Lok Sabha Question No. 27 (STARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: New Airports under RCS
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Saikia Dilip

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## Lok Sabha

STARRED QUESTION NO. : 27

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  8th December 2022 )

## NEW AIRPORTS UNDER RCS

## 27.    SHRI DILIP SAIKIA

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government proposes to start twenty airports, heliports and water aerodromes under the  Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) by the year 2024-25;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Assam;
- (c) the names of the ports identified for the purpose and the present status thereof;
- (d) the time by which the said airports are likely to be set up;
- (e) whether air travel from Mangaldoi is proposed to be started under the scheme and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the time by which the flights are likely to be started therefrom?

## ANSWER

Minister of CIVIL AVIATION      (Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia)

- (a) to (f): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT IN RESPECT OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 27 REGARDING  "NEW  AIRPORTS  UNDER  RCS"  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON 08.12.2022.;  ;  (a)  to  (d):  Details  of  the  68  identified  aerodromes  for revival/upgradation  under  UDAN  by  2024,  are  at  Annexure.      The airports/heliports/water  aerodromes  identified  for  revival/upgradation under  UDAN  in  the  State  of  Assam  are  Guwahati  River  Front  (WA), Nagaon (H), Rupsi and Umrangso Reservoir (WA).  ; (e) & (f): Mangaldoi airstrip is not available in the UDAN scheme document. However, if the

State Government of Assam requests to include the same under UDAN, it shall be considered as per the provisions of scheme document. ; ; The Selected  Airline  Operators  (SAOs)  under  UDAN  are  obligated  to commence RCS flight operations on a RCS route within a period of six months from the issuance of Letter of Award or within two months from the  readiness  of  airport,  whichever  is  later,  unless  any  extension  is granted by the Implementing Agency.

## Annexure to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 27 for answer on 08.12.2022

## List of 68 identified RCS Aerodrome, to operationalise by 2024

|   S. No. | Name of State     | Airport Name             | Airport/Heliport (H)/ Water Aerodrome (WA)   |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Andaman &Nicobar  | Campbell Bay             | Airport                                      |
|        2 | Andaman &Nicobar  | Car Nicobar              | Airport                                      |
|        3 | Andaman &Nicobar  | Havelock (W)             | WA                                           |
|        4 | Andaman &Nicobar  | Long Island (W)          | WA                                           |
|        5 | Andaman &Nicobar  | Neil Island (W)          | WA                                           |
|        6 | Andaman &Nicobar  | Shibpur                  | Airport                                      |
|        7 | Andhra Pradesh    | Parkasam Barrage (W)     | WA                                           |
|        8 | Arunachal Pradesh | Daparizo (H)             | Heliport                                     |
|        9 | Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar (H)             | Heliport                                     |
|       10 | Arunachal Pradesh | Tuting (H)               | Heliport                                     |
|       11 | Arunachal Pradesh | Walong (H)               | Heliport                                     |
|       12 | Arunachal Pradesh | Yinghoing (H)            | Heliport                                     |
|       13 | Arunachal Pradesh | Ziro (H)                 | Heliport                                     |
|       14 | Assam             | Guwahati River Front (W) | WA                                           |
|       15 | Assam             | Nagaon (H)               | Heliport                                     |
|       16 | Assam             | Umrangso Reservoir (W)   | WA                                           |
|       17 | Chhattisgarh      | Ambikapur                | Airport                                      |
|       18 | Daman&Diu         | Daman                    | Airport                                      |
|       19 | Haryana           | Ambala                   | Airport                                      |
|       20 | Himachal Pradesh  | Baddi (H)                | Heliport                                     |
|       21 | Himachal Pradesh  | Manali (H)               | Heliport                                     |
|       22 | Himachal Pradesh  | Shimla(H)                | Heliport                                     |
|       23 | Jharkhand         | Bokaro                   | Airport                                      |
|       24 | Jharkhand         | Dumka                    | Airport                                      |
|       25 | Jharkhand         | Hazaribagh               | Airport                                      |
|       26 | Jharkhand         | Jamshedpur               | Airport                                      |
|       27 | Ladakh            | Kargil                   | Airport                                      |

|   28. | Ladakh        | Thoise               | Airport   |
|-------|---------------|----------------------|-----------|
|    29 | Lakshadweep   | Kavaratti            | WA        |
|    30 | Lakshadweep   | Minicoy              | WA        |
|    31 | Maharashtra   | Amravati             | Airport   |
|    32 | Maharashtra   | Ratnagiri            | Airport   |
|    33 | Maharashtra   | Solapur              | Airport   |
|    34 | Manipur       | Jiribam (H)          | Heliport  |
|    35 | Manipur       | Moreh (H)            | Heliport  |
|    36 | Manipur       | Parbung (H)          | Heliport  |
|    37 | Manipur       | Tamenglong (H)       | Heliport  |
|    38 | Manipur       | Thanlon (H)          | Heliport  |
|    39 | Odisha        | Rourkela             | Airport   |
|    40 | Odisha        | Utkela               | Airport   |
|    41 | Rajasthan     | Kota                 | Airport   |
|    42 | Rajasthan     | Uterlai              | Airport   |
|    43 | Tamil Nadu    | Neyveli              | Airport   |
|    44 | Tamil Nadu    | Ramnad               | Airport   |
|    45 | Tamil Nadu    | Tanjore              | Airport   |
|    46 | Tamil Nadu    | Vellore              | Airport   |
|    47 | Telangana     | NagarjunaSagar (W)   | WA        |
|    48 | Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh              | Airport   |
|    49 | Uttar Pradesh | Ayodhya (Faizabad)   | Airport   |
|    50 | Uttar Pradesh | Azamgarh             | Airport   |
|    51 | Uttar Pradesh | Chitrakoot           | Airport   |
|    52 | Uttar Pradesh | Fursatganj           | Airport   |
|    53 | Uttar Pradesh | Ghazipur             | Airport   |
|    54 | Uttar Pradesh | Jhansi               | Airport   |
|    55 | Uttar Pradesh | Meerut               | Airport   |
|    56 | Uttar Pradesh | Moradabad            | Airport   |
|    57 | Uttar Pradesh | Muirpur (Korba)      | Airport   |
|    58 | Uttar Pradesh | Sarsawa (Saharanpur) | Airport   |
|    59 | Uttar Pradesh | Shravasti            | Airport   |
|    60 | Uttarakhand   | Dharchula (H)        | Heliport  |

|   61. | Uttarakhand   | Joshimath (H)   | Heliport   |
|-------|---------------|-----------------|------------|
|    62 | Uttarakhand   | Mussoorie (H)   | Heliport   |
|    63 | Uttarakhand   | Nainital (H)    | Heliport   |
|    64 | Uttarakhand   | Haridwar (H)    | Heliport   |
|    65 | Uttarakhand   | Ramnagar (H)    | Heliport   |
|    66 | West Bengal   | Burnpur         | Airport    |
|    67 | West Bengal   | Cooch Behar     | Airport    |
|    68 | West Bengal   | Kalaikunda      | Airport    |

The above list of 68 RCS Aerodromes is as on 30.11.2022.