Lok Sabha Question No. 3568 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-24
Subject: Upgradation of Airstrips in the Country
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Kuldeep Rai Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

(To be answered on the 24th March 2022)

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 3568

## UPGRADATION OF AIRSTRIPS IN THE COUNTRY

3568.

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

- (a) the details of airstrips indicating separately the inoperative or rarely operative airstrips in the country, location-wise;\_
- (c) the reasons for large number of airstrips in the country lying unused;
- (6) the details of revenue generated and expenditure incurred on maintaining these inoperative or rarely operative airstrips in the country during the last three years and the current year, airstrip-wise;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to make these airstrips operational and if $0, the details thereof with the steps taken by the Government in this regard till date; and along
- (e) the other steps taken by the Government for the upgradation and modernisation of major airstrips in various States of the country?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

(a): The list of non-operational airports of Airports Authority of India(AAI) is enclosed as Annexure-l:

@) to (e): Ministry of Civil Aviation has launched Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)- UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) on 21-10-2016 to enhance regional air connectivity from unserved and underserved airports in the country and making air travel affordable to the masses: UDAN is a market driven scheme Interested airlines based on their assessment 0f demand On particular routes, submit their proposals at the time of bidding under UDAN: An airport /airstrip /helipad Theliport Iwater aerodrome which is included in the awarded routes of Rcs UDAN and requires upgradation/development for commencement of RCS operations, is developed under the "Revival of unserved and underserved airports"

(b): The airport-wise details of Revenue.and Expenditure for the last three Financial Years in respect of non-operational airports of AAI is enclosed as Annexure-II:

scheme; The Government of India has approved an amount of Rs: 4500 crore for revivallupgradation Of airports awarded under the "Revival of unserved and underserved airports" scheme; Up till now: o the basis of four round 0f biddings under UDAN,,948 valid routes have been allotted to various airlines connecting 134 RCS airports including 14 water aerodromes & 36 Helipads in 31 StatesUTs which have been identified for operation of RCS flights in the country As on 17-03-2022, 409 RCS routes have been commenced connecting 66 airports which have been operationalized and include 2 Water Aerodrome & 8 Heiiports.

Expansion and development of airports including those in metro cities is a continuous process and is undertaken by AAI or the concerned airport operator from time to time depending upon commercial viability, traffic demand availability of land etc; Issues of iand availability for expansion and development o} airports are regularly taken up with the Concerned stakeholders including respective State Governments. Based on the demand, the concerned airport operators at Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Hyderabad airports have undertaken expansion work:

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|       | NON-OPERATIONAL AIRPORTS OF AAI   | NON-OPERATIONAL AIRPORTS OF AAI   |
|-------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| S.No. | Name of airport                   | State                             |
|       | ASANSOL                           | WEST BENGAL                       |
| 2     | AIZAWL (TURIAL)                   | MIZORAM                           |
| 3     | BALURGHAT                         | WEST BENGAL                       |
| 4     | CHAKULIA                          | JHARKHAND                         |
| 5     | DAPARIZO                          |                                   |
| 6     | DEESA                             | GUJARAT                           |
| 7     | DEOGHAR                           | JHARKHAND                         |
| 8     | DHALBHUMGARH                      | JHARKHAND                         |
| 9     | DONAKONDA                         | ANDHRA PRADESH                    |
| 10    | JOGBANI                           | BIHAR                             |
| 11    | KAILASHAHAR                       | TRIPURA                           |
| 12    | KAMALPUR                          | TRIPURA                           |
| 13    | KHANDWA                           | MADHYA PRADESH                    |
| 14    | KHOWAI                            | TRIPURA                           |
| 15    | MALDA                             | WEST BENGAL                       |
| 16    | MUZAFFARPUR                       | BIHAR                             |
| 17    | NADIRGUL                          | TELANGANA                         |
| 18    | PANNA                             | MADHYA PRADESH                    |
| 19    | RAXAUL                            | BIHAR                             |
| 20    | SATNA                             | MADHYA PRADESH                    |
| 21    | SHELLA:                           | MEGHALAYA                         |
| 22    | VELLORE                           | TAMIL NADU                        |
| 23    | WARANGAL                          | TELANGANA                         |
|       | THANJAVUR (C.E)                   | TAMIL NADU                        |

