Lok Sabha Question No. 1635 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-16
Subject: Operation Ganga Mission
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Basanta Kumar Panda

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1635

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.12.2022

## OPERATION GANGA MISSION

†1635.  SHRI BASANTA KUMAR PANDA:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  people  were  brought  back  under  Vande  Bharat Mission during COVID-19 pandemic, State-wise and district-wise including Odisha;
- (b) the  amount  of  funds  spent  by  the  Government  under  the  said mission;
- (c) the  number  of  people  brought  back  from  Ukraine  under  the Operation Ganga Mission, State-wise and district-wise including Odisha; and
- (d) the  amount  of  funds  spent  by  the  Government  under  the Operation Ganga Mission?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN)

- (a) As per information received from Ministry of Civil Aviation, 3.20 crore people have been facilitated under Vande Bharat Mission including  the  Air  Bubble  arrangements  till  March  2022.  State/UT-wise list till March 2022 is enclosed (Annexure-I).

(b) A total of Rs. 22.54 crore was spent from Indian Community and welfare Fund (ICWF) through Indian Mission/Posts abroad during Vande Bharat Mission.

(c & d) Around 22,500 Indian nationals were evacuated from Ukraine in February and March 2022. Out of which, 18,278 Indian nationals were brought  back  from  Ukraine  under  Operation  Ganga  Mission.  Total  90 evacuation  flights,  of  which  76  by  commercial  airlines  and  14  by  IAF were operated at GOI cost.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## DETAILS OF PASSENGERS (OUTBOUND AND INBOUND) WHO HAVE TRAVELLED ON VANDE BHARAT

## MISSION DURING 2020-21 and 2021-22 (in numbers)*

| STATE          | EMBARKED     | DISEMBARKED   |
|----------------|--------------|---------------|
| A & N ISLAND   | 13           | 13            |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 7561         | 118897        |
| ASSAM          | 35           | 349           |
| BIHAR          | 1573         |               |
|                | 11610        | 12525         |
| CHANDIGARH     |              | 17571         |
| DELHI          | 5033140      | 4653599       |
| GOA            | 67389        | 75403         |
| JAMMU &        | 7247         | 4587          |
| KASHMIR        |              |               |
| KARNATAKA      | 991406       | 967669        |
| KERALA MADHYA  | 3654171 4102 | 3732727       |
| PRADESH        |              | 3797          |
| MAHARASHTRA    | 2483462      | 1952571       |
| MANIPUR        | 12           | 19            |
| ORISSA         | 723          | 5425          |
| PONDICHERY     | 1            | -             |
| PUNJAB         | 287657       | 242611        |
| RAJASTHAN      | 132290       | 168896        |
| TAMILNADU      | 1436967      | 1588072       |
| TELANGANA      | 943575       | 1045397       |
| UTTAR PRADESH  | 373677       | 687428        |
| WEST BENGAL    | 234420       | 252541        |
| Grand Total    | 16086149     | 15941115      |

* Vande Bharat Mission came to an end on 26.03.2022 with the resumption of scheduled international  commercial passenger services to/from India on 27.03.2022.

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