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Lok Sabha Question No. 565 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: Eligible Beneficiaries under PMAY-G
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SONA RAM CHOUDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 565

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2018

## ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES UNDER PMAY-G

## 565. COL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether certain States have performed very well in achieving the targets for the current year  2018-19  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Awaas  Yojana-Gramin  (PMAY-G)  which  was launched on 1st April, 2016 and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether  large  number  of  eligible  beneficiaries  of  the  standard  list  are  pending  and awaiting allotment like the State of Rajasthan where their number is about 10 lakh and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the State of Rajasthan has sent request to the Union Government for additional target of construction of 2 lakh houses against the allotted target of 70,000 houses and remaining target of 1.30 lakh pending and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Union  Government  proposes  to  allot  remaining  target  to  the  State  of Rajasthan; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

- (a) and (b) :  Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) is implemented from 1 st April, 2016.  The beneficiaries under PMAY-G are selected from Permanent Wait list (PWL) which  is  based  on  the  Socio-Economic  and  Caste  Census  (SECC),  2011  data  base  and  as verified by Gram Sabha. A statement indicating number of households included in the PWL, houses  allocated  and  houses  constructed  under  PMAY-G,  including  Rajasthan  is  given  at Annexure-I.
- (c), (d) and (e) : To capitalize on the momentum generated on construction of rural houses and allow advance planning, provisional target of 1,43,204 housing units for the year 2018-19 was communicated  to  the  State  of  Rajasthan  under  PMAY-G.  Further,  on  the  basis  of  better performance of the State, an additional target of 70,000 housing units was allocated to the State of  Rajasthan.  In  the  current  financial  year  against  the  target  of  1.0  crore  houses  to  be constructed during the year 2016-17 to 2018-19, the Ministry has already allocated 99,95,825 houses to the States/UTs and the remaining targets has been kept reserved at the national level for special projects. The Ministry is not in a position to allocate further additional target to the State of Rajasthan during the current financial year.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 563 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: Constant Tracking of Aircraf
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: K. ASHOK KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 563 (To be answered on the December 2018) I3th

## CONSTANT TRACKING OF AIRCRAFT

563. SHRI K ASHOK KUMAR

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

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be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether in order to prevent disappearance like to MH370 Directorate General of Civil Aviation has mandated case, the aircraft at 15 minute intervals constant tracking of particularly o routes over oceans;
- systems are already in place with them; and required as the

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

- (b) whether the operator shall establish an aircraft tracking track aeroplanes throughout its area of operations, if (c) whether all the airlines will be complaint with Whatever is thereof;
- (d) if s0, the details thereof?

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(a) MadGc Under theprovision %f CAR Section 8, Series 0, Part H para 3.5.3, DGCA has mandated operator constant tracking 0f aircraft of the in-flight operation fhat is planned in an oceanic area under the following conditions: Yes,

and a seating capacity greater than 19 and kg

(ii) Where an ATS unit obtains aeroplanes position information than 15 minute intervals. at greater

capability t9 track aeroplanes throughout its area of operations; under the

- capability.
Lok Sabha Question No. 562 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: Environmental Clearance for Expansion of Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: PONNUSAMY VENUGOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED NO. : 562 December 2018)

(To be answered on the

## ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE FOR EXPANSION OF AIRPORTS

## 562. DR P. VENUGOPAL

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Airports Authority of India (AAD) has sought various clearances from Environment Ministry for expansion of five airports;
- whether the AAI has sought the Ministry to prepare terms of reference for the expansion programmes Of many airports; and

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

- Ministry of Environment, Forest Ciimate Change (MoEF&CC) for expansion of various airports including Trichy, Chennai, Tirupati, Rajhamundry and Vijayawada
- (c) & (d): the MoEF&CC involves examination of proposal by the Expert Appraisal Committee, granting %f Terms of Referencez preparation of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Environment Management Plan (EMP) report, public hearing etc; Environment Clearance for Trichy, Chennai and Rajhamundry has been obtained from MoEF&CC The proposal for clearance in respect Of Vijayawada & Tirupati airports has already been examined by the Expert Appraisal Committee, which has granted Terms of Reference and has issued directions to prepare EIA-EMP report on the subject along with the public hearing
- (b) if s0, the details thereof;
- (d) if s0, the details thereof?
Lok Sabha Question No. 561 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: Dhubri-Phulbari Bridge
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: MAULANA BADRUDDIN AJMAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 561

