Lok Sabha Question No. 2 (STARRED), answered on 2023-07-20
Subject: Development of Airports under UDAN Scheme
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Jugal Kishore Sharma, Riti Pathak

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## Lok Sabha

STARRED QUESTION NO. : 2

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  20th July 2023 )

## DEVELOPMENT OF AIRPORTS UNDER UDAN SCHEME

2.    SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA

SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a)  the  details  of  the  Airports  being  identified  and  developed  under UDAN  scheme  in  the  country,  particularly  in  Jammu  and  Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh;
- (b)  the  details  of  cities/districts  proposed  to  be  covered  under  the announcement  made  in  the  Budget  2023-2024  for  setting  up  of  fifty new airports across the country to improve regional air connectivity, State-wise;
- (c) the specific measures taken/proposed to be taken by the Government  to  upgrade  the  aviation  infrastructure  in  the  country, district-wise;
- (d)  the  details  of  funds  allocated  and  utilised  under  UDAN  and  other schemes to upgrade aviation infrastructure;
- (e) whether the Government has received letters from  Hon ' ble Members  of  Parliament  for  construction  of  New  Airports  as  per  the said Budget announcement; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

Minister  of  CIVIL  AVIATION            (Shri  Jyotiraditya  M&#46; Scindia)

(a) to (f): A statement is laid on the table of the House.

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STATEMENT IN RESPECT OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 2 REGARDING "DEVELOPMENT OF AIRPORTS  UNDER  UDAN  SCHEME"  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON 20.07.2023; ; (a): The details of airports, heliports and water aerodromes  identified  and  developed  in  the  States/UT  of Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh to operate flights under Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) in the country are at Annexure-I.   (b): In the Budget  2023-24,  the  Government  announced  the  revival  of 50 additional Airports/Heliports/Water Aerodrome for improving  regional  air  connectivity.  Identification  of  such airports/Heliports/Water  Aerodrome  is  carried  out  on  the basis  of  various  rounds  of  bidding  under  RCS  which  is  an ongoing process. ;  (c): An airport which is included in the awarded routes of UDAN and requires upgradation/development for commencement of UDAN operations,  is  developed  under  'Revival  of  unserved  and underserved airports' scheme.; The Government has planned to develop one hundred airports by 2024 under UDAN. So far 74 Airports have been developed and operationalised under UDAN  scheme  (district  wise  list  is  at  Annexure-II).  An indicative list of 32 Airport/Heliport/Water

Aerodrome/Advance  Landing  Ground  under  development, identified  in  previous  rounds  of  bidding,  is  at  Annexure-III.; Major Works taken up at these developed /under development  airports include upgradation of Passenger Terminal Building,  construction  of  Boundary  Wall/Perimeter Road, extension/resurfacing of Runway/Apron, electrical works and provision of various required equipments. Further,  21  Greenfield  Airports  have  been  identified  for development  in  the  country,  out  of  which  11  have  been operationalised so far and 6 are under construction. District wise list of these Greenfield Airports is at Annexure IV.  (d): Government  of  India  has  approved  the  budget  of  Rs.  4500 crore  for  revival  and  development  of  un-served  and  underserved  airports/heliports/water  aerodromes  of  State  Govt., AAI,  Civil  Enclaves,  CPSUs  for  operations  of  the  UDAN flights.    An  amount  of  Rs.  3367    crore  (approx.)  has  been spent/incurred for revival/upgradation of airports/heliports/water  aerodromes  across  the  country  till 30.06.2023.  In  the  second  phase,  the  Government  has approved  a  fund  of  Rs  1000  crore  for  development  of  50 airports, heliports and water aerodromes under RCS.;  (e) & (f): No, Sir.

