Lok Sabha Question No. 4064 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: UDAN Scheme
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Anantkumar  Hegde

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

4064 (To be answered on the I2th December 2019)

## UDAN SCHEME

## 4064 SHRI ANANTKUMAR HEGDE

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the number of flights started and operationalised till date under UDAN scheme, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government is aware of low success rate of flights under UDAN scheme in north east region as compared to the rest of the country; and
- (c) if the reasons therefor and the corrective steps being taken by the Government in this regard? S0,

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

(a) to (c): Under Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik), 236 RCS routes have been commenced by Selected Airline Operators (SAOs): Details of such RCS routes commenced s0 far are attached as Annexure. RCS UDAN is market driven scheme. The interested airlines based on their assessment of demand on particular routes submit their proposals at the time of bidding under RCS UDAN Further, States of North Eastern Region have been included as Priority Area(s) in the RCS UDAN version 2.0. Helicopter services have also been included in the scheme for better connectivity of Priority Area(s). In Priority Area(s) the number of RCS Flights to be operated on RCS Routes in a week with Viability Funding (VGF) shall be & minimum of three (3) and a maximum of fourteen (14) departures per week from the same RCS Airport s0 that the RCS Flights are Operated on at least three (3) of the week In addition to above; enhanced VGF has also been offered on certain types of aircraft categories in the RCS UDAN document: Gap days

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## RCS-UDAN1.0

| Sr. No   | Departure Airport (State)   | Arrival Airport (State)   |
|----------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1        | BHATINDA (Punjab)           | DELHI                     |
| 2        | DELHI                       | BHATINDA (Punjab)         |
| 3        | SHIMLA (HP)                 | DELHI                     |
| 4        | DELHI                       | SHIMLA (HP)               |
| 5        | KADAPA (Andhra Pradesh)     | HYDERABAD (Telangana)     |
| 6_       | HYDERABAD (Telangana)       | KADAPA (Andhra Pradesh)   |
| 7        | NANDED (Maharashtra)        | HYDERABAD (Telangana)     |
| 8        | HYDERABAD (Telangana)       | NANDED (Maharashtra)      |
| 9        | GWALIOR (MP)                | DELHI                     |
| 10.      | GWALIOR (MP)                | INDORE (MP)               |
| 11_      | INDORE (MP)                 | GWALIOR (MP)              |
| 12       | KANDLA (Gujarat)            | MUMBAI (Maharashtra)      |
| 13.      | MUMBAI (Maharashtra)        | KANDLA (Gujarat)          |
| 14.      | PORBANDAR (Gujarat)         | MUMBAI (Maharashtra)      |
| 15.      | HYDERABAD (Telangana)       | PONDICHERRY               |
| 16.      | PONDICHERRY                 | HYDERABAD (Telangana)     |
| 17 .     | DELHI                       | LUDHIANA (Punjab)         |
| 18.      | LUDHIANA (Punjab)           | DELHI                     |
| 19.      | CHENNAI (Tamil Nadu)        | MYSORE (Karnataka)        |
| 20       | MYSORE (Karnataka)          | CHENNAI (Tamil Nadu)      |
| 21_      | HYDERABAD (Telangana)       | VIDYANAGAR (Karnataka)    |
| 22       | VIDYANAGAR(Karnataka)       | HYDERABAD (Telangana)     |
| 23_      | BIKANER (Rajasthan)         | DELHI                     |

## Annexure

## Statement referred to in reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4064 for answer on 12.12.2019 List of RCS routes commenced under RCS-UDAN

(As on 07.12.2019)

