Lok Sabha Question No. 765 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-24
Subject: Regional Air Connectivity under UDAN
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Shri Tatkare Sunil Dattatrey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## Lok Sabha

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 765

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  24th July 2025 )

## REGIONAL AIR CONNECTIVITY UNDER UDAN

## 765.    SHRI TATKARE SUNIL DATTATREY Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the details of the total number of airports, heliports, and water aerodromes  made  operational  under  the  UDAN  scheme  till  date, State-wise;
- (b)  the  criteria  used  for  the  selection  of  routes  under  the  UDAN scheme;
- (c) the current status of regional air connectivity projects sanctioned in Maharashtra, including Raigad Lok Sabha Constituency;
- (d)  whether  any  proposals  have  been  received  for  developing  an airstrip or heliport in Raigad to improve connectivity and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the details of measures taken to ensure viability and frequency of flights from operational airports in underserved areas?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL  AVIATION (Shri Murlidhar Mohol)

(a): The details are at Annexure.

(b): Regional Connectivity Scheme - Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (RCSUDAN)  is  a  demand-driven  ongoing  scheme  where  bidding  rounds are conducted from time to time to cover more destinations/stations and  routes.  Based  on  their  assessment  of  demand  on  particular routes,  interested  airlines  submit  their  proposals  at  the  time  of bidding under  UDAN.  Selection  of  Airlines is  done  through  a transparent  bidding  process.  Revival/up-gradation  of  unserved  and underserved  airports/airstrips  is  undertaken  upon  its  identification

through valid bid and award to the Selected Airline Operator (SAO).; (c):  Under  the  UDAN  scheme,  seven  airports,  namely,  Kolhapur, Jalgaon,  Nanded,  Nasik,  Gondia,  Sindhudurg  and  Amravati  have already been developed and operationalised in Maharashtra. Sholapur  Airport  has  also  been  developed  under  the  scheme,  and commercial flight operations have already commenced. Development  works  at  Ratnagiri  Airport  are  currently  in  progress, with a targeted completion date of March 2026. (d):  No  such  proposal  for  inclusion  of  airstrips  in  the  Raigad  Lok Sabha  Constituency,  under  the  UDAN  Scheme  has  been  received from the State Government. (e):  The  UDAN  Scheme  provides  financial  incentives  to  airline operators  on  regional  routes  that  include:  Concessions  by  the Central  Government,  State  Governments/  Union  Territories  and airport operators to reduce airline operation costs; and the Viability Gap Funding (VGF) to bridge the gap between operational costs and expected revenues on such routes.

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List of 92 Airports operationalized under UDAN Scheme- State-wise

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

|   S No. | State          | Airport              |
|---------|----------------|----------------------|
|      25 |                | Kullu                |
|      26 |                | Mandi - Heliport     |
|      27 |                | Rampur - Heliport    |
|      28 | Jharkhand      | Deoghar              |
|      29 |                | Jamshedpur           |
|      30 | Karnataka      | Belgaum              |
|      31 |                | Hubli                |
|      32 |                | Mysore               |
|      33 |                | Vidyanagar           |
|      34 |                | Kalaburgi (Gulbarga) |
|      35 |                | Bidar                |
|      36 |                | Shivamogga           |
|      37 | Kerala         | Kannur               |
|      38 | Lakshadweep    | Agatti               |
|      39 | Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior              |
|      40 |                | Rewa                 |
|      41 |                | Datia                |
|      42 | Maharashtra    | Gondia               |
|      43 |                | Jalgaon              |
|      44 |                | Kolhapur             |
|      45 |                | Nanded               |
|      46 |                | Ozar (Nasik)         |
|      47 |                | Sindhudurg           |
|      48 |                | Amravati             |
|      49 | Manipur        | Jiribam Heliport     |
|      50 |                | Tamenglong Heliport  |
|      51 | Meghalaya      | Shillong             |
|      52 | Nagaland       | Dimapur              |

|   S No. | State            | Airport                  |
|---------|------------------|--------------------------|
|      53 | Odisha           | Jharsuguda               |
|      54 | Odisha           | Jeypore                  |
|      55 | Odisha           | Rourkela                 |
|      56 | Odisha           | Utkela                   |
|      57 | Pondicherry (UT) | Pondicherry              |
|      58 | Punjab           | Adampur                  |
|      59 | Punjab           | Bhatinda                 |
|      60 | Punjab           | Ludhiana                 |
|      61 | Punjab           | Pathankot                |
|      62 | Rajasthan        | Bikaner                  |
|      63 | Rajasthan        | Jaisalmer                |
|      64 | Rajasthan        | Kishangarh               |
|      65 | Sikkim           | Pakyong                  |
|      66 | Tamil Nadu       | Salem                    |
|      67 | Uttar Pradesh    | Agra                     |
|      68 | Uttar Pradesh    | Aligarh                  |
|      69 | Uttar Pradesh    | Azamgarh                 |
|      70 | Uttar Pradesh    | Bareilly                 |
|      71 | Uttar Pradesh    | Chitrakoot               |
|      72 | Uttar Pradesh    | Moradabad                |
|      73 | Uttar Pradesh    | Prayagraj                |
|      74 | Uttar Pradesh    | Kanpur (Chakeri)         |
|      75 | Uttar Pradesh    | Hindon                   |
|      76 | Uttar Pradesh    | Shravasti                |
|      77 | Uttar Pradesh    | Kushinagar               |
|      78 | Uttarakhand      | Pantnagar                |
|      79 | Uttarakhand      | Pithoragarh              |
|      80 | Uttarakhand      | Sahastradhara - Heliport |

|   S No. | State       | Airport                 |
|---------|-------------|-------------------------|
|      81 |             | Chinyalisaur - Heliport |
|      82 |             | Gaucher - Heliport      |
|      83 |             | New Tehri - Heliport    |
|      84 |             | Srinagar - Heliport     |
|      85 |             | Haldwani - Heliport     |
|      86 |             | Almora - Heliport       |
|      87 |             | Champawat - Heliport    |
|      88 |             | Munsyari - Heliport     |
|      89 |             | Nainital - Heliport     |
|      90 |             | Bageshwar - Heliport    |
|      91 | West Bengal | Cooch Behar             |
|      92 | West Bengal | Durgapur                |