Annexure-I

|   S.No | State          | Airport               | A/H/WA   |
|--------|----------------|-----------------------|----------|
|      1 | Bihar          | Darbhanga             | A        |
|      2 | Chhatisgarh    | Jagdalpur             | A        |
|      3 | Chhatisgarh    | Bilaspur              | A        |
|      4 | Chhatisgarh    | Ambikapur             | A        |
|      5 | Gujarat        | Kandla                | A        |
|      6 | Gujarat        | Mundra                | A        |
|      7 | Gujarat        | Sabarmati River Front | WA       |
|      8 | Gujarat        | Statue of Unity       | WA       |
|      9 | Gujarat        | Bhavnagar             | A        |
|     10 | Gujarat        | Porbandar             | A        |
|     11 | Gujarat        | Keshod                | A        |
|     12 | Gujarat        | Jamnagar              | A        |
|     13 | Jharkhand      | Deogarh               | A        |
|     14 | Jharkhand      | Jamshedpur            | A        |
|     15 | Jharkhand      | Bokaro                | A        |
|     16 | Jharkhand      | Dumka                 | A        |
|     17 | J&K            |                       |          |
|     18 | Maharashtra    | Sindhudurg            | A        |
|     19 | Maharashtra    | Kolhapur              | A        |
|     20 | Maharashtra    | Jalgaon               | A        |
|     21 | Maharashtra    | Gondia                | A        |
|     22 | Maharashtra    | Nasik                 | A        |
|     23 | Maharashtra    | Nanded                | A        |
|     24 | Maharashtra    | Sholapur              | A        |
|     25 | Maharashtra    | Amravati              | A        |
|     26 | Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior               | A        |
|     27 | Madhya Pradesh | Rewa                  | A        |
|     28 | Madhya Pradesh | Datia                 | A        |
|     29 | Rajasthan      | Kishangarh            | A        |
|     30 | Rajasthan      | Bikaner               | A        |
|     31 | Rajasthan      | Jaisalmer             | A        |
|     32 | West Bengal    | Durgapur              | A        |
|     33 | West Bengal    | Cooch Behar           | A        |
|     34 | West Bengal    | Burnpur               | A        |

*A-Airport, H-Heliport, W A- Water Aerodrome

## Annexure-II

## District wise list of RCS Airports operationalized

|   S No. | State             | District   | Airport                             |   Year |
|---------|-------------------|------------|-------------------------------------|--------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh    | Kadapa     | Kadapa (Underserved)(Round-1)       |   2017 |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh    | Kurnool    | Kurnool Airport                     |   2021 |
|       3 | Assam             | Jorhat     | Jorhat (Underserved)(Round-2)       |   2018 |
|       4 | Assam             | Lakhim pur | Lilabari (Underserved)(Round-2)     |   2019 |
|       5 | Assam             | Sonitpu r  | Tezpur (Underserved)(Round-2)       |   2018 |
|       6 | Assam             | Kokrajh ar | Rupsi                               |   2021 |
|       7 | Arunachal Pradesh | Lohit      | Tezu                                |   2021 |
|       8 | Arunachal Pradesh | East Siang | Passighat                           |   2021 |
|       9 | Arunachal Pradesh | Papum Pare | Hollongi (Round-4.3)                |   2023 |
|      10 | Bihar             | Darbha nga | Darbhanga(Round-1)                  |   2020 |
|      11 | Chhattisgarh      | Jagdalp ur | Jagdalpur(Round-1)                  |   2018 |
|      12 | Chhattisgarh      | Bilaspur   | Bilaspur (Round-1)                  |   2021 |
|      13 | Daman &Diu        | Diu        | Diu (Underserved)(Round-1)          |   2018 |
|      14 | Gujarat           | Bhavna gar | Bhavnagar (Underserved)(Round- 1)   |   2018 |
|      15 | Gujarat           | Jamnag ar  | Jamnagar (Underserved)(Round- 1)    |   2018 |
|      16 | Gujarat           | Kutch      | Kandla(Round-1)                     |   2017 |
|      17 | Gujarat           | Junaga dh  | Keshod (Round-2)                    |   2022 |
|      18 | Gujarat           | Kutch      | Mundra(Round-1)                     |   2018 |
|      19 | Gujarat           | Porban dar | Porbandar (Underserved)(Round- 1)   |   2017 |
|      20 | Gujarat           | Narmad a   | Statue of Unity (W) (Round-3)       |   2020 |
|      21 | Gujarat           | Ahmed abad | Sabarmati River Front (W) (Round-3) |   2020 |
|      22 | Haryana           | Hisar      | Hissar (Round-2)                    |   2021 |
|      23 | Himachal Pradesh  | Shimla     | Shimla(Round-1)                     |   2017 |
|      24 | Himachal Pradesh  | Kullu      | Kullu (Underserved)(Round-3)        |   2019 |
|      25 | Himachal Pradesh  | Mandi      | Mandi - Heliport (Unserved)         |   2021 |
|      26 | Himachal Pradesh  | Shimla     | Rampur - Heliport (Unserved)        |   2021 |
|      27 | Jharkhand         | Deogha r   | Deoghar (Round-4.1)                 |   2022 |

