Lok Sabha Question No. 5005 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-25
Subject: Construction of New Airport
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Uday Pratap Singh

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5005 (To be answered on the March 2021) 25th

## CONSTRUCTION OF NEW AIRPORT

5005.

SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government is working on the projects of construction 0f new airports and their upgradation and if $o, the details thereof; State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to develop Sagar airport and if s0, the details thereof;
- (b) the number of green field airports inaugurated in the country including Madhya Pradesh, State/UT-wise;
- (d) the number of airports in Madhya Pradesh identified for expansion/ upgradation for international operation; and
- (e) the funds allocated and spent on the development of airports during the last three years?

## ANSWER

Minister of State (IC) in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIA TION

TTR

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

(a) & (): Government of India (Gol) has accorded 'in-principle' approval for setting up of 21 Greenfield Airports across the country namely Mopa in Navi Mumbai, Sindhudurg\_and Shirdi in Maharashtra, Bijapur, Hassan; Kalaburagi and Shimoga in Karnataka, Datia (Gwalior) in Madhya Pradesh; Kushinagar and Jewar (Noida) in Uttar Pradesh; Dholera and Hirasar in Gujarat;\_Karaikal in Puducherry Dagadarthi, Bhogapuram and Orvakal in Andhra Pradesh; Durgapur in West Bengal; Pakyong in Sikkim, Kannur in Kerala and Hollongi (Itanagar) in Arunachal Pradesh: Further; Gol has also granted 'site clearance' to Government of Madhya Pradesh and Government Of Rajasthan for setting up of Greenfield airports at Singrauli and Alwar (Bhiwadi) respectively. So five Greenfield airports namely, Shirdi in Maharashtra, Durgapur in West Bengal, Pakyong in Sikkim; Kannur in Kerala and Kalaburagi in Karnataka have been operationalized. Goa, far ,

Besides Ministry of Civil Aviation has launched Regional Connectivity this;

Scheme (RCS) UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) on 21-10-2016 to stimulate regional air connectivity. An airport which is included in the awarded routes of RCS UDAN and requires upgradation/development for commencement of RCS operations, is developed under "Revival 0f unserved and underserved airports scheme. Under the scheme, 49 airports, 2 water aerodromes and 5 heliports have been revived/developed including Gwalior Airport in Madhya Pradesh:

- (c):   Sagar (Dhana) airportlairstrip in Madhya Pradesh belongs to the State Government of Madhya Pradesh and the airportlairstrip is iisted under unserved category in the RCS-UDAN scheme document: No bid has been received from any airline operator for connecting Sagar airport till fourth round of RCS bidding s0 far.
- (d): Bhopal, Indore and Khajuraho airports have already been upgraded to International Standards with New Integrated Terminal Buildings and other associated work: Further; Indore airport has been declared as Customs Notified airport Indian carriers are free to mount air services from any point in India to foreign destinations aS per the respective bilateral air service agreements: However, actual operations are guided by traffic demand and commercial judgment of the airlines.
- (e): The Airports Authority of India has spent Rs. 11515.31 crore on the development Of airports during the last three years i.e Financial Year 2017-18 to 2019-20 against allocation of Rs. 11662.89 crore.