Lok Sabha Question No. 84 (STARRED), answered on 2019-06-27
Subject: Air Connectivity to Small Cities
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Ramya  Haridas, Sumedhanand Saraswati

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. : 84 (To be answered on the 27th June 2019)

## AIR CONNECTIVITY TO SMALL CITIES

*84.

SHRIMATI RAMYA HARIDAS SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether the Government proposes to provide air connectivity to small cities of the country;
- whether the airports at those cities have been revamped and if s0, the details thereof; and
- (b) if s0, the details thereof and the action plan chalked out in this regard;
- (d) the time by which the air service is likely to commence from these cities and the details of the airports to be expanded during the next three years in the country?

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

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

STATEMENT IN RESPECT OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 84 FOR REPLY ON 27.06.2019 REGARDING AIR CONNECTIVITY TO SMALL CITIES:

9) to (d) Ministry %f 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 f regional air connectivity is envisioned under RCS by supporting airline operators through () concessions by Central Government, State Governments and airport operators to reduce the cost 0f airline operations on regional routes and (ii) financial support (Viability Funding) to meet the gapzif any, between the cost 0f airline operations and expected revenues on regional routes  The interested airlines based 0n their assessment of demand 0 particular routes submit proposals at the time of bidding under RCS from time to 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 %f airports/waterdromes and heliports alongwith timelines for their operationalization are at Annexure B and C.

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## List of RCS Airports operationalized till date

| S N   | State            | Airport         | Date of Operationalisation   |
|-------|------------------|-----------------|------------------------------|
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh   | KADAPA          | 27/04/2017                   |
| 2.    | 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                   |

## List of RCS (unserved and underserved) Airports Waterdrome (W) identified in 1st\_ and round of bidding 2nd 3rd

| No.   | State             | Owner                      | Date of Operationalis ation   | Airport                     | Status      | Remarks                             |
|-------|-------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1     | Andaman Nicobar   | INS                        |                               | Campbell (3) Bay            | Unserved    | Six months 0r readiness of airport  |
| 2     |                   | IAF                        |                               | Car Nicobar (3)             | Unserved    | Six months 0r readiness 0f airport  |
| 3     |                   | INS                        |                               | Shibpur (3)                 | Unserved    | Six months 0r readiness of airport_ |
| 4_    |                   | INS                        |                               | 3)                          | Unserved    | Six months 0r readiness of airport  |
| 5_    |                   | INS                        |                               | Long Island (W-3)           | Unserved    | Six months or readiness of airport  |
| 6_    |                   | INS                        |                               | Neil Port (W-3)             | Unserved    | Six months 0r readiness 0f airport  |
| 7_    | Andhra Pradesh    | AAI                        | 27-04-17                      | Kadapa                      | Underserved |                                     |
| 8_    |                   | AP Airports Dev. Ltd Corp. |                               | Kurnool (3)                 | Unserved    | Six months 0r readiness of airport  |
| 9     |                   | State Govt.                |                               | Parkasan Barrage ( W-3)     | Unserved    | Six months or readiness of airport  |
| 10_   | Arunachal Pradesh | IAF                        |                               | Passighat (2)               | Unserved    | Six months 0r readiness of airport  |
| 1_    |                   | AAI                        |                               | Tezu (2)                    | Unserved    | Six months 0r readiness of airport  |
| 12    | Assam             | AAI                        |                               | Rupsi (2)                   | Unserved    | Six months or readiness 0f airport  |
| 13    |                   | AAI)                       | 01-08-18                      |                             | Underserved |                                     |
| 14    |                   | AAI                        | 15-01-19                      | Lilabari                    | Underserved |                                     |
| 15    |                   | IAF (CE AAI)               | 26-04-18                      | Tezpur (2)                  | Underserved |                                     |
| 16    |                   | State Govt.                |                               | Guwahati River Front( W_ 3) | Unserved    | Six months 0r readiness of airport  |