|   S No. | State            | District         | Airport                            |   Year |
|---------|------------------|------------------|------------------------------------|--------|
|      28 | Jharkhand        | East Singhbh um  | Jamshedpur (Round-1)               |   2023 |
|      29 | Karnataka        | Belgau m         | Belgaum (Underserved)(Round-3)     |   2019 |
|      30 | Karnataka        | Dharwa d         | Hubli (Underserved)(Round-2)       |   2018 |
|      31 | Karnataka        | Mysuru           | Mysore(Round-1)                    |   2017 |
|      32 | Karnataka        | Bellary          | Vidyanagar(Round-1)                |   2017 |
|      33 | Karnataka        | Kalabur agi      | Kalaburgi (Gulbarga)(Round-3)      |   2019 |
|      34 | Karnataka        | Bidar            | Bidar(Round-1)                     |   2020 |
|      35 | Kerala           | Kannur           | Kannur(Round-2)                    |   2019 |
|      36 | Madhya Pradesh   | Gwalior          | Gwalior (Underserved)(Round-1)     |   2017 |
|      37 | Maharashtra      | Gondia           | Gondia                             |   2022 |
|      38 | Maharashtra      | Jalgaon          | Jalgaon(Round-1)                   |   2017 |
|      39 | Maharashtra      | Kolhap ur        | Kolhapur(Round-1)                  |   2018 |
|      40 | Maharashtra      | Nanded           | Nanded(Round-1)                    |   2017 |
|      41 | Maharashtra      | Nashik           | Ozar (Nasik)(Round-1)              |   2017 |
|      42 | Maharashtra      | Sindhu durg      | Sindhudurg                         |   2021 |
|      43 | Meghalaya        | East Khasi Hills | Shillong (Underserved)(Round-1)    |   2018 |
|      44 | Nagaland         | Dimapu r         | Dimapur (Underserved)(Round-3)     |   2019 |
|      45 | Odisha           | Jhasugu da       | Jharsuguda(Round-1)                |   2018 |
|      46 | Odisha           | Koraput          | Jeypore (Round-1)                  |   2022 |
|      47 | Odisha           | Sundar garh      | Rourkela (Round-1)                 |   2023 |
|      48 | Pondicherry (UT) | Puduch erry      | Pondicherry (Underserved)(Round-1) |   2017 |
|      49 | Punjab           | Jalandh ar       | Adampur(Round-1)                   |   2018 |
|      50 | Punjab           | Bathind a        | Bhatinda(Round-1)                  |   2017 |
|      51 | Punjab           | Ludhian a        | Ludhiana(Round-1)                  |   2017 |
|      52 | Punjab           | Pathan kot       | Pathankot(Round-1)                 |   2018 |
|      53 | Rajasthan        | Bikaner          | Bikaner(Round-1)                   |   2017 |
|      54 | Rajasthan        | Jaisalm er       | Jaisalmer(Round-1)                 |   2017 |
|      55 | Rajasthan        | Ajmer            | Kishangarh(Round-2)                |   2018 |
|      56 | Sikkim           | Pakyon g         | Pakyong(Round-2)                   |   2018 |

|   S No. | State         | District           | Airport                            |   Year |
|---------|---------------|--------------------|------------------------------------|--------|
|      57 | Tamil Nadu    | Salem              | Salem(Round-1)                     |   2018 |
|      58 | Uttar Pradesh | Agra               | Agra (Underserved)(Round-1)        |   2017 |
|      59 | Uttar Pradesh | Prayagr aj         | Allahabad (Underserved)(Round- 2)  |   2018 |
|      60 | Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur Nagar       | Kanpur(Chakeri)(Round-1)           |   2018 |
|      61 | Uttar Pradesh | Ghaziab ad         | Hindon(Round-2)                    |   2019 |
|      62 | Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly           | Bareilly                           |   2021 |
|      63 | Uttar Pradesh | Kushina gar        | Kushinagar                         |   2021 |
|      64 | Uttarakhand   | Udham Singh Nagar  | Pantnagar (Underserved)(Round- 1)  |   2019 |
|      65 | Uttarakhand   | Pithora garh       | Pithoragarh(Round-2)               |   2019 |
|      66 | Uttarakhand   | Dehrad un          | Sahastradhara- Heliport (Round- 2) |   2020 |
|      67 | Uttarakhand   | Uttarka shi        | Chinyalisaur - Heliport (Round-2)  |   2020 |
|      68 | Uttarakhand   | Chamol i           | Gaucher - Heliport (Round-2)       |   2020 |
|      69 | Uttarakhand   | TehriGa rhwal      | New Tehri - Heliport (Round-2)     |   2020 |
|      70 | Uttarakhand   | PauriGa rhwal      | Srinagar - Heliport (Round-2)      |   2020 |
|      71 | Uttarakhand   | Nainital           | Haldwani - Heliport (Round-2)      |   2021 |
|      72 | Uttarakhand   | Almora             | Almora - Heliport(Round-2)         |   2022 |
|      73 | West Bengal   | Paschi mBardh aman | Durgapur(Underserved)(Round-1)     |   2019 |
|      74 | West Bengal   | Cooch Behar        | Cooch Behar (Round-1)              |   2023 |

