Lok Sabha Question No. 616 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-04
Subject: Operation of Air Taxi
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Basanta Kumar Panda

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED NO. : 616 (To be answered on the February 2021)

## OPERATION OF AIR TAXI

## 616. SHRI BASANTA KUMAR PANDA

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

- on its introduction?

be pleased to state: -

- a) the routes on which air-taxi operators are being allowed to introduce flights under a scheme launched recently by the Government; and (b) the manner in which this service is different from the domestic flights and the extent of additional financial burden likely to be borne by the Government

## ANSWER

Minister of State (IC) in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

(a) and (b): Ministry of Civil Aviation has launched Regional Connectivity Scheme UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) on 21-10-2016 to stimulate regional air connectivity and making air travel affordable to the masses: Under the UDAN scheme connectivity is enhanced by reviving unserved and underserved airports and by giving financial (Viability Gap Funding or VGF) expected revenues on such UDAN routes. In addition to VGF concessions to the Selected Airlines Operators (SAOs) are offered by Central Government; State Government and airport operator for operation of UDAN flights Different fixed wing aircraft (including seaplanes), based on their seating capacity, have been classified into the following four (4) categories for the purpose of UDAN Scheme based on seating capacity.

1. Category-IA <9 passengers
3. Category-2 21 80 passengers
2. Category-l 9 - 20 passengers
4. Category-3 7 80 passengers

In UDAN 3.0 and 4.0, a small aircraft operator under Category-IA was awarded 26 RCS routes. Details of these 26 RCS routes are attached as

## Annexure.

UDAN is 4 market driven scheme. The interested airlines based on their assessment of demand on particular routes submit their proposals at the time of bidding under UDAN from time to time Airports Authority of India (AAD) the Implementing Agency, prevides. VGF to SAOs for operation of UDAN flights. The VGF for UDAN flights is generated from within the sector by imposing a levy per departure; primarily on trunk routes: Besides the VGF and concessions, SAOs also exclusivity right of operation 0f UDAN flight for a period of three years on the awarded route under UDAN scheme get

## Statement referred to in reply of Lok Sabha unstarred QNO 616 for answer on 04.02.2021 .

- 1 Hissar To Dharamshala
3. Hissar To Chandigarh
- 2, Dharamshala To Hissar
4. Chandigarh To Hissar
- 6, Dehradun To Hissar
- 5 . Hissar To Dehradun
- 7 . Kanpur(Chakeri) To Moradabad
- 9 Kanpur(Chakeri) To Aligarh
- Moradabad To Kanpur(Chakeri)
- 10, Aligarh To Kanpur(Chakeri)
12. Chitrakoot To PrayagrajAllahabad
11. Kanpur(Chakeri) To Chitrakoot
13. PrayagrajIAllahabad To Chitrakoot
15. Varanasi To Chitrakoot
14. Chitrakoot To Varanasi
16. Chitrakoot To Kanpur(Chakeri)
18. Shravasti To Varanasi
17. Kanpur(Chakeri) To Shravasti
19. Varanasi To Shravasti
- 21, PrayagrajIAllahabad To Shravasti
20. Shravasti To PrayagrajIAllahabad
22. Shravasti To Kanpur(Chakeri)
24. Shimla-Kullu
23. Kullu-Shimla
25. Kullu-Dharamshala
26. Dharamshala-Kullu