| No.   | State       | Owner          | Date of Operationalis ation   | Airport                      | Status      | Remarks                             |
|-------|-------------|----------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------|-------------------------------------|
| 17    |             | State Govt:    |                               | Umrangso Reservoir (W- 3)    | Unserved    | Six months 0r readiness of airport  |
| 18.   | Bihar       | IAF            |                               | Darbhunga (2)                | Unserved    | Six months 0r readiness of airport  |
| 19.   | Chattisgarh | AAI            |                               | Bilaspur                     | Unserved    | Six months 0r readiness of          |
| 20.   |             | State Govt:    |                               | Ambikapur                    | Unserved    | readiness of airport                |
| 21.   |             | JSPL           |                               | Raigarh (Jindal)             | Unserved    | Six months Or readiness of airport  |
| 22    |             | State Govt:    | 14-06-18                      | Jagdalpur                    | Unserved    |                                     |
| 23 .  | Daman & Diu | AAI            | 24-02-18                      | Diu                          | Underserved |                                     |
| 24.   |             | AAI            |                               | Daman (3)                    | Unserved    | Six months 0r readiness of airport  |
| 25.   | Gujarat     | AAI            | 01-05-18                      | Bhavnagar                    | Underserved |                                     |
| 26.   |             | AAI            | 17-02-18                      | Jamnagar                     | Underserved |                                     |
| 27    |             | AAI            |                               | Kandla                       | Un served   |                                     |
| 28_   |             | AAI            | 10-07-17                      | Porbandar                    | Underserved |                                     |
| 29.   |             | TATA Chemicals |                               | Mithapur (Dwarka)            | Unserved    | Six months 0r 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 0r readiness of airport  |
| 35.   | Haryana     | State Govt.    |                               | Hissar (2)                   | Unserved    | Six months 0r readiness 0f airport_ |
| 36.   |             | IAF            |                               | Ambala (3)                   | Unserved    | Six months 0r 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 0r readiness of airport                                                    |
| 39.     | Jammu and Kashmir | IAF             |                               | Kargil (2)         | Unserved    | Six months or readiness of airport                                                    |
| 40.     |                   | IAF             |                               | Thoise (3)         | Underserved | Six months 0r readiness of airport                                                    |
| 41      | Jharkhand         | TATA Steel Ltd. |                               | Jamshedpur         | Unserved    | Six months Or readiness of airport                                                    |
| 42_     |                   | SAIL            |                               | Bokaro (2)         | Unserved    | Six months or readiness 0f                                                            |
| 43 .    |                   | State Govt.     |                               | Dumka (2)          | Unserved    | Land yepoo be acquired by State Government yet                                        |
| 44      |                   | State Govt:     |                               | Hazaribagh (3)     | Unserved    | Land to be acquired by State Government yet                                           |
| 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 belongs to MSPL.Govt: of Karnataka is yet to takeover airport_ |
| 48.     |                   | AAI             | 14-05-18                      | Hubli (2)          | Underserved |                                                                                       |
| 49.     |                   | State Govt:     |                               | Kalaburgi (3)      | Unserved    | Six months 01 readiness of airport                                                    |
| 50      |                   | AAI             | 01-05-19                      | Belgaum (3)        | Underserved |                                                                                       |
| 51_     | Kerala            | KIAL            | 25-01-19                      | Kannur             | Unserved    |                                                                                       |
| 52.     | Madhya Pradesh    | IAF             | 31-05-17                      | Gwalior            | Underserved |                                                                                       |
| 53      | Maharashtra       | AAI             | 23-12-17                      | Jalgaon            | Unserved    |                                                                                       |
| 54_     |                   | AAI             | 08-04-18                      | Kolhapur           | Unserved    |                                                                                       |
| 55.     |                   | AAI             |                               | Sholapur           | Unserved    | Chimney obstacles are yet                                                             |

| S_ No.   | State              | Owner                  | Date of Operationalis ation   | Airport             | Status      | Remarks                             |
|----------|--------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------|-------------|-------------------------------------|
| 56_      |                    | HAL                    | 23-12-17                      | Ozar (Nasik)        | Unserved    | by State Government                 |
| 57       |                    | MIDC                   | 27-04-17                      | Nanded              | Unserved    |                                     |
|          |                    | MADC                   |                               | Amravati (3)        | Unserved    | Six months 0r readiness of          |
| 59.      |                    |                        |                               | Sindhudurg (3)      | Unserved    | 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 0r readiness of airport  |
| 63       | Odisha             | AAI                    | 22-09-18                      | Jharsuguda          | Unserved    |                                     |
| 64.      |                    | PSU SAIL               |                               | Rourkela            | Unserved    | Six months 0r readiness of airport  |
| 65.      |                    | State Govt.            |                               | Utkela              | Unserved    | Six months 0r readiness of airport  |
| 66       |                    | State Govt. Air Odisha |                               | Jeypore             | Unserved    | Six months 0r readiness of" airport |
| 67.      | Pondicherry (U.T)) | AAI                    | 16-08-17                      | Pondicherry         | Underserved |                                     |
| 68.      | Punjab             | AAI                    | 02-09-17                      | Ludhiana            |             |                                     |
| 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    |                                     |