| Sr. No   | Departure Airport (State)   | Arrival Airport (State)    |
|----------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
| 24.      | DELHI                       | BIKANER (Rajasthan)        |
| 25.      | JAIPUR (Rajasthan)          | JAISALMER (Rajasthan)      |
| 26.      | JAISALMER (Rajasthan)       | JAIPUR (Rajasthan)         |
| 27_      | CHENNAI (Tamil Nadu)        | KADAPA (Andhra Pradesh)    |
| 28.      | KADAPA (Andhra Pradesh)     | CHENNAI (Tamil Nadu)       |
| 29_      | MUMBAI (Maharashtra)        | NANDED (Maharashtra)       |
| 30.      | NANDED(Maharashtra)         | MUMBAI (Maharashtra)       |
| 31.      | AGRA (UP)                   | JAIPUR (Rajasthan)         |
| 32       | JAIPUR (Rajasthan)          | AGRA (UP)                  |
| 33.      | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)         | JAMNAGAR (Gujarat)         |
| 34.      | JAMNAGAR (Gujarat)          | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)        |
| 35_      | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)         | MUNDRA (Gujarat)           |
| 36.      | MUNDRA (Gujarat)            | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)        |
| 37       | AHMEDABAD(Gujarat)          | DIU                        |
| 38.      | DIU                         | AHMEDABAD(Gujarat)         |
| 39.      | BANGALORE (Karnataka)       | VIDYANAGAR (Karnataka)     |
| 40.      | VIDYANAGAR (Karnataka)      | BANGALORE (Karnataka)      |
| 41.      | KADAPA (Andhra Pradesh)     | VIJAYWADA (Andhra Pradesh) |
| 42       | VIJAYWADA (Andhra Pradesh)  | KADAPA (Andhra Pradesh)    |
| 43       | CHENNAI (Tamil Nadu)        | SALEM (Tamil Nadu)         |
| 44.      | SALEM (Tamil Nadu)          | CHENNAI (Tamil Nadu)       |
| 45       | DELHI                       | PATHANKOT (Punjab)         |
| 46.      | PATHANKOT (Punjab)          | DELHI                      |
| 47.      | ADAMPUR (Punjab)            | DELHI                      |
| 48_      | DELHI                       | ADAMPUR (Punjab)           |
| 49.      | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)         | BHAVNAGAR (Gujarat)        |
| 50.      | BHAVNAGAR (Gujarat)         | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)        |
| 51.      | DELHI                       | KANPUR (UP)                |
| 52_      | KANPUR (UP)                 | DELHI                      |

|   Sr. No | Airport (State) Departure   | Arrival Airport (State)   |
|----------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|       53 | PANTNAGAR (Uttarakhand)     | DEHRADUN (Uttarakhand)    |
|       54 | DEHRADUN (Uttarakhand)      | PANTNAGAR (Uttarakhand)   |

## RCS-UDAN2.0

| Sr. No   | Departure Airport                   | Arrival Airport                   |
|----------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1        | BIKANER (Rajasthan)                 | JAIPUR (Rajasthan)                |
| 2.       | JAIPUR (Rajasthan)                  | BIKANER (Rajasthan)               |
| 3        | BHATINDA (Punjab)                   | JAMMU (J&K)                       |
| 4.       | JAMMU (J&K)                         | BHATINDA (Punjab)                 |
| 5_       | KOLKATA (WB)                        | TEZPUR (Assam)                    |
| 6        | TEZPUR (Assam)                      | KOLKATA (WB)                      |
| 7_       | CHENNAI (Tamil Nadu)                | HUBLI (Karnataka)                 |
| 8        | HUBLI (Karnataka)                   | CHENNAI (Tamil Nadu)              |
| 9        | HUBLI (Karnataka)                   | HYDERABAD (Telangana)             |
| 10_      | HYDERABAD (Telangana)               | HUBLI (Karnataka)                 |
| 11.      | ALLAHABAD (UP)                      | LUCKNOW                           |
| 12_      | LUCKNOW (UP)                        | ALLAHABAD (UP)                    |
| 13.      | ALLAHABAD (UP)                      | PATNA (Bihar)                     |
| 14.      | PATNA (Bihar)                       | ALLAHABAD (UP)                    |
| 15_      | DELHI                               | OZAR(Maharashtra)                 |
| 16.      | OZAR (Maharashtra)                  | DELHI                             |
| 17       | ALLAHABAD (UP)                      | INDORE (MP)                       |
| 18.      | INDORE (MP)                         | ALLAHABAD (UP)                    |
| 19_      | ALLAHABAD (UP)                      | NAGPUR (Maharashtra)              |
| 20       | NAGPUR (Maharashtra)                | ALLAHABAD (UP)                    |
| 21.      | HUBLI (Karnataka)                   | COCHIN (Kerala) HUBLI (Karnataka) |
| 22       | COCHIN (Kerala)                     | HUBLI (Karnataka)                 |
| 23.      | GOA                                 |                                   |
|          | HUBLI (Karnataka)                   | GOA                               |
| 25_      | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)                 | HUBLI (Karnataka)                 |
| 26.      | HUBLI (Karnataka)                   | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)               |
| 27.      | CHENNAI (Tamil Nadu)                | HUBLI (Karnataka)                 |
| 28_      | HUBLI (Karnataka)                   | CHENNAI (Tamil Nadu)              |
| 29.      | JORHAT (Assam)                      | KOLKATA (WB)                      |
| 30.      | KOLKATA (WB)                        | JORHAT (Assam)                    |
| 31.      | PAKYONG (Sikkim)                    | KOLKATA (WB)                      |
| 32. 33   | KOLKATA (WB) KISHANGARH (Rajasthan) | PAKYONG (Sikkim) DELHI            |

