03-2019          |
| 11,       | GUWAHATI (Assam)      | LILABARI (Assam):     | Spicejet     | 31-03-2019          |
| 12.       | LILABARI (Assam)      | GUWAHATI (Assam)      | Spicejet     | 31-03-2019          |
| 13.       |                       | JHARSUGUDA (Odisha)   | Spicejet     | 31-03-2019          |
| 14.       | JHARSUGUDA (Odisha)   | HYDERABAD (Telangana) | Spicejet     | 31-03-2019          |
| 15.       | JHARSUGUDA (Odisha)   | KOLKATA (WB)          | Spicejet     | 31-03-2019          |
| 16.       | KOLKATA (WB)          | JHARSUGUDA (Odisha)   | Spicejet     | 31-03-2019          |
|           | KISHNGARH (Rajasthan) | HYDERABAD (Telangana) | Spicejet     | 25-04-2019          |
| 18.       | HYDERABAD (Telangana) | KISHNGARH (Rajasthan) | Spicejet     | 25-04-2019          |
| 19,       | HYDERABAD (Telangana) | BELGAUM (Karnataka}   | Spicejet     | 01-05-2019          |
| 20.       | BELGAUM (Karnataka)   | HYDERABAD (Telangana) | Spicejet     | 01-05-2019          |
| 21.       | HYDERABAD (Telangana) | GWALIOR (MP)          | Spicejet     | 01-05-2019          |
| 22.       | GWALIOR (MP)          | HYDERABAD (Telangana) | Spicejet     |                     |
| 23.       | JAMMU (J&k)           | GWALIOR (MP)          | Spicejet     | 01-05-2019          |
| 24.       | GWALIOR (MP)          | JAMMU (J&K)           | Spicejet     |                     |
| 25,       | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)   | BELGAUM (Karnataka)   | Ghodawat     | 15-05-2019          |
| 26.       | BELGAUM (Karnataka)   | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)   | Ghodawat     | 15-05-2019          |
| 27        | PUNE (Maharashtra)    | BELGAUM (Karnataka)   | Alliance Air | 15-05-2019          |
| 28.       | BELGAUM (Karnataka)   | PUNE (Maharashtra)    | Alliance Air | 15-05-2019          |
| 29.       | JHARSUGUDA (Odisha)   | RAIPUR (CG)           | Alliance Air | 05-06-2019          |

| Sr. No                    | Departure Airport     | Arrival Airport        | Operator     | Commencement Date   |
|---------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|--------------|---------------------|
| RAIPUR (CG) 30.           | JHARSUGUDA (Odisha)   | Alliance Air           | 05-06-2019   |                     |
| JHARSUGUDA (Odisha)       | BHUBANESHWAR          |                        | Alliance Air | 05-06-2019          |
| 32.                       | BHUBANESHWAR (Odisha) | JHARSUGUDA (Odisha)    | Alliance Air | 05-06-2019          |
| 33.                       | BANGALORE (Karnataka) | MYSORE (Karnataka)     | Alliance Air | 07-06-2019          |
| MYSORE (Karnataka) 34.    | BANGALORE (Karnataka) |                        | Alliance Air | 07-06-2019          |
| GWALIOR (MP) 35.          |                       | BANGALORE (Karnataka)  | Spicejet     | 20-06-2019          |
| BANGALORE (Karnataka) 36. | GWALIOR (MP)          |                        | Spicejet     | 20-06-2019          |
| 37.                       | KOLKATA (WB)          | GWALIOR (MP)           | Spicejet     | 20-06-2019          |
| 38.                       | GWALIOR (MP)          | KOLKATA (WB)           | Spicejet     | 20-06-2019          |
| 39.                       | MUMBAI (Maharashtra)  | BELGAUM (Karnataka)    | Spicejet     | 20-06-2019          |
| 40.                       | BELGAUM (Karnataka)   | MUMBAI (Maharashtra)   | Spicejet     | 20-06-2019          |
| 41.                       | MUMBAI (Maharashtra)  | DURGAPUR (WB)          | Spicejet     | 25-06-2019          |
| 42.                       | DURGAPUR (WB)         | MUMBAI (Maharashtra)   | Spicejet     | 25-06-2019          |
| 43.                       | MYSORE (Karnataka)    | HYDERABAD (Telangana)  | Alliance Air | 19-07-2019          |
| 44                        | HYDERABAD (Telangana) | MYSORE (Karnataka)     | Alliance Air | 19-07-2019          |
| 45_                       | MYSORE (Karnataka)    | GOA                    | Alliance Air | 19-07-2019          |
| 46.                       | GOA                   | MYSORE (Karnataka}     | Alliance Air | 19-07-2019          |
| 47_                       | MYSORE (Karnataka)    |                        | Alliance Air | 19-07-2019          |
| 48.                       | COCHIN (Kerala)       | MYSORE (Karnataka)     | Alliance Air | 19-07-2019          |
| 49.                       | KOLKATA (West Bengal) | SHILLONG (Meghalaya)   | IndiGo       | 20-07-2019          |
| 50_                       | SHILLONG (Meghalaya)  | KOLKATA (West Bengal)  | IndiGo       | 20-07-2019          |
| 51.                       | Mumbai (Maharashtra)  | Kolhapur (Maharashtra) | Trujet       | 01-09-2019          |

