Lok Sabha Question No. 1570 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-26
Subject: Growth of Aviation Sector
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Shrirang Appa Barne, PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, DHARMENDRA YADAV, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QESTION NO. : 1570 (To be answered on the 26th July 2018)

## GROWTH OF AVIATION SECTOR

1570.

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE

DR PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL

SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO

SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT

SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Union Government is keen to accelerate the growth of the aviation sector and make it accessible to the common man and if s0, the taken in this regard; steps
- (c) if so, the plan prepared by the Union Government to create fresh capacity and infrastructure;
- (b) whether this would require creation of fresh capacity and infrastructure to keep pace with the growing demand;
- (d) whether the Union Government is in an advanced stage of finalisation of a cargo policy which would play a complementary role to the civil aviation policy;
- (9) whether AAI CARO Division has already entered into agreements with Mitre Inc %f USA, Honeywell Technology Solutions; Boeing Industries, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras and Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi to made so far in this regard?
- (e) if so, whether there is a proposal to use the airport infrastructure and vacant spaces in airport area in a more efficient manner and promote movement of cargo when there is less traffic and if the prepared therefor; and plan

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(a) to (c): Madam ; Ministry of Civil Aviation has launched Regional Connectivity Scheme [Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik (UDAN)] in October; 2016 with the objective to facilitatelstimulate regional air connectivity to currently underserved and unserved airports by making it affordable. Further, as a Part of the NABH Nirman airport capacity expansion programme; the Government of India has proposed to increase the capacity of airports by 4 to 5 times to handle a billion passenger trips per ycar over the next 10 to 15 years: To meet the demand; Airports Authority 0f India (AAT) has embarked upon a CAPEX plan of Rs.20,000/crore in next four years for development ofvarious airports in the country: The Governmen: of India; Ministry of Civii Aviation has also granted Greenfield Airports across the country namely Mopa in Goa; Navi Mumbai, in Sikkim; Kushinagar and Noida (Jewar) in Uttar Pradesh; Dholera and Hirasar (Rajkot) in Gujarat; Karaikal in Puducherry and Dagadarthi; Bhogapuram and Oravakal in Acdhra Pradesh: Yes,

(: AAI CARO (Civil Aviation Research Organization) has entered into MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) with MITRIE; USA, Honeywell Technology Solutions and Indian Institute of Techaology, Madras: Details €n this regard are at Annexure Corp,\_

(d) & (e): Madam. Action has been initiated to formulate a new comprehensive National Air Cargo Policy (NACP) due account of the infrastructure at airports and efficient first and last mile connectivity for promoting cargo growth and sector developmen: Yes, taking

## Annexure

| S No.   | Organization                           | Scope of MoU                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Progress so far                                                                                                                         |
|---------|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         | MITRE Corp, USA                        | Development of a term partnership;(capability (supporting AAI in establishing R&D capability inkphase 1 and 2 completed) India to address Aviation infrastructure and Air Traffic Management (ATM) challenges long                                                                                                                                                                               | and knowledge of (so far HITL 2 MITRE has developed AAI Tech centre master plan 3. MITRE has developed) and  submitted ATM and R&D plan |
| 2       | Honeywell Technology Solutions         | Development of a term collaboration mutually beneficial engineering and activities to address AAI's infrastructure and Airkcontrol tape transcription Traffic Management challenges long                                                                                                                                                                                                         | onlJoint project of AAI and R&D Honeywell for (Phase-1) has been started                                                                |
| 3       | Indian Institute of Technology, Madras | Development of long term  collaboration, to arrive at beneficial solutions for   respective problem statements, ANS/Airport research and development activities which would in turn support AAI in addressing shortlisting aviation infrastructure and Air Traffic programs Management challenges and providing/initiated collaborative research platform for IIT-M researchers by Organization) | of research] has                                                                                                                        |