Lok Sabha Question No. 1459 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-10
Subject: RCS UDAN in Punjab
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Amar Singh

1459.

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL VIATION UNSTARRED QUESTIPNNO 1459 (To be answered on the 10 February 2022)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## RCS UDAN IN PUNJAB

DR AMAR SINGH

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia)

(a) to (d): The Ministry of Civil Aviation 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 by 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 proposals at the time of bidding under RCS. An airport which is included in the awarded routes of RCS UDAN and requires upgradation/development forcommencement of RCS operations is developed under "Revival of unserved and underserved airports" scheme.

Under the UDAN scheme, the unserved & underserved airports/airstrips namely Ludhiana, Adampur Bhatinda and Pathankot were identified/awarded in the State of Punjab to operate UDAN flights: Selected Airline Operators (SAOs) have already commenced flights from these airports:

Government of Punjab has signed MoU o 15 June; 2017 with Airports Authority of India & Ministry of Civil Aviation under the UDAN Scheme.

The details of routes operationalized under UDAN scheme in Punjab is attached as Annexure.

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be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether the Government has conducted 4 survey to identify unserved and underserved airports in the State of Punjab and if s0, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has allotted any identified routes from or to Punjab, to selected airline operators and if s0, the details thereof; and
- (b) whether the Government of Punjab has signed any agreements with Airports Authority of India (AAI) under the UDAN scheme during the last three years and if SO, the details thereof;
- (d) the details of routes connecting Punjab under the Regional Connectivity Scheme

## ANSWER

Statement   referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred   Question regarding 'RCS UDAN in Punjab" -

## RCS UDAN routes operationalized under RCS \_ UDAN in Punjab between 2019 and 2022

| S:   | Departure Airport   | Arrival Airport   | Started on                          |
|------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1_   | Adampur             | Jaipur            | 28-03-2021                          |
| 2    | Jaipur              | Adampur           | 28-03-2021                          |
| 3    | Adampur             | Mumbai            | 25-11-2020                          |
| 4.   | Mumbai              | Adampur           | 25-11-2020                          |
| 5    | Amritsar            | Jaipur            | 31-03-2019                          |
| 6    | Jaipur              | Amritsar          | 31-03-2019                          |
| 7.   | Amritsar            | Kolkata           | 01-12-2019 Re- commenced 11.06.2020 |
| 8    | Kolkata             | Amritsar          | 01-12-2019 Re- commenced 11.06.2020 |
| 9_   | Amritsar            | Patna             | 28-08-2020                          |
| 10.  | Patna               | Amritsar          | 28-08-2020                          |