| S No.   | State         | Owner                        | Date of Operationalis ation   | Airport               | Status      | Remarks                                                                  |
|---------|---------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 74_     |               | AAI                          | 08-10-18                      | Kishangarh            | Unserved    |                                                                          |
| 75.     |               | IAF                          |                               | Uterlai (2)           | Unserved    | Six months or readiness of airport                                       |
| 76.     |               | AAI                          |                               | Kota (3)              | Unserved    | Six months O1 readiness of airport                                       |
| 77 .    | Sikkim        | AAI                          | 04-10-18                      | Pakyong               | Unserved    |                                                                          |
| 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 0r readiness of                                               |
| 82      |               | Naval Air Station            |                               | Ramnad (3)            | Unserved    | Land oport extension of runway is to be acquired by State Government yet |
| 83 .    | Telangana     | State Govt.                  |                               | Nagarjuna (W-3) Sagar | Unserved    | readiness of airport                                                     |
| 84.     | Uttar Pradesh | Civil Enclave- AAI           | 08-12-17                      | Agra                  | Underserved |                                                                          |
| 85.     |               | Civil Enclave- AAI           | 03-07-18                      | Kanpur (chakeri)      | Unserved    |                                                                          |
| 86.     |               | State Govt.                  |                               | Aligarh (2)           | Unserved    | Six months or readiness of airport                                       |
| 87.     |               | State Govt.                  |                               | Azamgarh (2)          | Unserved    | Six months 0r readiness of airport                                       |
| 88.     |               | IAF                          |                               | Bareilly (2)          | Unserved    | readiness of airport                                                     |
| 89.     |               |                              |                               | Chitrakoot (2)        | Unserved    | Six months Or readiness of airport                                       |
| 90.     |               | AAI                          |                               | Jhansi (2)            | Unserved    | Six months 0r readiness of                                               |

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

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

| SN   | Row Labels        | Airport            | Owner            | Likely date of operationalization                              |
|------|-------------------|--------------------|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1    | Arunachal Pradesh | DAPARIZO           | ARMY             | Within 60 days from readiness of heliports by State Government |
| 2    |                   | Itanagar(H)        |                  | Within 60 days from readiness of heliports 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 |
|      |                   | ZIRO               | IAF              | Within 60 days from readiness of heliports by State Government |
| 7    | Assam             | Nagaon(H)          | State Govt.      | Within 60 days from readiness of heliports by State Government |
| 8    | Himachal Pradesh  | Kasauli(H)         | ARMY             | Within 60 days from readiness of heliports by State Government |
| 9_   |                   | Manali(H)          | DRDO             | Within 60 days from readiness of heliports by State Government |
| 10.  |                   | Mandi(H)           | State Govt:      | Within 60 days from readiness of heliports by State Government |
| 11.  |                   | NathpaJhakri(H)    | State Govt.      | Within 60 days from readiness of heliports by State Government |
| 12.  |                   | Rampur(H)          | State Govt_      | Within 60 days from readiness of heliports by State Government |
| 13   |                   | Shimla(H) Annadale | State Government | Operation commenced from Shimla Airport                        |
| 14.  | Manipur           | Jiribam(H)         | State Govt       | Within 60 days from readiness of heliports by State Government |
| 15.  |                   | Moreh(H)           | Assam Rifles     | Within 60 days from readiness of heliports by State Government |
| 16.  |                   | Parbung(H)         | Assam Rifles     | Within 60 days from readiness of heliports by State Government |
| 17   |                   | Tamenglong(H)      | Assam Rifles     | Within 60 days from readiness of heliports by State Government |
| 18_  |                   | Thanlon(H)         | Assam Rifles     | Within 60 days from readiness of heliports by State Government |
| 19.  | Uttarakhand       | Almora(H)          | ARMY             | Within 60 days from readiness of heliports by State Government |
| 20_  |                   | CHINYALI SAUR      | State Govt.      | Within 60 days from readiness of heliports by State Government |
| 21_  |                   | Dharchula(H)       | ARMY             | Within 60 days from readiness of heliports                     |

|     |                  |             | by State Government                                            |
|-----|------------------|-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 22. | GAUCHER          |             | Within 60 days from readiness of heliports by State Government |
| 23. |                  | State Govt: | Within 60 days from readiness of heliports by State Government |
| 24. | Haridwar(H)      | State Govt. | Within 60 days from readiness of heliports by State Government |
| 25. | Joshimath(H)     | ARMY        | Within 60 from readiness of heliports by State Government days |
| 26  | Mussoorie(H)     | State Govt: | Within 60 days from readiness of heliports by State Government |
| 27_ | Nainital(H)      | ARMY        | Within 60 days from readiness of heliports by State Government |
| 28. | New Tehri(hH)    | State Govt_ | Within 60 days from readiness of heliports by State Government |
| 29. | Ramnagar(H)      | State Govt  | Within 60 days from readiness of heliports by State Government |
| 30. | Sahastradhara(H) | State Govt. | Within 60 days from readiness of heliports by State Government |
| 31. | Srinagar(H)      | State Govt. | Within 60 days from readiness of heliports by State Government |