Lok Sabha Question No. 2858 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-08
Subject: Routes under UDAN Scheme
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Shri Varun Chaudhry

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION Lok Sabha

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 2858

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  8th August 2024 )

## ROUTES UNDER UDAN SCHEME

2858.    SHRI VARUN CHAUDHRY Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the number of air routes identified under UDAN scheme;
- (b) the number of routes wherein the operations commenced;
- (c) the details and the number of routes cancelled by airlines; and
- (d)  the  details  of  budget  allocated  and  utilised  under  UDAN  scheme along  with  the  subsidy  provided  to  the  airlines  for  operations  since inception of the said scheme, year-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)&(b):  Under  Regional  Connectivity  Scheme  -  Ude  Desh  ka  Aam Naagrik (RCS-UDAN), 870 valid routes have been awarded out of which 579 routes, connecting 85 unserved/underserved airports (13 heliports and 02 water aerodromes), have been operationalised.

;

- (c): 106 routes were discontinued by the airlines before completion of the 03 year tenure under the Scheme. ;
- (d):    Rs.  4500  crore  has  been  allocated    for  revival/upgradation  of unserved and underserved Airports/Heliports/Water Aerodromes owned by  Airports  Authority  of  India  (AAI)  /  State  Governments  /  Central Public Sector Undertakings / Ministry of Defence under Phase I of the
- Scheme. Rs.1000 crore has been allocated  in Phase-II of the scheme

to revive additional airports, heliports, water aerodromes and advanced landing grounds during the period  2023-24 to  2025-26.  An expenditure amounting to Rs. 4071.98 crore has been incurred so far. Rs. 3512.29 crore has been disbursed to the Selected Airline Operators towards  Viability  Gap  Funding  (VGF)  as  per  the    provisions    of  the Scheme. Details as per Annexure.

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Annexure Details of Budget Allocated and utilised under UDAN Scheme

(Amount in Rs. Crores)

|          |   Budget Allocate d | FY: 2017- 2018   | FY: 2018- 2019   | FY: 2019- 2020   | FY: 2020- 2021   | FY: 2021- 2022   | FY: 2022- 2023   |   FY: 2023- 2024 | FY: 2024- 2025 (Till 30.06.202 4)   |   Total Expend iture |
|----------|---------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------------|
| Phase-I  |                4500 | 297.49 512.42    | 700.18           |                  | 615.51           | 441.47           | 800.92 619.85    |            45.55 |                                     |              4071.98 |
| Phase-II |                1000 | - -              |                  | -                | -                | -                | -                |            32.48 | 6.11                                |              4071.98 |

VGF Disbursed in RACFT from 2017 to 31 July, 2024

| S.No.   | Period                |   VGF Disubrsed |
|---------|-----------------------|-----------------|
| 1       | 2017-18               |           42.35 |
| 2       | 2018-19               |          138.07 |
| 3       | 2019-20               |          681.28 |
| 4       | 2020-21               |          325.6  |
| 5       | 2021-22               |          625.94 |
| 6       | 2022-23               |          787.37 |
| 7       | 2023-24 (Provisional) |          777.14 |
| 8       | 2024-25               |          134.54 |
| Total   | Total                 |         3512.29 |