Lok Sabha Question No. 940 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-27
Subject: Flight Operation at Military Base
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Deepak Baij

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 940 (To be answered on the June 2019) 27th

## FLIGHT OPERATION AT MILITARY BASE

940.

SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (whether\_the Government is considering to allow flight operations at Military Airbases to increase domestic air connectivityg
- (b) if the number of such Airbases and the time by which the operations are to be started, State-wise; and flight likely
- to Aviation companies in such new operations?

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

- (a) and (b): Yes State-wise list of Defence Airports, used for civilian operations is enclosed as Annexure-I flight Sir ,
- 9: No exemptions are granted to Aviation Companies in Defence Airbases Hcwever; if such airbase/civil enclave is an RCS airport; the exemptiones allowed to Selected Airline\_Operators as provided under Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik): As per the connecting regional airports including the defence .irpoets

## 1.Central Government

- RCS Airports for RCS Flights for a period of three years from the date of notification of this Scheme
- ii) Freedom to enter into code sharing arrangements with domestic as well as Seteicational airlines pursuant to applicable regulations and prevailing aif service agreements.
- 2.State Governments at RCS Airports within their States:
- ii) Provision of security and fire services free of cost at RCS Airports.
- i) Reduction of Value Added Tax (VAT) to 1% or less on ATF at RCS Airports located within the State for a period of ten years from the date of notification of RCS UDAN.
3. Airport Operators:
- ii) SAOs shall be allowed to undertake ground handling for their RCS Flights at all airports.
- 1) Airport operators shall not levy Landing Charges and Parking Charges
- iii) Airports Authority of India (AAI) shall not any Terminal Navigation Landing Charges (TNLC) on RCS Flights levy
- iv) Route Navigation and Facilitation Charges (RNFC) will be levied by AAI on a discounted basis @ 42.50% of Normal Rates on RCS Flights.

Inaddition to above, Central Government and State Governments provide VGF, which is shared between Ministry of Civil Aviation and the State Government in the ratio of 80:20 whereas for the States in NorthEastern region Union Teritories (UT's) the ratio will be 90:10.

| LIST OF DEFENCE AIRPORTS   | LIST OF DEFENCE AIRPORTS   | LIST OF DEFENCE AIRPORTS   |
|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|                            | ANDHRA PRADESH             | VISAKHAPATNAM (CE)         |
| 2                          | ASSAM                      | JORHAT (CE)                |
| 3                          | ASSAM                      | SILCHAR (CE)               |
|                            | ASSAM                      | TEZPUR (CE)                |
| 5                          | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS  | PORTBLAIR (CE)             |
| 6                          | ARUNACHAL PRADESH          | PASSIGHAT (CE)             |
| 7                          | CHANDIGARH (UT)            | CHANDIGARH (CE)            |
| 8                          | GOA                        | GOA (CE)                   |
| 9                          | GUJARAT                    | BHUJ (CE)                  |
| 10                         | GUJARAT                    | JAMNAGAR (CE)              |
| 11                         | JAMMU & KASHMIR            | JAMMU (CE)                 |
| 12                         | JAMMU & KASHMIR            | LEH (CE)                   |
| 13                         | JAMMU & KASHMIR            | SRINAGAR (CE)              |
| 14                         | KARNATAKA                  | BANGALORE (CE)             |
| 15                         | MADHYA PRADESH             | GWALIOR (CE)               |
| 16                         | MAHARASHTRA                | PUNE (CE)                  |
| 17                         | PUNJAB                     | ADAMPUR (CE)               |
| 18                         | PUNJAB                     | BHATINDA (CE)              |
| 19                         | PUNJAB                     | PATHANKOT (CE)             |
| 20                         | RAJASTHAN                  | BIKANER (CE)               |
| 21                         | RAJASTHAN                  | JAISALMER (CE)             |
| 22                         | RAJASTHAN                  | JODHPUR (CE)               |
| 23                         | UTTAR PRADESH              | AGRA (CE)                  |
| 24                         | UTTAR PRADESH              | ALLAHABAD (CE)             |
| 25                         | UTTAR PRADESH              | GORAKHPUR (CE)             |
| 26                         | UTTAR PRADESH              | KANPUR (CHAKERI) (CE)      |
| 27                         | WEST BENGAL                | BAGDOGRA (CE)              |

CE-Civil Enclave

## ANNEXURE-I