| Sr. No   | Departure Airport         | Arrival Airport                             |
|----------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| 34_      | DELHI                     | KISHANGARH (Rajasthan)                      |
| 35       | GUWAHATI (Assam)          | PAKYONG (Sikkim)                            |
| 36.      | PAKYONG (Sikkim)          | GUWAHATI (Assam)                            |
| 37.      | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)       | JAISALMER (Rajasthan)                       |
| 38.      | JAISALMER(Rajasthan)      | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)                         |
| 39_      | ALLAHABAD (UP)            |                                             |
| 40_      | BANGALORE (Karnataka)     | ALLAHABAD (UP)                              |
| 41_      | JAISALMER (Rajasthan)     | SURAT (Gujarat)                             |
| 42.      | SURAT (Gujarat)           | JAISALMER (Rajasthan)                       |
| 43.      | KOLHAPUR (Maharashtra)    | HYDERABAD (Telangana)                       |
| 44.      | HYDERABAD (Telangana)     | KOLHAPUR (Maharashtra)                      |
| 45       | KOLHAPUR (Maharashtra)    | BANGALORE (Karnataka)                       |
| 46.      | BANGALORE (Karnataka)     | KOLHAPUR (Maharashtra)                      |
| 47 .     | AHEMDABAD (Gujarat)       | PORBANDAR (Gujarat)                         |
| 48.      | PORBANDAR (Gujarat)       | AHEMDABAD                                   |
| 49       | AHEMDABAD (Gujarat)       | JAISELMER (Rajasthan)                       |
| 50.      | JAISELMER (Rajasthan)     | AHEMDABAD (Gujarat)                         |
| 51.      | KOLKATA (WB)              | LILABARI (Assam)                            |
| 52.      | LILABARI (Assam)          | KOLKATA (WB)                                |
| 53_      | DEHRADUN (Uttarakhand)    | PITHORAGARH (Uttarakhand)                   |
| 54_      | PITHORAGARH (Uttarakhand) | DEHRADUN Uttarakhand)                       |
| 55.      | PANTNAGAR (Uttarakhand)   | PITHORAGARH (Uttarakhand)                   |
| 56       | PITHORAGARH (Uttarakhand) | PANTNAGAR (Uttarakhand)                     |
| 57       | KANNUR (Kerala)           | BANGALORE (Karnataka)                       |
| 58       | BANGALORE (Karnataka)     | KANNUR (Kerala)                             |
| 59.      | KANNUR (Kerala)           | CHENNAI (Tamil Nadu)                        |
| 60_      | CHENNAI (Tamil Nadu)      | KANNUR (Kerala)                             |
| 61       | KANNUR (Kerala)           | GOA                                         |
| 62.      | GOA                       | KANNUR (Kerala)                             |
| 63       | KANNUR (Kerala)           | HUBLI (Karnataka)                           |
| 64.      | HUBLI (Karnataka)         | KANNUR (Kerala)                             |
| 65.      | TIRUPATI (Andhra Pradesh) | HUBLI (Karnataka)                           |
| 66       | HUBLI (Karnataka)         | TIRUPATI (Andhra Pradesh)                   |
| 67_      | HYDERABAD (Telangana)     | NASIK (Maharashtra)                         |
| 68.      | NASIK (Maharashtra)       | HYDERABAD (Telangana)                       |
|          | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)       | NASIK (Maharashtra)                         |
| 70.      | NASIK (Maharashtra)       | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)                         |
| 71_      | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)       | NASIK (Maharashtra)                         |
| 72       | NASIK (Maharashtra)       | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)                         |
| 73.      | CHANDIGARH (UT)           | SHIMLA (Himachal Pradesh)                   |
| 74.      | SHIMLA (Himachal Pradesh) | CHANDIGARH (UT) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (Kerala) |
| 75.      | KANNUR (Kerala)           |                                             |