## District wise list of RCS Airports under development

|   S.No. | State                    | District                 | Airport              |
|---------|--------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|
|       1 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | North and Middle Andaman | Shibpur              |
|       2 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | Nicobar                  | Campbell Bay         |
|       3 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | Nicobar                  | Car Nicobar          |
|       4 | Arunachal Pradesh        | Anjaw                    | Walong               |
|       5 | Arunachal Pradesh        | Lower Subansiri district | Ziro                 |
|       6 | Arunachal Pradesh        | Upper Subansiri district | Daparizo             |
|       7 | Arunachal Pradesh        | Papum Pare               | Itanagar             |
|       8 | Arunachal Pradesh        | Upper Siang              | Tuting               |
|       9 | Chattisgarh              | Surguja                  | Ambikapur            |
|      10 | Dama &Diu                | Daman                    | Daman                |
|      11 | Himachal Pradesh         | Solan                    | Baddi(Kasauli)       |
|      12 | Himachal Pradesh         | Shimla                   | Shimla (Sanjoli)     |
|      13 | Jharkhand                | Bokaro                   | Bokaro               |
|      14 | Jharkhand                | Dumka                    | Dumka                |
|      15 | Maharashtra              | Amravati                 | Amravati             |
|      16 | Manipur                  | Jiribam                  | Jiribam              |
|      17 | Manipur                  | Churachandpur            | Thanlon              |
|      18 | Manipur                  | Churachandpur            | Parbung              |
|      19 | Manipur                  | Tengnoupal               | Moreh                |
|      20 | Madhya Pradesh           | Rewa                     | Rewa                 |
|      21 | Odisha                   | Kalahandi                | Utkela               |
|      22 | Tamil Nadu               | Cuddalore                | Neyveli              |
|      23 | Tamil Nadu               | Vellore                  | Vellore              |
|      24 | Uttar Pradesh            | Shravasti                | Shravasti            |
|      25 | Uttar Pradesh            | Azamgarh                 | Azamgarh             |
|      26 | Uttar Pradesh            | Chitrakoot               | Chitrakoot           |
|      27 | Uttar Pradesh            | Aligarh                  | Aligarh              |
|      28 | Uttar Pradesh            | Moradabad                | Moradabad            |
|      29 | Uttar Pradesh            | Ayodhya                  | Ayodhya              |
|      30 | Uttar Pradesh            | Saharanpur (Sarsawa)     | Saharanpur (Sarsawa) |
|      31 | Uttar Pradesh            | Sonbhadra                | Muirpur (Korba)      |
|      32 | Uttar Pradesh            | RaeBareli                | Fursatganj           |

## Annexure-III

## Annexure-IV District wise list of Greenfield Airports  (Operational)

|   S No. | State             | District        | Airport            | Status          |
|---------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|      75 | Goa               | North Goa       | Mopa               | Operationalised |
|      76 | Maharashtra       | Ahmednagar      | Shirdi             | Operationalised |
|      77 |                   | Sindhudurg      | Sindhudurg         | Operationalised |
|      78 | Karnataka         | Kalaburagi      | Kalaburagi         | Operationalised |
|      79 |                   | Shivamogga      | Shivamogga         | Operationalised |
|      80 | Uttar Pradesh     | Kushinagar      | Kushinagar         | Operationalised |
|      81 | Andhra Pradesh    | Kurnool         | Oravakal (Kurnool) | Operationalised |
|      82 | West Bengal       | PaschimBardhman | Durgapur           | Operationalised |
|      83 | Sikkim            | Pakyong         | Pakyong            | Operationalised |
|      84 | Kerala            | Kannur          | Kannur             | Operationalised |
|      85 | Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar        | Itanagar           | Operationalised |

## District wise list of Greenfield Airports  (Work in Progress)

|   S No. | State         | District         | Airport          | Status           |
|---------|---------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|       1 | Maharashtra   | Thane and Raigad | Navi Mumbai      | Work in progress |
|       2 | Karnataka     | Vijayapura       | Vijayapura       | Work in progress |
|       3 |               | Hassan           | Hassan           | Work in progress |
|       4 | Uttar Pradesh | GautamBudh Nagar | Noida (Jewar)    | Work in progress |
|       5 | Gujarat       | Ahmedabad        | Dholera          | Work in progress |
|       6 |               | Rajkot           | Hirasar (Rajkot) | Work in progress |