Lok Sabha Question No. 4752 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-31
Subject: Development of Bagdogra Airport
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Raju Bista

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION Lok Sabha

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 4752

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  31st March 2022 )

## DEVELOPMENT OF BAGDOGRA AIRPORT

4752.    SHRI RAJU BISTA Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  hassles  faced  by passengers passing through Bagdogra airport due to the lack of bigger airport terminal and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  works  undertaken  for  the  development  of Bagdogra Airport and funds allocated during the last three years;
- (c)  the details of funds allocated and spent under the UDAN scheme,
- state-wise; and
- (d)  the  number  of  airports  and  airstrips  which  are  operational  under UDAN scheme in the North Eastern Region (NER)?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION      (GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD))

(a): The existing building at Bagdogra Airport is designed for capacity of  0.75  Million  Passengers  Per  Annum(MPPA).  However,  the  actual footfall  from  01.04.2021 to 28.02.2022 is 1.75 million. Land has been handed over to Airports Authority of India(AAI)  by Government of West Bengal on 16th March 2022, to construct a new Terminal Building to ease out the congestion.;

(b): Allocation of Rs. 11.26 crore has been made for the development of Bagdogra Airport in the last 3 years. The details of work completed/undertaken for the development of Bagdogra airport are as under:

i) Expansion work of existing Terminal Building having an area of 1710 sqm (i.e. 810+891 Sqm) in Phase I & II. ii) Work of expansion of existing Terminal Building area of 546 Sqm.;

(c):  The  details  of  fund  allocated  and  spent  under  the  Regional Connectivity  Scheme(RCS)-UDAN(Ude  Desh  Ka Aam  Nagrik)  Scheme, state-wise is attached as Annexure.;

(d):  Nine(9) airports involved in the awarded routes under UDAN have been  operationalized  in  the  States  of  North  Eastern  Region  by  the Selected Airline Operators (SAOs) as on 24.03.2022.

******

Annexure Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  Lok  Sabha  USQ  No.4752  for 31.03.2022 regarding 'Developemnt of Bagdogra Airport' State-wise estimated cost and expenditure of RCS Airports / Water

Aerodromes and Heliports as on 10.03.2022

Rs in Crore

| S.NO   | State              | Estimated Cost as per VIIIth PEC.   |   Expenditure upto 10- 03-2022 |
|--------|--------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1.     | Andaman &Nicobar   | (Rs in Cr.) 107.06                  |                           0.54 |
| 2.     | Andhra Pradesh     | 111.31                              |                          88.89 |
| 3.     | Arunachal Pradesh  | 118.09                              |                          19.79 |
| 4.     | Assam              | 147.52                              |                          96.36 |
| 5.     | Bihar              | 120.00                              |                          85.3  |
| 6.     | Chattisgarh        | 215.00                              |                         124.89 |
| 7.     | Daman &Diu         | 78.00                               |                          13.79 |
| 8.     | Gujarat            | 179.00                              |                         106.64 |
| 9.     | Haryana            | 35.42                               |                          35.42 |
| 10.    | Himachal Pradesh   | 155.54                              |                         114.42 |
| 11.    | Jammu and Kashmir  | 10.00                               |                           0.24 |
| 12.    | Jharkhand          | 101.45                              |                         100.44 |
| 13.    | Karnataka          | 96.37                               |                          83.7  |
| 14.    | Kerala             | 0.00                                |                           0    |
| 15.    | Lakshadweep Island | 60.00                               |                           0    |
| 16.    | Madhya Pradesh     | 138.56                              |                           3.91 |
| 17.    | Maharashtra        | 410.08                              |                         257.21 |
| 18.    | Meghalaya          | 69.00                               |                          43.7  |
| 19.    | Manipur            | 53.00                               |                           2.66 |
| 20.    | Nagaland           | 0.00                                |                           0    |
| 21.    | Odisha             | 442.86                              |                         255.7  |
| 22.    | Pondicherry (U.T.) | 24.36                               |                          20.85 |
| 23.    | Punjab             | 138.68                              |                         100.97 |
| 24.    | Rajasthan          | 29.24                               |                          18.82 |
| 25.    | Sikkim             | 265.84                              |                         181.63 |
| 26.    | Tamil Nadu         | 105.34                              |                          87.68 |
| 27.    | Telangana          | 20.00                               |                           0    |
| 28.    | Uttar Pradesh      | 1126.48                             |                         566.8  |
| 29.    | Uttarakhand        | 140.76                              |                          28.24 |
| 30.    | West Bengal        | 30.75                               |                          30.75 |
|        | Total              | 4529.71                             |                        2469.31 |