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|                   | State             | 2018-79   | 2018-79   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 21-22 (REVISED ESTIMATE   | 21-22 (REVISED ESTIMATE   |
|-------------------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|                   | State             | REVENUE   | EXP       | REVENUE   | EXP       | Revenue   | EXP       | Revenue                   | EXP                       |
|                   | WEST BENGAL       |           | 0.00      |           | 0,00      | 0.00      |           |                           |                           |
| BALURGHAT         | WEST BENGAL       | O.00      | 0.32      | 0.00      | 0.22      | 0.00      |           | 0.0                       | 0.00                      |
| KCHAKULIA         | DHARKHAND         | 0.00      | O.00      | O.00      | 0.00      |           | 0.07      |                           | 0.07                      |
| DAPARIZO          | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 0.00      | O.00      | 000       |           | 0.00      | 0.00      |                           | 0.00                      |
| DEESA             | GUJARAT           | 0.00      | 0.00      | O.00      | 0.03      | 0.00      | O.0       |                           | 0.00                      |
| DEOGARH           | JHARKHAND         | 0.01      | 0.42      |           |           | 0.00      | O.00      | 0.00                      | 0.00                      |
| DONAKONDA         | ANDHRA PRADESR    | O.00      | 0.18      | 0.00      | 8.01      | 0.00      | 16.45     | 0.01                      | 19.45                     |
| JOGBAN            | BIHAR             | 0.00      | 0.28      |           | 0.19      | O.00      | 0.16      | 0.00                      | 0.16                      |
| 9KKAILASHAHAR     | TRIPURA           | O.00      | 0.48      | 0.00      | 0.28      | 0.00      | 0.28      | 0.00                      | 0.29                      |
| 1OKAMALPUR        | TRIPURA           |           | 0.08      | O.00 0.00 | 0.00      | O.00      | 0.00      | 0.00                      | 0.00                      |
| 11KHANDWA         | MADHYA PRADESH    | 0.00      | 0.00      | O.00      | 0.00      | 0.00 0.00 | 0.00      | 0.oo                      | O.00                      |
| 12 KHOWAI         | TRIPURA           | O.00      | 0.09      | 0.00      | 0.00      |           | 0.00-     | 0.00                      | 0.00                      |
| 13 MALDA          | WEST BENGAL       | 0.02      | 0.16      |           |           | 0.001     | O.00      | 0.00                      | O.00                      |
| 14MUZAFFARPUR     | BIHAR             | 0.00      | 0.18      | 0.00 O.00 | 0.08      | 0.00      |           | '0.00                     | 0.01                      |
| 15 NADIRGUL       | TELANGANA         | 0.00      | O.00      |           | 0.18      | O.00      | 0.18      | 0.00                      | 0.19                      |
| 16 PANNA          | MADHYA PRADESH    | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      |           |           | 0.00                      | 0.00                      |
|                   | BIHAR             | 0.00      | 0.261     |           | 0.00      | O.00      | O.00      | 0.00                      | 0.00                      |
| 18 SATNA          | MADHYA PRADESH    | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00 0.00 | 0.27      |           | 0.251     |                           | 0.26                      |
| 19 SHELLA         | MEGHALAYA         | O.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | O.00      | O.00      | 0.00      |                           | 0.00                      |
|                   | TAMIL NADU        | 0.01      | 0.18      |           | 0.00      |           | O.00      |                           | 0.00                      |
| 21AIZAWL (TURIAL) | MIZORAM           | 0.00      |           | 0.00      | 0.04      | 0.00      |           | 0.00                      | 0.00                      |
| 22 VELLORE        | TAMIL NADU        | 0.01      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      |           | 0.00                      | 0.00                      |
| 23 WARANGAL       | TELANGANA         |           | 0.94      | O.00      | 1.78      | 0.00      |           | 0.00                      | 2.13                      |
|                   |                   | 0.00      | 0.56      | 0.00      | 0.55      | 0.00      | 0.59      | O.00                      | 0.57                      |
| 24DHALBHUMGHARH   | JHARKHAND         | 0.00      |           | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | O.00      | O.00                      | 0.00                      |

AND REVISED ESTIMATES FOR THE FY 2021-22

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