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## DHUBRI-PHULBARI BRIDGE

## 561. SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the present status of a long pending public demand for construction of Dhubri-Phulbari Bridge over river Brahmaputra to connect Assam and Meghalaya with the rest of the nation;
- (b) whether the Government has ordered for preparation of DPR for Dhubri-Phulbari Bridge;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has received a demand for two wings at the bridge for access and benefit of the people of Mankachar, Goalpara etc.;
- (e) if so, the details thereof;
- (f) the reasons for delay in construction of this important bridge;
- (g) the steps taken by the Government for budgetary allocation for the construction of    the said bridge; and
- (h) the time by which the construction of bridge will start?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

- (a) to (c) The DPR for Dhubri-Phulbari Bridge has been finalized. The proposal is in the process of being evaluated by the Public Investment Board (PIB).
- (d) & (e) No Madam.
- (f) It  being  a  20  Km  long  bridge  project  with  Navigational span of 12.625 Km, a detailed investigation of soil and hydrology of the area was required to be carried out before finalization of the DPR.
- (g) The project is being funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and loan agreement has been signed in October, 2018.
- (h) Construction of Dhubri-Phulbari bridge is scheduled to be taken up during the financial year 2019-2020.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 560 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: Air India Incident
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: VASANTHI M.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

(To be answered on the

MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: : 560 December 2018) 13th

## AIR INDIA INCIDENT

560.

SHRIMATI VASANTHI M:

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether an Air India Express plane flew four hours with a ruptured belly;
- (c) whether the Directorate General of Civil Aviation has ordered any investigation into this tragedy; and

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

- a) to d) On 12.10.2018, Mls Air India Express B737 aircraft VT-AYD was involved in an accident while takeoff from Trichy Airport: The aircraft was operating flight AXB61I (Trichy-Dubai)

During takeoff from RWY27, the landing gear and belly %f the aircraft hit the localizer antenna and upper part of the aerodrome boundary wall As a result the portion of the boundary wall got broken and the ILS localizer antenna damaged: The aircraft flew in damaged condition for approximately 4hrs 20 min and landed safely at Mumbai.

The occurrence has been treated as an accident and is being investigated by Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB)

- (b) whether this flight was damaged when it hit the boundary wall of the airport during take off;
- (d) if s0, the findings thereon?
Lok Sabha Question No. 559 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: Import Duty on Textile Items
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: ADVOCATE NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.559 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2018

## IMPORT DUTY ON TEXTILE ITEMS

## 559. ADV. NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES be pleased to state:

वस्त्र मंरी

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  doubled  the  import  duty  on  textile items;
- (b)
- if so the details thereof;
- (c) the extent to which the move have benefitted the domestic manufacturers of these products;
- (d) whether  some  countries  still enjoy duty free access to Indian markets; and
- (e) if so, will it not adversely impact the domestic manufacturers?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज्य मंरी (श्री अजय टम्टा)

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES

## (SHRI AJAY TAMTA)

- (a) & (b): Yes, Government has doubled the import duty on 504 textile items including 22 fabric, 383 apparel, 75 carpets, 9 made-ups and 15
- others textile items.
- (c): As,  the  duty  has  been  increased  in  July  and  August  2018,  its impact  on  domestic  industry  can  be  assessed  only  after  two quarters post August 2018.
- (d)  &  (e): India  has  granted  duty  free  status  to  Bangladesh  under  SAFTA and has given duty free Tariff Rate Quota on eight million apparel pieces to Sri Lanka. Duty free access has been granted keeping in view  the  bilateral  relations  with  these  countries  which  provide access  to  each  other's  markets  on  reciprocal  basis.  Due  to  trade agreements, India had a textile and apparel trade surplus of US$ 1,911  mn  and  US$  505  mn  with  Bangladesh  and  Sri  Lanka respectively during 2017-18.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 557 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: Withdrawal of Gas-based Subsidy
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: SUKENDER REDDY GUTHA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.557 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2018

## WITHDRAWAL OF GAS-BASED SUBSIDY

## 557.   SHRI GUTHA SUKENDER REDDY:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  withdraw  the  subsidy extension  scheme  being  provided  to  gas-  based  power  plants  in  the country; (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the power producers' association has been requesting for extension  of  the  scheme  for  only  two  years  as  short  term  solution  to enable them make alternate arrangements, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the response of the Government to such request?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

