Lok Sabha Question No. 139 (STARRED), answered on 2022-12-15
Subject: Sanctioned and Functional Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Adoor Prakash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## Lok Sabha

STARRED QUESTION NO. : 139

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  15th December 2022 )

## SANCTIONED AND FUNCTIONAL AIRPORTS

139.    ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the total number of airports in the country, State-wise;
- (b) the number of airports sanctioned during the last seven years, State-wise;
- (c) whether all these airports have become functional;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the present status of their construction;
- (e)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  construct  more  airports  and  if  so,  the details thereof along with the locations identified for the same;
- (f)  whether  the  newly  proposed  airports  would  be  Government-owned  or  under private sector; and
- (g) the details of the proposals received from various States including Kerala for the construction of new airports and the present status of these proposals?

## ANSWER

Minister of CIVIL AVIATION      (Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia)

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

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Statement  in  reply  to  parts  (a)  to  (g)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Starred  (*) Question No. 139 for answer on 15.12.2022 regarding "Sanctioned and Functional Airports"; ; (a): Presently, there are 146 operational airports in the country, which includes 135 airports, 02 Water aerodromes and 09 Heliports. Details are at Annexure-A.  (b) to (g): Government of India (GoI)  has  accorded  'In-Principle'  approval  under  Greenfield  Airports Policy (GFA) for setting up of 21 Greenfield Airports namely, Mopa in Goa, Navi Mumbai, Shirdi and Sindhudurg in Maharashtra, Kalaburagi, Vijayapura, Hassan and Shivamogga in Karnataka, Dabra (Gwalior) in Madhya  Pradesh,  Kushinagar  and  Noida  (Jewar)  in  Uttar  Pradesh, Dholera  and  Hirasar  in  Gujarat,  Karaikal  in  Puducherry,  Dagadarthi, Bhogapuram  and  Oravakal  (Kurnool)  in  Andhra  Pradesh,  Durgapur  in

West  Bengal,  Pakyong  in  Sikkim,  Kannur  in  Kerala  and  Donyi  Polo, Itanagar  in  Arunachal  Pradesh  across  the  country.  Out  of  these  21 Greenfield  airports,  6  airports  namely  Dholera,  Oravakal,  Dagadharti, Bhogapuram,  Hirasar,  Noida  and  Donyi  Polo  (Itanagar)  have  been granted 'In-Principle' approval during the last 7 years.   Out of these 21 Greenfield airports, 9 airports viz. Durgapur, Shirdi, Kannur, Pakyong, Kalaburagi, Orvakal (Kurnool), Sindhudurg, Kushinagar and Donyi Polo, Itanagar  have  been  operationalized.  One  more  Greenfield  airport  i.e. Manohar International Airport - Mopa, Goa  has been inaugurated on 11 December,  2022  and  is  ready  for  operationalization.    Further,  'Site Clearance' granted by GoI under GFA Policy for construction of three Greenfield  airports  during  the  last  seven  years  remain  valid,  namely Alwar  in Rajasthan, Singrauli  in  Madhya  Pradesh  and  Mandi  in Himachal  Pradesh.  ;  Besides,  Ministry  of  Civil  Aviation  (MoCA)  has launched Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)  - UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) on 21-10-2016 to enhance regional air connectivity from unserved and underserved airports in the country and making air travel affordable  to  the  masses.  UDAN  is  a  market  driven  scheme.  As  on 30.11.2022, 70 airports (including 9 heliports & 02 water aerodromes) have been operationalised across the country under UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) since inception of the UDAN Scheme in 2016. Further, 68 more aerodromes have been identified for revival/upgradation under UDAN  by  2024.  ;  Details  of  the  mode  of  implementation  of  11 Greenfield airports where 'In-Principle' approval has been granted is at Annexure-B.  Airports  Authority  of  India  (AAI)  is  the  implementing agency  for  the  aerodromes  identified  for  revival/upgradation  under UDAN Scheme.   Recently, MoCA has received applications  for  'Site Clearance' under GFA Policy from Project Proponents for development of Greenfield Airports viz. Parandur in TamilNadu, Raichur in Karnataka, Puri in Odisha, Kottayam in Kerala and Silchar in Assam.