| Sr _ No                             | Departure Airport Arrival Airport      | Operator          | Commencement Date   |
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
| Kolhapur (Maharashtra) 52.          | Mumbai (Maharashtra)                   | Trujet 01-09-2019 |                     |
| Mumbai (Maharashtra) 53.            | Jalgaon (Maharashtra)                  | Trujet            | 01-09-2019          |
| Jalgaon (Maharashtra) 54.           | Mumbai (Maharashtra)                   | Trujet            | 01-09-2019          |
| Mumbai (Maharashtra) 55.            | BELGAUM (Karnataka)                    | Ghodawat          | 06-09-2019          |
| BELGAUM (Karnataka) 56.             | Mumbai (Maharashtra_                   | Ghodawat          | 06-09-2019          |
| Rajamundry (Andhra 57 Pradesh)      | Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)        | Indigo            | 15-09-2019          |
| Vishakhapatnam (Andhra 58. Pradesh) | Rajamundry (Andhra Pradesh)            | Indigo            | 15-09-2019          |
| Nasik (Maharashtra) 59.             | Pune (Maharashtra)                     | Alliance Air      | 27-10-2019          |
| 60,                                 | Pune (Maharashtra) Nasik (Maharashtra) | Alliance Air      | 27-10-2019          |
| 61. Hyderabad (Telangana)           | Belgaum (Karnataka)                    | Indigo            | 27-10-2019          |
| Belgaum (Karnataka)                 | Hyderabad (Telangana)                  | Indigo            | 27-10-2019          |
| 63 Hyderabad (Telangana)            | Mysore (Karnataka)                     | Indigo            | 27-10-2019          |
| Mysore (Karnataka) 64               | Hyderabad (Telangana)                  | Indigo            | 27-10-2019          |
| Chennai (Tamil Nadu) 65             | DURGAPUR (WB)                          | Spicejet          | 27-10-2019          |
| DURGAPUR (WB) 66.                   | Chennai (Tamil Nadu)                   | Spicejet          | 27-10-2019          |
| Delhi 67                            | Agra (UP)                              | Zoom Air          | 29-10-2019          |
| Agra (UP) 68.                       | Delhi                                  | Zoom Air          | 29-10-2019          |
| Chandigarh (UT) 69.                 | Dharamshala(Himachal Pradesh)          | Alliance Air      | 16-11-2019          |
| Dharamshala(Himachal 70. Pradesh)   | Chandigarh (UT)                        | Alliance Air      | 16-11-2019          |

| Sr. No   | Departure Airport                                     | Arrival Airport                | Operator     | Commencement Date   |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------|---------------------|
| 71.      | Bangalore (Karnataka) Kalaburgi (Gulbarga)- Karnataka |                                | Ghodawat     | 22-11-2019          |
| 72.      | Kalaburgi (Gulbarga)- Karnataka                       | Bangalore (Karnataka)          | Ghodawat     | 22-11-2019          |
| 73.      | Guwahati (Assam)                                      | Dimapur (Nagaland)             | Alliance Air | 07-12-2019          |
| 74.      | Dimapur (Nagaland)                                    | Guwahati (Assam)               | Alliance Air | 07-12-2019          |
| 75.      | DIMAPUR (Nagaland)                                    | IMPHAL (Manipur)               | Alliance Air | 07-12-2019          |
| 76_      | IMPHAL (Manipur)                                      | DIMAPUR (Nagaland)             | Alliance Air | 07-12-2019          |
| 77_      | BANGALORE (Karnataka)                                 | KALABURGI (Gulbarga) Karnataka | Alliance Air | 27-12-2019          |
| 78.      | KALABURGI (Gulbarga)- Karnataka                       | BANGALORE (Karnataka)          | Alliance Air | 27-12-2019          |

