Lok Sabha Question No. 3205 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-07
Subject: Development and Upgradation of Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Shri Bhumare Sandipanrao Asaram, Shri Gyaneshwar Patil, Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke, Dr. Shivaji Bandappa Kalge

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

Lok Sabha

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 3205

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  7th August 2025 )

## DEVELOPMENT AND UPGRADATION OF AIRPORTS

3205.    SHRI BHUMARE SANDIPANRAO ASARAM

SHRI GYANESHWAR PATIL

SHRI NILESH DNYANDEV LANKE

DR. SHIVAJI BANDAPPA KALGE

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the details of the total funds sanctioned, allocated and utilised for  the  development,  upgradation  and  modernisation  of  various airports  under  the  Airports  Authority  of  India  (AAI)  and  PublicPrivate  Partnership (PPP) mode across the country during the last five years and the current year, year and State-wise, particularly in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh;
- (b) the details and nature of the projects undertaken along with the timeline fixed for their completion; and
- (c)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  efficient  utilisation  of funds and timely completion of the said projects across the country, State-wise including Madhya Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

CIVIL  AVIATION

- (a)  to  (c):  The  Airports  Authority  of  India  (AAI)  and  PPP  Partners have  incurred  a  CAPEX  of  more  than  Rs.  96000  crore  during  FY 2019-20 to FY 2024-25 on the development / upgradation / modernisation  of  various  airports  in  the  country  to  meet  the requirement of Air traffic / passengers' growth which includes new airports, expansions/ modification of existing terminals, addition of new passenger facilities, New terminals, expansions / strengthening

of existing runways, aprons, Air Navigation Services (ANS) work like control tower, technical block etc.;

This  includes  AAI's  share  of  more  than  Rs.  25,000  crore  and remaining by Private Airport Operators/Developers. AAI incurs Capital Expenditure mainly from its own resources and in some part from  the  Budgetary  grant  of  (a)  Rs.  4500  crore  allocated  for revival/upgradation of unserved and underserved Airports/Heliports/Water Aerodromes under Phase I of the Regional Connectivity Scheme - Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik (RCS-UDAN) and (b)  Rs.1000  crore  allocated  in  Phase-II  of  the  RCS-UDAN  to  revive additional  airports,  heliports,  water  aerodromes  and  advanced landing grounds during the period 2023-24 to 2025-26. ; Private  Airport  Operators/Developers  incur  CAPEX  from  their  own sources. ; Based  on  the  reconciled  figures  for  the  National  Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) period (FY 2019-20 to 2024-25), CAPEX expenditure by AAI  and  Private  Airport  Operators/Developers  during  the  last  five years  has  been  approximately  Rs.  11742  crore  (FY  2020-21),  Rs. 13294 crore (FY 2021-22), Rs. 17879 crore (FY 2022-23), Rs. 19260 crore (FY 2023-24) and Rs. 19317 crore (FY 2024-25).; Upgradation/ Modernisation of airports is a continuous process and is  undertaken  by  the  Airports  Authority  of  India  (AAI)  and  other Airport  Operators/Developers  from  time  to  time  depending  on  the availability of land, commercial viability, socio-economic considerations,  traffic  demand  /  willingness  of  airlines  to  operate to/from such airports. Since FY 2019-20, airport projects have been undertaken  by  AAI  and  Private  airport  operators/developers  at several  airports  across  the  country  including  at  Delhi,  Bengaluru, Hyderabad,  Lucknow,  Guwahati,  Ahmedabad,  Mopa,  Navi  Mumbai, Noida (Jewar), Bhogapuram,  Ayodhya,  Kushinagar,  Sindhudurg, Hollongi, Dholera, Dehradun, Agartala, Patna, Vijayawada, Deoghar, Amrtisar,  Chennai,  Tirupati,  Mangalore,  Kolkata,  Port  Blair,  Surat, Tiruchirapally,  Kolhapur,  Jabalpur,  Gwalior,  Rajkot,  Leh,  Hubballi,

Imphal, Jodhpur, Udaipur,  Rajahmundry,  Belagavi,  Shivamogga, Vijayapura, Hassan, Prayagraj, Tuticorin, Rewa, Satna, Datia etc.; The  timeline  for  construction  of  airport  projects  depends  upon several  factors  such  as  land  acquisition,  availability  of  mandatory clearances, financial closure, etc. by the Project Proponents.; Ministry of Civil Aviation periodically reviews the progress of airport projects  by  holding  meetings  with  the  State  Governments,  airport developers and other stakeholders to ensure the timely completion of the airport projects. AAI also internally reviews its Projects. ******