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## Statement referred to in reply to Part (a) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.139 for answer on 15.12.2022

## State-wise number of Operational Airports

|   S.NO. | STATE/UT               |   No. of Airports |
|---------|------------------------|-------------------|
|       1 | A&N ISLAND (UT)        |                 1 |
|       2 | ANDHRA PRADESH         |                 6 |
|       3 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH      |                 4 |
|       4 | ASSAM                  |                 7 |
|       5 | BIHAR                  |                 3 |
|       6 | CHANDIGARH (UT)        |                 1 |
|       7 | CHHATTISGARH           |                 3 |
|       8 | DAMAN &DIU (UT)        |                 1 |
|       9 | DELHI (UT)             |                 2 |
|      10 | GOA                    |                 1 |
|      11 | GUJARAT                |                13 |
|      12 | HARYANA                |                 1 |
|      13 | HIMACHAL PRADESH       |                 5 |
|      14 | JAMMU &KASHMIR (UT)    |                 2 |
|      15 | JHARKHAND              |                 3 |
|      16 | KARNATAKA              |                 9 |
|      17 | KERALA                 |                 4 |
|      18 | LAKSHDWEEP ISLAND (UT) |                 1 |
|      19 | LEH                    |                 1 |
|      20 | MADHYA PRADESH         |                 5 |
|      21 | MAHARASHTRA            |                14 |
|      22 | MANIPUR                |                 1 |
|      23 | MEGHALAYA              |                 1 |
|      24 | MIZORAM                |                 1 |

| 25   | NAGALAND        | 1        |
|------|-----------------|----------|
| 26   |                 | ODISHA 4 |
| 27   | PUDUCHERRY (UT) | 1        |
| 28   | PUNJAB          | 5        |
| 29   | RAJASTHAN       | 7        |
| 30   | SIKKIM          | 1        |
| 31   | TAMIL NADU      | 6        |
| 32   | TELANGANA       | 2        |
| 33   | TRIPURA         | 1        |
| 34   | UTTAR PRADESH   | 13       |
| 35   | UTTARAKHAND     | 10       |
| 36   | WEST BENGAL     | 5        |
|      | TOTAL           | 146      |

## Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  Part  (b)  to  (e)  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question No.139 for answer on 15.12.2022

## Implementation mode of the proposed 11 Greenfield Airports where 'In principle' approval has been accorded

|   Sr. No. | Name of the Airport Project                      | Promoter                                                                                                                                                                                     | Implementatio n mode   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|         1 | Navi Mumbai , Maharashtra                        | City & Industries Development Corporation of Maharashtra Limited (CIDCO) (State Govt. of Maharashtra)                                                                                        | PPP                    |
|         2 | Vijayapura, Karnataka                            | State Government of Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                | Government             |
|         3 | Hassan, Karnataka                                | State Government of Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                | Government             |
|         4 | Shivamogga, Karnataka                            | State Government of Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                | Government             |
|         5 | Dabra, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh                   | M/s Gwalior Agriculture Company Limited                                                                                                                                                      | Private                |
|         6 | Karaikal in Puducherry                           | Karaikal Airport Private Limited.                                                                                                                                                            | Private                |
|         7 | Dholera Ahmedabad, Gujarat                       | Dholera International Airport Company Ltd. (DIACL) , a Joint Venture between State Government of Gujarat, AAI and National Industrial Corridor Development and Implementation Trust (NICDIT) | Government             |
|         8 | Dagadarthi Mendal, Nellore Dist., Andhra Pradesh | Andhra Pradesh Airports Development Corporation Limited (APADCL), State Government of Andhra Pradesh Undertaking                                                                             | Government             |
|         9 | Bhogapuram, Andhra Pradesh                       | APADCL, State Government of Andhra Pradesh Undertaking                                                                                                                                       | PPP                    |
|        10 | Hirasar, Gujarat                                 | Government of Gujarat & AAI                                                                                                                                                                  | Government             |
|        11 | Noida, Jewar, Uttar Pradesh                      | Government of Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                  | PPP                    |

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