| Sr. No   | Departure Airport              | Arrival Airport                |
|----------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 76.      | THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (Kerala)    | KANNUR (Kerala)                |
| 77.      | COCHIN (Kerala)                | KANNUR (Kerala)                |
| 78.      | KANNUR (Kerala)                | COCHIN (Kerala)                |
| 79       | MUMBAI (Maharashtra)           | ALLAHABAD (UP)                 |
| 80.      | ALLAHABAD (UP)                 | MUMBAI (Maharashtra)           |
| 81_      | KOLHAPUR (Maharashtra)         | HYDERABAD (Telangana)          |
| 82       | HYDERABAD (Telangana)          | KOLHAPUR (Maharashtra)         |
| 83_      | KOLHAPUR Maharashtra)          | TIRUPATI (Andhra Pradesh)      |
| 84.      | TIRUPATI (Andhra Pradesh)      | KOLHAPUR(Maharashtra)          |
| 85.      | SHIMLA (Himachal Pradesh)      | KULLU (Himachal Pradesh)       |
| 86.      | KULLU (Himachal Pradesh)       | SHIMLA (Himachal Pradesh)      |
| 87.      | SHIMLA (Himachal Pradesh)      | DHARAMSHALA (Himachal Pradesh) |
| 88.      | DHARAMSHALA (Himachal Pradesh) |                                |
| 89_      | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)            | KANDLA (Gujarat)               |
| 90.      | KANDLA (Gujarat)               | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)            |
| 91.      | KOLKATA (WB)                   | ALLAHABAD (UP)                 |
| 92_      | ALLAHABAD (UP)                 | KOLKATA (WB)                   |
| 93       | ALLAHABAD (UP)                 | RAIPUR (CG)                    |
| 94.      | RAIPUR (CG)                    | ALLAHABAD (UP)                 |
|          | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)            | JALGAON (Maharashtra)          |
| 96.      | JALGAON (Maharashtra)          | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)            |
| 97 .     | HINDAN (UP)                    | PITHORAGARH (Uttarakhand)      |
| 98.      | PITHORAGARH (Uttarakhand)      | HINDAN (UP)                    |
| 99_      | HINDON (UP)                    | HUBLI (Karnataka)              |
| 100.     | HUBLI (Karnataka)              | HINDON (UP)                    |
| 101.     | Kandla (Gujarat)               | Ahmedabad (Gujarat)            |
| 102_     | Ahmedabad (Gujarat)            | Kandla (Gujarat)               |
| 103.     | HYDERABAD (Telangana)          | HUBLI (Karnataka)              |
| 104_     | HUBLI (Karnataka)              | HYDERABAD (Telangana)          |

## RCS-UDAN3.0

| Sr. No   | Departure Airport      | Arrival Airport        |
|----------|------------------------|------------------------|
| 1        | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)    | UDAIPUR (Rajasthan)    |
| 2_       | UDAIPUR (Rajasthan)    | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)    |
| 3        | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)    | KISHANGARH (Rajasthan) |
| 4        | KISHANGARH (Rajasthan) | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)    |
| 5_       | AMRITSAR (Punjab)      | JAIPUR (Rajasthan)     |
| 6.       | JAIPUR (Rajasthan)     | AMRITSAR               |
| 7        | BHOPAL (MP)            | UDAIPUR (Rajasthan)    |
| 8        | UDAIPUR (Rajasthan)    | BHOPAL (MP)            |
| 9        | DELHI                  | JHARSUGUDA (Odisha)    |
| 10       | JHARSUGUDA (Odisha)    | DELHI                  |
|          | GUWAHATI (Assam)       | LILABARI (Assam)       |
| 12.      | LILABARI (Assam)       | GUWAHATI (Assam)       |
| 13_      | HYDERABAD (Telangana)  | JHARSUGUDA (Odisha)    |
| 14_      | JHARSUGUDA (Odisha)    | HYDERABAD (Telangana)  |
| 15.      | JHARSUGUDA (Odisha)    | KOLKATA (WB)           |
| 16.      | KOLKATA (WB)           | JHARSUGUDA (Odisha)    |
| 17.      | KISHNGARH (Rajasthan)  | HYDERABAD (Telangana)  |
| 18.      | HYDERABAD (Telangana)  | KISHNGARH (Rajasthan)  |
| 19       | HYDERABAD (Telangana)  | BELGAUM (Karnataka)    |
| 20.      | BELGAUM (Karnataka)    | HYDERABAD (Telangana)  |
|          | HYDERABAD (Telangana)  | GWALIOR (MP)           |
| 22_      | GWALIOR (MP)           | HYDERABAD (Telangana)  |
| 23       | JAMMU (&K)             | GWALIOR (MP)           |
| 24.      | GWALIOR (MP)           | JAMMU (J&K)            |
| 25.      | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)    | BELGAUM (Karnataka)    |
| 26.      | BELGAUM (Karnataka)    | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat)    |
| 27 .     | PUNE (Maharashtra)     | BELGAUM (Karnataka)    |
| 28_      | BELGAUM (Karnataka)    | PUNE (Maharashtra)     |
| 29_      | JHARSUGUDA (Odisha)    | RAIPUR (CG)            |
| 30.      | RAIPUR (CG)            | JHARSUGUDA (Odisha)    |
| 31.      | JHARSUGUDA (Odisha)    | BHUBANESHWAR           |

