Lok Sabha Question No. 775 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-02
Subject: New Routes under UDAN Scheme
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Kripanath Mallah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 775 (To be answered on the December 2021) 2nd

## NEW ROUTES UNDER UDAN SCHEME

775.

SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

- (a) the salient features of UDAN Scheme;
- (c) whether the Government has sanctioned any funds for the phase 4.0 of the scheme within Assam;

be pleased to state; -

- (b) the details of the new routes identified under the phase 4.0 of this scheme within Assam;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (f) whether the Government has fixed any target in this regard and if s0, the details thereof?
- (e) the steps taken by the Government for improving regional connectivity under UDAN within Assam; and being

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

(a): Ministry of Civil Aviation launched Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) on 21-10-2016 to stimulate regional air connectivity and make air travel affordable for the masses. The salient features of the UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) scheme are as under:

- i) The Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) is designed to enable air operations 0 underserved/unserved routes connecting regional areas, promote balanced regional growth and make flying affordable for masses.
2. ii) Financial incentives in terms of concessions from Central, State Governments and airport operators are extended to Selected Airline Operators to encourage operations from unserved/underserved airports/heliports/water aerodromes and to keep the air fare affordable. iid) Support to the Selected Airline Operators in the form of Viability Gap

Funding (VGF): State Governments concerned provide 20% share towards VGF for RCS flights pertaining to their states. However, the share of VGF for North-Eastern states and the Union Territories is 10%- v) The airlines are required to commit around 50% of the seats as RCS seats (limited to 40 seats) on RCS flights

iv) Excise Duty at the rate of 2% is levied on Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) drawn by Selected Airline Operators at RCS Airports for RCS Flights for a period of three (3) years from the date of commencement of RCS flight:

vi) Regional Connectivity Fund (RCF) is created by levying Rs.5000/ - on each departure of flights on aircraft having MTOW (Maximum Take-Off Weight) above 40 Tonnes except for the departure of flights on routes in North East Region; Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Union Territories of Jammu Kashmir, Ladakh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep Islands: vii) For balanced regional growth, route allocations are spread equitably across five regions in the country viz North, South, East, West and North East (with 4 cap of 30% in a given region)

viii) RCS-UDAN is a market driven scheme: Development of regional air connectivity routes is left to market forces. Interested airlines based on their assessment of demand on particular routes submit proposals at the time of bidding under RCS UDAN.

(b): Under 4th round of bidding of UDAN, 42 routes have been identified in Assam. Details of these identified routes in Assam are annexed;

(c) & (d): Rupees 8 crore has been approved as estimated cost for development of airport/heliport in Assam under revival/upgration of airports/airstrips/heliports/water aerodromes scheme for UDAN flights.

(e) & (f): UDAN is a demand driven scheme. Interested airlines based on their assessment of demand on particular routes submit their proposals at the time of bidding; As of now, 4 airports, 2 water aerodromes and 3 heliports have been identified in Assam for operationalization under UDAN scheme:

## Statement in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred QNo. 775 for 02.12.2021 regarding "New Routes under UDAN"

The details of routes including helicopter routes identified within Assam under UDAN 4.0 -

| S.No.   | Departure Airport   | Arrivval Airport   |
|---------|---------------------|--------------------|
| 1       | Dibrugarh           | Agartala           |
| 2       | Agartala            | Dibrugarh          |
| 3_      | Silchar             | Imphal             |
| 4       | Imphal              | Silchar            |
| 5_      | Silchar             | Shillong           |
| 6_      | Shillong            | Silchar            |
| 7       | Rupsi               | Guwahati           |
| 8,      | Guwahati            | Rupsi              |
| 9       | Rupsi               | Kolkata            |
| 10_     | Kolkata             | Rupsi              |
| 11_     | Tezpur              | Aizawl             |
| 12.     | Aizawl              | Tezpur             |
| 13.     | Guwahati            | Shillong           |
| 14_     | Shillong            | Guwahati           |
| 15.     | Guwahati            | Tezu               |
| 16.     | Tezu                | Guwahati           |
| 17      | Guwahati            | Passighat          |
| 18.     | Passighat           | Guwahati           |
| 19.     | Guwahati            | Tezpur             |
| 20.     | Tezpur              | Guwahati           |
| 21_     | Guwahati            | Misa               |
| 22.     | Misa                | Guwahati           |
| 23.     | Misa                | Geleki             |
| 24_     | Geleki              | Misa               |
| 25.     | Geleki              | Jorhat             |
| 26.     | Jorhat              | Geleki             |
| 27      | Dibrugarh           | Shillong           |
| 28,     | Shillong            | Dibrugarh          |
| 29.     | Nagaon(H)           | Guwahati           |
| 30.     | Guwahati            | Nagaon(H)          |
| 31_     | Guwahati            | Tura (H)           |
| 32.     | Tura (H)            | Guwahati           |
| 33.     | Tezpur              | Kolkata            |
| 34_     | Kolkata             | Tezpur             |
| 35,     | Guwahati            | Cooch Behar        |
| 36.     | Cooch Behar         | Guwahati           |
| 37 .    | Lilabari            | Tezpur             |
| 38.     | Tezpur:             | Lilabari           |

| 39.   | Jorhat    | Passighat   |
|-------|-----------|-------------|
| 40_   | Passighat | Jorhat      |
| 41_   | Lilabari  | Shillong    |
| 42.   | Shillong  | Lilabari    |