Lok Sabha Question No. 226 (STARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Development of Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: M.K. Vishnu Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

(To be answered on the March 2022) 17th

STARRED QUESTION NO. : 226

## DEVELOPMENT OF AIRPORTS

*226. DR. VISHNU PRASAD MK

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

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be pleased to state: -

- (a) the details of new airports proposed to be developed in the country; Statewise including Tamil Nadu under the UDAN scheme;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to develop airport at Hosur in Tamil Nadu under UDAN scheme and if s0, the details and the status thereof?
- (6) the details of revival of closed airports in Tier 2 cities in the country under the said scheme; and

## ANSWER

Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia)

- (a) to (c): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT IN RESPECT OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 226 REGARDING "DEVELOPMENT OF AIRPORTS" BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2022

(a) & (b): 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  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. The list of 154 RCS airports including 14 water aerodromes & 36 Helipads across the country identified/awarded for operation of RCS flights in the country till four rounds of bidding under UDAN is Annexed:

Salem; Neyveli, Tanjore, Vellore and Ramnad airports have been awarded in the State of Tamil Nadu for Up-gradation for the operation of RCS flights under UDAN, Operation of RCS flights from Salem has been operationalized.

As on 14.03.2022, 66 unserved and underserved airports including 8 Heliports & 2 water aerodromes have been operationalized under UDAN. Out of these 66 unserved underserved operationalised airports, 47 are unserved airports where there was no scheduled commercial operation:

- (c): Hosur is a private airport located within 150 km of Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL): The Concessionaire Agreement existing domestic airport within an aerial distance of 150 kms from Bengaluru airport for a period 0f 25 years. BIAL has informed that it may consider one time concession for the purpose of RCS, subject to parties entering into an agreement with specific conditions. Requests have been\_received from Government of Tamil Nadu on operationalization of Hosur Airport: Considering the bid received under UDAN Scheme and based on the request of Government of Tamil Nadu; Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and Airports Authority of India (AAI) in a joint visit to Hosur, studied the feasibility of developing a Passenger Terminal Building and apron for the operation of RCS flights: This would entail an investment of Rs:.30 crore approximately. MIs Taneja Aerospace & Aviation Limited (TAAL); who own and operate the Hosur airstrip, have stated their inability to bear this cost and have recommended that the entire investment towards building of additional infrastructure be borne by the Government; However, infrastructural upgradation development of private airports is not covered under the "revival and development of the airport scheme Government of Tamil Nadu, therefore; has been requested to take up these issues with Mls TAAL and to enter into an appropriate agreement between TAAL and BIAL for operationalization of Hosur airport for RCS flights.

Statement referred to of Lok Sabba Starred  Question No: 226   regarding "DEVELOPMENT OF ATRPORTS" t0 be answered on 17.03.2022.

Annexure List of 154 RCS airports (including 14 water aerodromes) Awarded under UDAN

| S.No:   | State             | Airport                   |
|---------|-------------------|---------------------------|
| 1       | Andaman & Nicobar | Campbell Bay              |
| 2.      |                   | Car Nicobar               |
|         |                   | Shibpur                   |
| 4       |                   | Havelock (W)              |
| 5.      |                   | Long Island(W)            |
| 6       |                   | Neil Port (W)             |
|         |                   | Port Blair(W)             |
| 8_      | Andhra Pradesh    | Kadapa                    |
| 9_      |                   | Kurnool                   |
| 10.     |                   | Prakasam Barrage(W)       |
| 11.     | Arunachal Pradesh | Passighat                 |
| 12.     |                   | Tezu                      |
| 13_     | Assam             | Rupsi                     |
| 14.-    |                   | Jorhat                    |
| 15.     |                   | Lilabari                  |
| 16.     |                   | Tezpur                    |
| 17.     |                   | Guwahati River Front(W)   |
| 18,     |                   | Umrangso Regervoir (W)    |
| 19.     | Bihar             | Darbhanga                 |
| 20.     | Chhattisgarh      | Bilaspur                  |
| 21_     |                   | Raigarh (Jindal)_         |
| 22.     |                   | Ambikapur                 |
| 23.     |                   | Jagdalpur                 |
| 24.     | Daman & Diu       | Diu                       |
| 25.     |                   | Daman                     |
| 26.     | Gujarat           | Bhavnagar                 |
| 27.     |                   | Jamnagar                  |
| 28.     |                   | Kandla                    |
| 29.     |                   | Porbandar                 |
| 30_     |                   | Mithapur (Dwarka)         |
| 31      |                   | Mundra                    |
| 32.     |                   | Keshod                    |
| 33      |                   | Sabarmati River Front (W) |