| Sr. No   | Departure Airport               | Arrival Airport                 |
|----------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 32       | BHUBANESHWAR (Odisha)           | JHARSUGUDA (Odisha)             |
| 33.      | JHARSUGUDA (Odisha)             | KOLKATA (WB)                    |
| 34.      | KOLKATA (WB)                    | JHARSUGUDA (Odisha)             |
| 35.      | BANGALORE (Karnataka)           | MYSORE (Karnataka)              |
| 36.      | MYSORE (Karnataka)              | BANGALORE (Karnataka)           |
| 37 .     | GWALIOR (MP)                    | BANGALORE (Karnataka)           |
| 38.      | BANGALORE (Karnataka)           | GWALIOR (MP)                    |
| 39.      | KOLKATA (WB)                    | GWALIOR (MP)                    |
| 40.      | GWALIOR (MP)                    | KOLKATA (WB)                    |
| 41.      | MUMBAI (Maharashtra)            | BELGAUM (Karnataka)             |
| 42_      | BELGAUM (Karnataka)             | MUMBAI (Maharashtra)            |
| 43.      | MUMBAI (Maharashtra)            | DURGAPUR (WB)                   |
| 44.      | DURGAPUR (WB)                   | MUMBAI (Maharashtra)            |
| 45.      | MYSORE (Karnataka)              | HYDERABAD (Telangana)           |
| 46.      | HYDERABAD (Telangana)           | MYSORE (Karnataka)              |
|          | MYSORE (Karnataka)              | GOA                             |
| 48.      | GOA                             | MYSORE (Karnataka)              |
| 49.      | MYSORE (Karnataka)              | COCHIN (Kerala)                 |
| 50.      | COCHIN (Kerala)                 | MYSORE (Karnataka)              |
| 51.      | KOLKATA (West Bengal)           | SHILLONG (Meghalaya)            |
| 52       | SHILLONG (Meghalaya)            | KOLKATA (West Bengal)           |
| 53.      | Mumbai (Maharashtra)            | Kolhapur (Maharashtra)          |
| 54.      | Kolhapur (Maharashtra)          | Mumbai (Maharashtra)            |
| 55.      | Mumbai (Maharashtra)            | Jalgaon (Maharashtra)           |
| 56.      | Jalgaon (Maharashtra)           | Mumbai (Maharashtra)            |
| 57 .     | Mumbai (Maharashtra)            | BELGAUM (Karnataka)             |
| 58       | BELGAUM (Karnataka)             | Mumbai (Maharashtra)            |
| 59.      | Rajamundry (Andhra Pradesh)     | Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) |
| 60.      | Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) | Rajamundry (Andhra Pradesh)     |
| 61_      | Nasik (Maharashtra)             | Pune (Maharashtra)              |
| 62.      | Pune (Maharashtra)              | Nasik (Maharashtra)             |
| 63.      | Hyderabad (Telangana)           | Belgaum (Karnataka)             |

| Sr. No   | Departure Airport              | Arrival Airport                |
|----------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 64       | Belgaum (Karnataka)            | Hyderabad (Telangana)          |
| 65.      | Hyderabad (Telangana)          | Mysore (Karnataka)             |
| 66.      | Mysore (Karnataka)             | Hyderabad (Telangana)          |
| 67 .     | Chennai (Tamil Nadu)           | DURGAPUR (WB)                  |
| 68.      | DURGAPUR (WB)                  | Chennai (Tamil Nadu)           |
| 69_      | Delhi                          | Agra (UP)                      |
| 70.      | Agra (UP)                      | Delhi                          |
| 71.      | Chandigarh (UT)                | Dharamshala(Himachal Pradesh)  |
| 72.      | Dharamshala(Himachal Pradesh)  | Chandigarh (UT)                |
| 73       | Bangalore (Karnataka)          | Kalaburgi (Gulbarga)-Karnataka |
| 74.      | Kalaburgi (Gulbarga)-Karnataka | Bangalore (Karnataka)          |
| 75.      | Guwahati (Assam)               | Dimapur (Nagaland)             |
| 76.      | Dimapur (Nagaland)             | Guwahati (Assam)               |
| 77       | Dimapur (Nagaland)             | Imphal (Manipur)               |
| 78.      | Imphal (Manipur)               | Dimapur (Nagaland)             |

UDAN 1.0 54

UDAN 2.0 104

UDAN 3.0 78

Total routes commenced: 236

Bold routes denotes:

Tourism Routes (10)

Italic routes denotes:

DoNER Routes (4)