Lok Sabha Question No. 3634 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-24
Subject: Evacuation of Citizens from Ukraine
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: N.K. Premachandran

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION: LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 3634 (To be answered on the March 2022) 24th

## EVACAUATION OF CITIZENS FROM UKRAINE

## 3634. SHRI N.K PREMACHANDRAN

be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether the Government proposes to introduce a scheme for evacuation of Indian citizens from foreign countries during emergency situation like war disaster etc;
- (b) if s0, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government arranged flights for the evacuation of Indian citizens from Ukraine;
- (d) if s0, the details of the action taken thereon;
- (e) whether the Government evacuated all Indian citizens in Ukraine free of cost and if s0, the details thereof;
- (9 the details regarding the number of citizens evacuated from Ukraine without levying flight charge;
- (g) the details of flight services operated from neighboring countries of Ukraine for the evacuation of Indian citizens; and
- (h) the total expenditure of the Union Government for arranging flight service for the Indian citizens in connection with the evacuation process?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

(a) and (b) In case of an outbreak of conflict or any other exigencies, the evacuation of Indian citizens is planned on a case-to-case basis, based 0n a number of factors; like number and location of Indian nationals within the

country; security situation on ground and availability % evacuation/exit routes within the country and those with neighbouring countries. Appropriate advisories are issued by the Indian missions in such situations $0 that the Indian citizens can move out of the conflict areas in time.

(c) to (h) Around 22,500 Indian nationals have returned from Ukraine to India from 1 February 11 March; 2022. 90 evacuation flights were operated under Operation Ganga, including 14 Indian Air Force flights. The details of the flights operated under Operation Ganga are given at Annexure:

The air fare for all the flights operated under Operation Ganga has been borne entirely by the Government of India:

| Number of fllghts operated under Operation Ganga   | Number of fllghts operated under Operation Ganga   | Number of fllghts operated under Operation Ganga   | Number of fllghts operated under Operation Ganga   | Number of fllghts operated under Operation Ganga   | Number of fllghts operated under Operation Ganga   | Number of fllghts operated under Operation Ganga   | Number of fllghts operated under Operation Ganga   |
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|                                                    | City                                               | City                                               | City                                               | City                                               | City                                               | City                                               |                                                    |
| Alrline                                            | Bratislava                                         | Bucharest                                          | Budapest                                           | Kosice                                             | Rzeszow                                            | Suceava                                            | Grand Total                                        |
| Indigo                                             |                                                    | 6                                                  | 11                                                 | 1                                                  | 12                                                 | 5                                                  | 35                                                 |
| Air Indla                                          |                                                    | 11                                                 | 2                                                  |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    | 14                                                 |
| Go First                                           |                                                    |                                                    | 6                                                  |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    | 6                                                  |
| Air Asia                                           |                                                    |                                                    | 2                                                  |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    | 3                                                  |
| Indian Air Force                                   | 1                                                  | 6                                                  | 3                                                  |                                                    | 4                                                  |                                                    | 14                                                 |
| Air Indla Express                                  |                                                    | 4                                                  | 5                                                  |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    | 9                                                  |
| SpiceJet                                           |                                                    |                                                    | 2                                                  | 4                                                  |                                                    | 3                                                  | 9                                                  |
| Grand Total                                        | 1                                                  | 27                                                 | 31                                                 | 5 |                                           | 17                                                 | 9                                                  | 90                                                 |