Lok Sabha Question No. 1891 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-14
Subject: Discontinuation of Routes under UDAN
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Manickam Tagore B

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## Lok Sabha

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1891

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  14th December 2023 )

## DISCONTINUATION OF ROUTES UNDER UDAN

1891.    SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B. Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a)  whether  it  is  true  that  the  discontinued  routes  under  the Regional  Connectivity  Scheme -UDAN  are  being  put  up  again  for bidding and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether it is also true that 50 per cent of the UDAN routes have shut  down  since  the  launch  of  the  Scheme  in  2017  and  if  so,  the
- details thereof; and
- (c) whether it is also true that 15 airports developed under the said scheme have fallen into disuse and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):  Under  the  RCS  scheme,  a  route  which  has  been  discontinued and cancelled by the competent authority, can be bidded again by any airline in subsequent rounds of bidding. A total of 20 RCS routes that were discontinued and cancelled before the completion of 03 years tenure, which fulfill the criteria for being RCS, were awarded in subsequent rounds of bidding.
- (b) 517 Routes have been operationalised so far under the scheme till  30.11.23,  of  which  56%  routes  continue  to  operate  presently, including  routes  that  are  continuing  even  after  the  expiry  of  03 years tenure.
- (c): Under the UDAN scheme, 76 Airports/heliports/Water Aerodromes  have  been  operationalised  as  of  30.11.2023,  out  of

which,  12  Airports,  including  2  Water  Aerodromes,  are  presently non-operational  and  are  included  in  the  list  of  unserved  airports available  for  bidding  under  the  UDAN  scheme.  Details  are  at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE

## List of Airports/Heliports/Water-Aerodromes non-operational as of 01.12.23

|   S. N | Airport/Heliports(H)/Water Aerodromes (WA)   | Last Date of Operation   | Reason for being non- operational   |
|--------|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|      1 | Sabarmati river Front (WA)                   | 11.04. 2021              | No Airline filed to operate         |
|      2 | Statue of Unity (WA)                         | 11.04. 2021              | No Airline filed to operate         |
|      3 | Hisar                                        | 31.07.2021               | Development work ongoing            |
|      4 | Adampur                                      | 17.12.2021               | Development work ongoing            |
|      5 | Pathankot                                    | 28.02.2022               | No Airline filed to operate         |
|      6 | Nanded                                       | 28.02.2022               | Licence suspended                   |
|      7 | Jalgaon                                      | 28.02.2022               | No Airline filed to operate         |
|      8 | Pithoragarh                                  | 23.01.2023               | Operator yet to commence routes     |
|      9 | Almora (H)                                   | 28.01.2023               | Operator yet to commence routes     |
|     10 | Haldwani(H)                                  | 28.01.2023               | Operator yet to commence routes     |
|     11 | Jaisalmer                                    | 05.03.2023               | Seasonal airport                    |
|     12 | Bikaner                                      | 18.05.2023               | Operator yet to commence routes     |