(a) & (b) : To revive and improve utilization of gas based capacity in the country, Government of India sanctioned a scheme for utilization of gas based power generation capacity for the years 2015-16 and 2016-17. The scheme  envisaged  supply  of  imported  spot  RLNG  to  the  stranded  gas based plants as well as plants receiving domestic gas, selected through a reverse  e-biding  process.  The  scheme  also  envisaged  sacrifices  to  be made  collectively  by  all  stakeholders  and  support  from  Power  System Development Fund. The scheme ended on 31.03.2017.

(c) & (d) : Yes,  Madam.    Several  requests  from  Association  of  Power Producers have been received to reintroduce the aforesaid scheme and they are under consideration.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 556 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: Consumer Awareness on Advertisements
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: T.G. VENKATESH BABU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 556 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2018

## CONSUMER AWARENESS ON ADVERTISEMENTS

## 556. SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.

Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  amount  spent  by  the  Government  on  advertising  and publication  of  various  schemes  and  programmes  launched  during the last three years, Year-wise;
- (b) whether Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) proposes to invest  digitally  for  raising  the  average  consumer  awareness  on advertisements;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the new policy, if any, initiated by the Union Government to reduce the expenditure on advertisements; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING {COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (RETD.)}

(a): The total expenditure incurred by Bureau of Outreach & Communication (BOC) on Information, Communication and Education (ICE) campaigns  undertaken  in respect of various  schemes  and programmes of Government of India on behalf of different Ministries/Departments during last three years, is as under:

## (Rs. in Crore)

| Year    |   Amount Spent |
|---------|----------------|
| 2015-16 |        1188.85 |
| 2016-17 |        1285.77 |
| 2017-18 |        1337.26 |

(b)  &  (c):    The  Advertising  Standards  Council  of  India  (ASCI),  a  selfregulatory  voluntary  organization  of  advertising  industry,  is  active  on various  digital  platforms  like  Facebook,  Twitter,  Youtube,  Instagram, Linkedin and Whatsapp to raise awareness amongst people at large with regards to the advertisement codes framed by it.

(d)  &  (e):    The  expenditure  incurred  on  ICE  of  various  schemes  of Government  of  India  is  dynamic  in  nature  and  depends  on  their publicity  requirement,  keeping  in  view  the  target  audience,  budget availability, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 555 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: Teesta River Linking Project
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: PREM DAS RAI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES,

## RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 555

ANSWERED ON 13.12 .201 8

## TEESTA RIVER LINKING PROJECT

## 555. SHRI PREM DAS RAI

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) the status of inter linking of rivers project with regard to Teesta;

(b) the impact of the inter linking project on water availability in downstream areas; and

(c)  the  manner  in  which  the  decline  in  glacial  source  waters  due  to  climate  changes  h livelihood of mountain and lower riparian communities?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

## ( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a) & (b)As  envisaged  in  National  Perspective  Plan  (NPP)  for  Water  Resources  developm through Inter Basin Water Trans fer prepared by the then Ministry of Irrigation (now Ministry of Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation) in August 1980, National Water Developm Agency (NWDA) has identified 16 links under Peninsular and 14 links under Himalayan compo nt. One of the link namely Manas - S nkosh- Teesta - Ganga (MSTG) link under the Himalayan Component of NPP envisages diversion of the surplus waters of Manas and Sankosh rivers with supplem from  the  intermediate  major  streams  namely  Aie,  Raidak,  Torsa and  Jaldhaka  for  the  benefit  of augmenting  the  flows  of  Ganga  at  Farakka  and  further  transfer  to  water  scarce  areas  of Pennar and Cauvery basins and providing irrigation facilities to the enroute command areas the Teesta basin for meetin g the requirements of North Bengal. No transfer of water from Teesta is envisaged. Pre -Feasibility Report of this link has been prepared by NWDA.

