Lok Sabha Question No. 2753 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-16
Subject: Development of Airports under UDAN Scheme
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Uday Pratap Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## Lok Sabha

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 2753

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  16th March 2023 )

## DEVELOPMENT OF AIRPORTS UNDER UDAN SCHEME

2753.    SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  develop  and  expand  airports  and airstrips at various places in the country under UDAN scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  airports  developed/expanded/  renovated  and  new airports  proposed  to  be  constructed  under  UDAN  scheme  in  the  country including Madhya Pradesh, State/UT-wise; and
- (c) the details of the funds allocated and utilized under UDAN scheme during the last five years, year and State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

Minister of CIVIL AVIATION      (Shri Jyotiraditya M&#46; Scindia)

- (a)  to  (c):  Ministry  of  Civil  Aviation  has  launched  Regional  Connectivity Scheme (RCS) - UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) on 21.10.2016 to stimulate regional  air  connectivity  and  making  air  travel  affordable  to  the  masses. UDAN  is  a  market  driven  scheme.  Interested  airlines  based  on  their assessment  of  demand  on  particular  routes,  submit  their  proposals  at  the time of bidding under UDAN.;

An airport which is included in the awarded routes of Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) -UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) and requires upgradation/development for commencement of RCS operations, is developed  under  "Revival  of  unserved  and  underserved  airports"  scheme. Datia, Gwalior, Pachmarhi and Rewa airports have been identified in Madhya Pradesh for operation of UDAN flights.;

The year-wise details of 74 airports operationalized under Regional Connectivity Scheme is at Annexure-A.;

UDAN is a self-financing scheme. VGF amount of around Rs. 2433 crore has been  released  to  Selected  Airline  Operators  as  on  28.02.2023  for  the operation of UDAN flights.

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## List of RCS Airports operationalized

|   S No. | State             | Airport                             |   Year |
|---------|-------------------|-------------------------------------|--------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh    | Kadapa (Underserved)(Round-1)       |   2017 |
|       2 |                   | Kurnool Airport                     |   2021 |
|       3 | Assam             | Jorhat (Underserved)(Round-2)       |   2018 |
|       4 |                   | Lilabari (Underserved)(Round-2)     |   2019 |
|       5 |                   | Tezpur (Underserved)(Round-2)       |   2018 |
|       6 |                   | Rupsi                               |   2021 |
|       7 | Arunachal Pradesh | Tezu                                |   2021 |
|       8 |                   | Passighat                           |   2021 |
|       9 |                   | Hollongi (Round-4.3)                |   2023 |
|      10 | Bihar             | Darbhanga(Round-1)                  |   2020 |
|      11 | Chhattisgarh      | Jagdalpur(Round-1)                  |   2018 |
|      12 |                   | Bilaspur (Round-1)                  |   2021 |
|      13 | Daman &Diu        | Diu (Underserved)(Round-1)          |   2018 |
|      14 | Gujarat           | Bhavnagar (Underserved)(Round-1)    |   2018 |
|      15 |                   | Jamnagar (Underserved)(Round-1)     |   2018 |
|      16 |                   | Kandla(Round-1)                     |   2017 |
|      17 |                   | Keshod (Round-2)                    |   2022 |
|      18 |                   | Mundra(Round-1)                     |   2018 |
|      19 |                   | Porbandar (Underserved)(Round-1)    |   2017 |
|      20 |                   | Statue of Unity (W) (Round-3)       |   2020 |
|      21 |                   | Sabarmati River Front (W) (Round-3) |   2020 |
|      22 | Haryana           | Hissar (Round-2)                    |   2021 |
|      23 | Himachal Pradesh  | Shimla(Round-1)                     |   2017 |
|      24 |                   | Kullu (Underserved)(Round-3)        |   2019 |
|      25 |                   | Mandi - Heliport (Unserved)         |   2021 |

