Lok Sabha Question No. 122 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-20
Subject: Airports under PPP Model
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Sougata Ray

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## Lok Sabha

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 122 ( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  20th July 2023 )

## AIRPORTS UNDER PPP MODEL

## 122.    PROF SOUGATA RAY

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the details of airports operating under PPP Model in the country;
- (b) whether such airports are under CAG audit;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether any of such airports are out of the CAG audit;
- (e) if so, the details thereof;
- (f) whether such airports reported any loss; and
- (g)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  steps  to  ensure  CAG  audit  in such airports?

## ANSWER

## Minister of State in the Ministry of (GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD))

## CIVIL  AVIATION

(a) to (g):  Airports Authority of India (AAI) has leased out eight of its airports  through  Public  Private  Partnership  (PPP)  for  operation, management  and  development  on  long  term  lease  basis.  These airports  are  Indira  Gandhi  International  Airport,  Delhi,  Chhatrapati Shivaji  Maharaj  International  Airport,  Mumbai,  Chaudhary  Charan Singh  International  Airport,  Lucknow,  Sardar  Vallabhbhai  Patel International  Airport,  Ahmedabad,  Mangaluru  International  Airport, Jaipur International Airport, Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram International Airport . ;

;

AAI has signed an Operation, Management  and  Development Agreement  (OMDA)  for  Delhi  and  Mumbai  airports  and  separate

Concession  Agreements  for  the  other  six  airports.  As  per  these Contractual Agreements entered into by AAI with the PPP partner, the  performance  and  compliance  by  PPP  partners  is  subjected  to periodical monitoring by AAI through Independent Engineers, Auditors, Inspections etc.  As per Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG)  Act,  1971,  CAG's  right  is  limited  to  conduct  audit  of  the accounts  of  the  Union  of  India  and  of  the  State  and  of  any  other Authority or body as may be prescribed by or under any law. CAG in course  of  audit  of  books  of  AAI,  as  an  auditee,  can  verify  all  the revenue  streams  of  AAI  including  that  of  its  PPP  airports  through AAI. ; Profit/loss  details  of  the  above  mentioned  8  PPP  airports  for  FY 2022-23 is at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE

Statement referred to in reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 122 for answer on 20.07.2023

## Profit/Loss details of AAI's Airports under PPP

(₹ in crore)

|       |                  | FY 2022-23            |
|-------|------------------|-----------------------|
| SI.No | Name of Airport  | Profit (+) / Loss (-) |
| 1     | Delhi            | -284.86               |
| 2     | Mumbai           | -1.04                 |
| 3     | Ahmedabad        | -408.51               |
| 4     | Lucknow          | -160.66               |
| 5     | Mangaluru        | -125.98               |
| 6     | Jaipur           | -128.52               |
| 7     | Guwahati         | -60.97                |
| 8     | Thiruvanthapuram | -110.15               |

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