(c)The  contribution  of  the  glaciers  to  the  river  flow  depends  upon  the  size  and  proper glacier and temperature. Most of the contribution due to glacier is received in the down during  the  months  when  temperature  remains  high,  e.g.  April  to  June  in  north  India.  I contribution  of  glacier  reduces  in  lean  season  due  to  any  r eason,  the  livelihood  of  mountain communities and lower riparian communities dependent on these sources would be adversely af Snow  melt  and  glaciers  melt  is  cyclic  process  which  rejuvenate  the  river  in  non - monsoon  season. From available flow data on certain sites in Teesta Basin , no specific trend on increase / decrease availability of water in River Teesta has been observed especially in summer season.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 554 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: Direct Benefit Transfer
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.554 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2018

## DIRECT BENEFIT TRANSFER

## 554.   SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there are any plans for introducing Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mechanism to disburse the power subsidies, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether pilot studies have been conducted in this regard, if so, the details thereof along with the key findings and benefits of such policy; and
- (c) the mechanism to assess the exact subsidies in case of agricultural sector here the beneficiaries are often unmetered and subsidy is provided on assumed consumption norms, which are often underestimated?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

- (a) : A  state  government  can  give  subsidy  to  any  class  of  consumers including  Agricultural  sector,  to  the  extent  they  consider  appropriate  as  per provision of Section 65 of the Electricity act, 2003. Clause 8.3 of the Tariff Policy notified  on  28.01.2016  also  mentions  that  'Direct  subsidy  is  a  better  way  to support  the  power  categories  of  consumers  than  the  mechanism  of  cross subsidizing the tariff across the board'.  Further, the draft amendments to Tariff Policy, circulated for stakeholders comments on 30.5.2018, proposes that in case State  Government  decides  to  subsidize  any  category  of  consumers,  the  relief shall  be  passed  on  to  such  consumers  through  Direct  Benefit  Transfer  (DBT) mechanism.
- (b) & (c) : As  the  subsidy  is  to  be  given  by  the  state  government,  the  pilot studies may be conducted by them.  State Government of Punjab on 14 th  June, 2018 has notified a pilot project for Direct Benefit Transfer for Electricity (DBTE) for their Agriculture consumers.  In the pilot scheme, the agricultural consumers are given a fixed electricity entitlement (KWh) free of cost and any consumption measured lower  than  the  fixed  entitlement  would  be  reimbursed  @  Rs  4  /  KWh through  DBT  in  the  consumer  bank  account.  This  pilot  scheme  is  voluntary  in nature and is still in initial stages of implementation. This scheme is to conserve the ground water and may also result into crop diversification, accurate Energy Accounting,  accurate  Transmission  &  Distribution  (T&D)  Losses,  curbing  of wasteful energy consumption, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 553 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Bharat Jodo Pariyojana
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 553

ANSWERED ON 13 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## PRADHAN MANTRI BHARAT JODO PARIYOJANA

## 553. SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सडक़ परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received proposals from the State Governments under the Pradhan Mantri Bharat Jodo Pariyojana;
- (b) if so, the state-wise, project-wise and National Highway-wise details thereof including Madhya Pradesh during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (c) the details of action taken on these proposals and the reasons for delay in according sanction; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government for implementation of the said projects?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

- (a) to (d)  No  proposal  has  been  received  from  State  Government  under  Pradhan  Mantri Bharat  Jodo  Pariyojana  during  the  last  three  years  and  current  year.  Moreover, any such scheme does not exist now.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 552 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: Upgradation of Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA

552.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED NO. : 552 (To be answered on the December 2018)

## UPGRADATION OF AIRPORTS

SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA

Will the Minister of CIVIL A VIATION

be pleased to state:-

(bthe names 0f the airports that have been upgraded to internationaz when the remaining airports will be upgraded t0 international standards and by Capital by air services and the details of the Gujarat to the National pregress made s0 far in this regard?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(a) Airport t "pgradation Of airports to international standards is 4 process; which is demand, availability of land etc Vadodara commercial viability, traffic standards by constructing & New Airport has been upgraded to international initiated work for Integrated Terminal Building Further, AAI has also upgradation of terminal building at Surat Airport t0 cater of International & Domestic are free (RDG) issued (UDAN)] in October; 2016 with the objective to facilitatelstim ka Aam Naagrik connectivity to currently underserved and unserved ulate regional air The revival 0f airstripslairports is 'demand airports by making it &ffordable from airline operators as well driven ', depending upon firm commitment 9s fron the State Goverument for providing various concessions. So far BO route has been awarded under RCS-UDAN Capital to smaller cities of Gujarat connecting National by