UDAN 1.0 54

UDAN 2.0 104

UDAN 3.0 78

Total routes commenced: 236

Bold letters denote:

Tourism Routes

Italic letters denote:

DoNER Routes

## Annexure-B

## Statement referred to in the reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 803 for answer on 06.02.2020

## List of RCS Airports started

(As on 31.12.2019)

| S No   | State            | Airport                   | Date of Operationalisation   |
|--------|------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh   | Kadapa (Underserved)      | 27-April-2017                |
| 2      | Assam            | Jorhat (Underserved)      | 1-Aug-2018                   |
| 3_     |                  | Lilabari (Underserved)    | 15-Jan-2019                  |
| 4.     |                  | Tezpur (Underserved)      | 26-April-2018                |
| 5.     | Chhattisgarh     | Jagdalpur                 | 14-June-2018                 |
| 6      | Daman & Diu      | Diu (Underserved)         | 24-Feb-2018                  |
| 7      | Gujarat          | Bhavnagar (Underserved)   | 1-May-2018                   |
| 8      |                  | Jamnagar (Underserved)    | 17-Feb-2018                  |
| 9      |                  | Kandla                    | 1-July-2017                  |
| 10_    |                  | Mundra                    | 17-Feb-2018                  |
| 11_    |                  | Porbandar (Underserved)   | 10-July-2017                 |
| 12     | Himachal Pradesh | Shimla                    | 27-April-2017                |
| 13.    |                  | Kullu                     | 13-May-2019                  |
| 14.    | Karnataka        | Belgaum (Underserved)     | 1-May-2019                   |
| 15.    |                  | Hubli (Underserved)       | 14-May-2018                  |
| 16     |                  | Mysore                    | 2-Sep-2017                   |
| 17.    |                  | Vidyanagar                | 21-Sep-2017                  |
| 18.    |                  | Kalaburgi (Gulbarga)      | 22-Nov-2019                  |
| 19.    | Kerala           | Kannur                    | 25-Jan-2019                  |
| 20.    | Madhya Pradesh   | Gwalior (Underserved)     | 31-May-2017                  |
| 21     | Maharashtra      | Jalgaon                   | 23-Dec-2017                  |
| 22_    |                  | Kolhapur                  | 8-April-2018                 |
| 23_    |                  | Nanded                    | 27-April-2017                |
| 24.    |                  | Ozar (Nasik)              | 23-Dec-2017                  |
| 25.    | Meghalaya        | Shillong (Underserved)    | 26-April-2018                |
| 26.    | Nagaland         | Dimapur                   | 07-Dec-2019                  |
| 27.    | Odisha           | Jharsuguda                | 22-Sep-2018                  |
| 28.    | Pondicherry (UT) | Pondicherry (Underserved) | 16-Aug-2017                  |
| 29     | Punjab           | Adampur                   | 1-May-2018                   |
| 30     |                  | Bhatinda                  | 27-April-2017                |

| S No   | State         | Airport                 | Date of Operationalisation   |
|--------|---------------|-------------------------|------------------------------|
| 31_    |               | Ludhiana                | 2-Sep-2017                   |
| 32_    |               | Pathankot               | 5-April-2018                 |
| 33     | Rajasthan     | Bikaner                 | 26-Sep-2017                  |
| 34.    |               | Jaisalmer               | 29-Oct-2017                  |
| 35.    |               | Kishangarh              | 8-Oct-2018                   |
| 36.    | Sikkim        | Pakyong_                | 4-Oct-2018                   |
| 37.    | Tamil Nadu    | Salem                   | 25-March-2018                |
|        | Uttar Pradesh | Agra (Underserved)      | 8-Dec-2017                   |
| 39_    |               | Allahabad (Underserved) | 14-June-2018                 |
| 40.    |               | Kanpur(Chakeri)         | 3-July-2018                  |
| 41.    |               | Hindon                  | 11-Oct-2019                  |
| 42.    | Uttarakhand   | Pantnagar (Underserved) | 4-Jan-2019                   |
| 43.    |               | Pithoragarh             | 17-Jan-2019                  |
| 44     | West Bengal   | Durgapur(Underserved)   | 25-June-2109                 |