Lok Sabha Question No. 2968 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-05
Subject: Privatisation of Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

UNSTARRED QUESTIQN NO. : 2968 (To be answered 0n the 5th August 2021)

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

## PRIVATISATION OF AIRPORTS

## 2968. SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether a number of airports including Delhi, Mumbai have been given to the operating companies of private sectors in the country;
- the terms and criteria adopted by the Government and the companies of private sector in this regard;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the role of airport authority with the operating companies of private sector has been ensured;
- the name of the companies which have shown interest for operating and reconstructing the airports along with the companies selected by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(GEN. (DR) V. K SINGH (RETD))

(a) & (b): Airports Authority of India (AAI) has recently awarded six airports namely Ahmedabad in Gujarat, Jaipur in Rajasthan, Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, Guwahati in Assam, Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala and Mangaluru in Karnataka for Operations, Management and Development under Public Private Partnership (PPP) for a period of 50 ycars. Besides, AAI had leased out Delhi and Mumbai Airports in 2006 to M/s Delhi International Airport Limited and Mls Mumbai International Airport Limited respectively for Operations, Management and Development under PPP mode for a period of 30 years:

- (c) to (e): The criteria for selection of airports for PPP mode inter-alia include:-
- (T) Quantitative criteria such as:(i) Revenue aspects i.e: total terminal Area, growth rate in revenue, Occupancy rate-Retail Area (ii) Profitability aspects
- (e) if s0, the details thereof; and

i.e. total revenue; total operating Cost, Operating Cost/PAX, Operating Costl Terminal Area: (iii) Commercial aspects i.e. total PAX, total Air Traffic Movement (ATM); international PAX, volume of cargo; projected 15 year Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR)-PAX, projected 15 year CAGRCargo,city side land availability for real estate development:

expansion possibility & future development plan (ii) Location and economic attractiveness i.e. Net State Domestic Product; urban population in the influence area, Annual Exponential Growth rate.

AAI has signed Concession Agreements with the concerned PPP partners for the above airports whereas the exclusive right and authority has been granted to the PPP partner during the concession period to undertake some of the functions of the AAI i.e. operation, maintenance, development, design; construction, upgradation; modernization, finance and management 0f the Airport: The roles and responsibilities 0f the Authority and PPP partner are mainly governed by provisions of Concession Agreements signed for the airports.

(f): A total of 32 bids were received for the recently awarded six airports from GMR Airports Ltd,, Adani Enterprises Ltd,, AUTOSTRADE Indian NIIF & Zurich Airport International AMP Capital (GIF II Lux Holdco) Investment Ltd,,Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC), Cochin International Airport Ltd. and Mls Sanna Enterprises. All six airports were awarded to highest bidder i.e. Mls Adani Enterprises Limited: Ltd ,

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