Annexure-A

|   S No. | State            | Airport                            |   Year |
|---------|------------------|------------------------------------|--------|
|      26 |                  | Rampur - Heliport (Unserved)       |   2021 |
|      27 | Jharkhand        | Deoghar (Round-4.1)                |   2022 |
|      28 |                  | Jamshedpur (Round-1)               |   2023 |
|      29 | Karnataka        | Belgaum (Underserved)(Round-3)     |   2019 |
|      30 |                  | Hubli (Underserved)(Round-2)       |   2018 |
|      31 |                  | Mysore(Round-1)                    |   2017 |
|      32 |                  | Vidyanagar(Round-1)                |   2017 |
|      33 |                  | Kalaburgi (Gulbarga)(Round-3)      |   2019 |
|      34 |                  | Bidar(Round-1)                     |   2020 |
|      35 | Kerala           | Kannur(Round-2)                    |   2019 |
|      36 | Madhya Pradesh   | Gwalior (Underserved)(Round-1)     |   2017 |
|      37 | Maharashtra      | Gondia                             |   2022 |
|      38 |                  | Jalgaon(Round-1)                   |   2017 |
|      39 |                  | Kolhapur(Round-1)                  |   2018 |
|      40 |                  | Nanded(Round-1)                    |   2017 |
|      41 |                  | Ozar (Nasik)(Round-1)              |   2017 |
|      42 |                  | Sindhudurg                         |   2021 |
|      43 | Meghalaya        | Shillong (Underserved)(Round-1)    |   2018 |
|      44 | Nagaland         | Dimapur (Underserved)(Round-3)     |   2019 |
|      45 | Odisha           | Jharsuguda(Round-1)                |   2018 |
|      46 |                  | Jeypore (Round-1)                  |   2022 |
|      47 |                  | Rourkela (Round-1)                 |   2023 |
|      48 | Pondicherry (UT) | Pondicherry (Underserved)(Round-1) |   2017 |
|      49 | Punjab           | Adampur(Round-1)                   |   2018 |
|      50 |                  | Bhatinda(Round-1)                  |   2017 |
|      51 |                  | Ludhiana(Round-1)                  |   2017 |
|      52 |                  | Pathankot(Round-1)                 |   2018 |
|      53 | Rajasthan        | Bikaner(Round-1)                   |   2017 |
|      54 |                  | Jaisalmer(Round-1)                 |   2017 |
|      55 |                  | Kishangarh(Round-2)                |   2018 |
|      56 | Sikkim           | Pakyong(Round-2)                   |   2018 |
|      57 | Tamil Nadu       | Salem(Round-1)                     |   2018 |
|      58 | Uttar Pradesh    | Agra (Underserved)(Round-1)        |   2017 |
|      59 |                  | Allahabad (Underserved)(Round-2)   |   2018 |
|      60 |                  | Kanpur(Chakeri)(Round-1)           |   2018 |
|      61 |                  | Hindon(Round-2)                    |   2019 |
|      62 |                  | Bareilly                           |   2021 |
|      63 |                  | Kushinagar                         |   2021 |
|      64 | Uttarakhand      | Pantnagar (Underserved)(Round-1)   |   2019 |
|      65 |                  | Pithoragarh(Round-2)               |   2019 |
|      66 |                  | Sahastradhara - Heliport           |   2020 |

| S No.   | State       | Airport                           | Year   |
|---------|-------------|-----------------------------------|--------|
|         |             | (Round-2)                         |        |
| 67.     |             | Chinyalisaur - Heliport (Round-2) | 2020   |
| 68.     |             | Gaucher - Heliport (Round-2)      | 2020   |
| 69.     |             | New Tehri - Heliport (Round-2)    | 2020   |
| 70.     |             | Srinagar - Heliport (Round-2)     | 2020   |
| 71.     |             | Haldwani - Heliport (Round-2)     | 2021   |
| 72.     |             | Almora - Heliport (Round-2)       | 2022   |
| 73.     | West Bengal | Durgapur(Underserved)(Round-1)    | 2019   |
| 74.     |             | CoochBehar (Unserved) (Round-1)   | 2023   |