| 34.                    | Shatrunjay Dam (W)         |
|------------------------|----------------------------|
| 35.                    | Statue of Unity (W)        |
| 36. Haryana_           | Hissar                     |
| 37.                    | Ambala                     |
| 38 Himachal Pradesh    | Shimla                     |
| 39.                    | Kullu                      |
| 40_ Jammu and Kashmir  | Kargil                     |
| 41_                    | Thoise                     |
| 42. Jharkhand          | Jamshedpur                 |
| 43_                    | Bokaro                     |
| 44.                    | Dumka                      |
| 45_                    | Hazaribagh                 |
| 46. Karnataka          | Bidar                      |
| 47                     | Mysore                     |
| 48_                    |                            |
| 49                     | Vidyanagar_ Baldota/Koppal |
| 50.                    | Hubli                      |
| 51.                    |                            |
|                        | Kalburgi Belgaum           |
| 52_                    | Vijaya Pura                |
| 53.                    |                            |
| 54. 55_ Kerala         | Shivamogga Kannur          |
| 56. Lakshadweep Island | Agatti(W)                  |
| 57.                    | Minicoy(W)                 |
| 58.                    | Kavaratti (W)              |
| 59. Madhya Pradesh     | Gwalior                    |
| 60_                    | Rewa                       |
| 61_ Maharashtra        | Jalgaon                    |
| 62.                    | Kolhapur                   |
| 63.                    | Sholapur                   |
| 64.                    | Ozar (Nasik)               |
| 65.                    | Nanded                     |
| 66.                    | Amravati                   |
| 67.                    | Sindhudurg                 |
| 68.                    | Ratnagiri                  |
| 69.                    | Gondia                     |

| 70.   | Meghalaya        | Shillong (Barapani)   |
|-------|------------------|-----------------------|
| 71    |                  | Tura                  |
| 72.   | Nagaland         | Dimapur               |
| 73.   | Odisha           | Jharsuguda            |
| 74    |                  | Rourkela              |
| 75    |                  | Utkela                |
| 76.   |                  | Jeypore_              |
| 77.   |                  | Rangeilunda           |
| 78.   | Pondicherry (UT) |                       |
| 79    | Punjab           | Ludhiana              |
| 80    |                  | Adampur               |
| 81_   |                  | Bhatinda              |
| 82    |                  | Pathankot             |
| 83    | Rajasthan        | Bikaner (Nal)         |
| 84.   |                  | Jaisalmer             |
| 85_   |                  | Kishangarh            |
| 86    |                  | Uterlai               |
| 87 .  |                  | Kota                  |
| 88.   | Sikkim           | Pakyong               |
| 89 _  | Tamil Nadu       | Salem                 |
| 90.   |                  | Neyveli               |
| 91_   |                  | Tanjore               |
| 92.   |                  | Vellore               |
| 93.   |                  | Ramnad                |
| 94.   | Telangana        | Nagarjuna Sagar (W)   |
| 95,   | Uttar Pradesh    | Agra                  |
| 96.   |                  | Kanpur (chakeri)_     |
| 97 .  |                  | Aligarh               |
| 98.   |                  | Azamgarh              |
| 99_   |                  | Bareilly              |
| 100.  |                  | Chitrakoot            |
| 101_  |                  | Jhansi                |
| 102.  |                  | Moradabad             |
| 103_  |                  |                       |
| 104.  |                  | Shravasti             |
| 105_  |                  | Allahabad             |
| 106.  |                  | Ayodhaya              |
| 107 . |                  | Ghazipur              |
|       |                  | Kushinagar            |
| 108.  |                  | Saharanpur (Sarsawa)  |
| 109_  |                  | Meerut                |
| 110.  |                  |                       |

|      |             | Fursatganj       |
|------|-------------|------------------|
| 112. | Uttarakhand | Pantnagar        |
| 143. |             | Pithoragarh      |
| 114- | West Bengal | Cooch Behar      |
| 115. |             | Burppur          |
| 116. |             | Durgapur (Andal) |
| 117. |             | Hashimara        |
| 118. |             | Kalaikunda       |

## State wise list of 36 Heliports identifed under UDAN

| S NO:   | State             | Airport_         |
|---------|-------------------|------------------|
|         | Arunachal Pradesh | Daparizo         |
| 2       |                   | Itanagar         |
| 3       |                   | Tuting           |
| 4       |                   | Walong           |
| 5.      |                   | Yinghiong        |
| 6.      |                   |                  |
| 7.      | Assam             | Nagaon           |
| 8.      |                   | Geleki           |
| 9.      |                   | Misa             |
| 10_     | Himachal Pradesh_ | Kasauli          |
| 11.     |                   | Manali           |
| 12.     |                   | Mandi            |
| 13_     |                   |                  |
| 14.     |                   | Rampur _         |
| 15.     |                   | Shimla Annadale_ |
| 16.     | Manipur           | Jiribam          |
| 17.     |                   | Moreh            |
| 18.     |                   | Parbung _        |
| 19.     |                   | Tamenglong       |
| 20.     |                   | Thanlon          |
| 21      | Meghalaya         | Sohra            |
| 22_     |                   | Dawki            |
| 23.     |                   | Williamnagar     |
| 24.     | Uttarakhand       | Almora           |
| 25.     |                   | CHNYALI SAUR     |
| 26.     |                   | Dharchula_       |
| 27.     |                   | GAUCHER          |
| 28_     |                   | Haldwani         |
| 29.     |                   | Haridwar         |
| 30.     |                   | Joshimath        |
| 31      |                   | Mussoorie_       |
| 32_     |                   | Nainital         |
| 33      |                   | New Tehri        |
| 34.     |                   | Ramnagar         |
| 35.     |                   | Sahastradhara    |
| 36.     |                   | Srinagar _       |