Lok Sabha Question No. 2530 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-03
Subject: Development of Greenfield and Brownfield Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Sajda Ahmed, A. Chellakumar, Faizal P.P. Mohammed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## Lok Sabha

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 2530

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  3rd August 2023 )

## DEVELOPMENT OF GREENFIELD AND BROWNFIELD

## AIRPORTS

2530.    SHRIMATI SAJDA AHMED DR. A. CHELLAKUMAR SHRI MOHAMMED FAIZAL P.P. Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the details of the Greenfield and Brownfield airports developed in the country State/UT-wise including West Bengal during the last ten years;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  provided  financial  incentives  to airlines and airport operators to operate flights on underserved and unserved routes in West Bengal and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has formulated or finalized the destinations for setting up Greenfield airports in West Bengal and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the timeline for the operationalization of Maldah airport in West Bengal; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  a  tangible  plan  to  expedite  the process of modernization of Brownfield airports and the development of Greenfield airports, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (c):  Government  of  India  (GoI)  has  formulated  a  Greenfield Airports (GFA) Policy, 2008 for development of Greenfield airports in the country. As per the policy, if any developer including the State

Government  desires  to  develop  an  airport,  they  are  required  to identify a suitable site and get the Pre-feasibility Study conducted for  construction  of  airport  and  submit  a  proposal  to  the  Central Government for 'Site Clearance' followed by 'In-Principle' approval. ; Under GFA Policy, 2008, 12 Greenfield airports viz. Durgapur in West Bengal,  Shirdi  and  Sindhudurg  in  Maharashtra,  Kannur  in  Kerala, Pakyong  in  Sikkim,  Kalaburagi  and  Shivamogga  in  Karnataka, Orvakal (Kurnool) in Andhra Pradesh, Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh, Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh, Mopa in Goa and Rajkot in Gujarat have been operationalised during the last ten years.; ; Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has launched Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) - UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) on 21-10-2016 to enhance  regional  air  connectivity  from  unserved  and  underserved airports  in  the  country  and  making  air  travel  affordable  to  the masses. UDAN is a market driven scheme. Interested airlines based on  their  assessment  of  demand  on  particular  routes,  submit  their proposals at the time of bidding under UDAN. Financial incentives in terms of concessions from Central, State Governments and airport operators are extended to Selected Airline Operators to encourage operations from unserved/underserved airports/heliports/water aerodromes  and  keep  the  air  fare  affordable.  Support  to the Selected Airline Operators is also extended in the form of Viability Gap Funding (VGF). State Governments provide 20% share towards VGF for RCS flights pertaining to their states. However, the share of VGF for North-Eastern states and Union Territories is 10%. ; ; Under  the  scheme,  the  unserved  &  underserved  airports/airstrips, have been identified/awarded all over the country including Six (6) airports  namely,  Durgapur,  Cooch  Behar,  Hashimara,  Kalaikunda, Burnpur and Malda  for  commencement of RCS flights in the State of  West  Bengal.  In  3rd  round  of  bidding  under  UDAN,  M/s  Spicejet Ltd.  has  commenced  flights  between  Durgapur  &  Mumbai  and Durgapur  &  Chennai.    Under  UDAN  4.1,  RCS  routes  connecting Cooch Behar with  Kolkata  also  commenced.  Till  date,  74  airports (including  heliports,  water  aerodromes  &  greenfield  airports)  have been operationalised across the country under UDAN since

inception  of  the  UDAN  Scheme  in  2016.  State/UT  wise  list  of airports operationalised/revived under RCS-UDAN is at Annexure.; ; (d):  The  Malda  airport    has  been  identified  for  operating  domestic flights under the UDAN scheme. Operationalisation of the airport is subject to allocation of funds for development of the airport. (e): Upgradation/ Modernisation of airports is a continuous process and  is  undertaken  by  Airports  Authority  of  India  (AAI)  and  other Airport Operators 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. AAI  and  other  Airport  Operators  have  targeted  capital  outlay  of approximately Rs. 98,000 crore in the airport sector across India by 2025, since FY 2019-20 for construction of Greenfield Airports and new terminals,  expansion  and  modernisation  of  existing  terminals and strengthening of runways, among other activities. Out of this, more than Rs. 25000 crore capital expenditure is being incurred by AAI and the remaining by private airport operators/developers.

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## Statement referred in reply to Lok Sabha USQ No. 2530 for answer on 03.08.2023

## List of 74 RCS Airports operationalized

(Total 74 Nos. including 19 Underserved and 55 Unserved airports)

|   S No. | State             | Airport                                        | Date of Operationalisation   |
|---------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh    | Kadapa (Underserved)(Round-1)                  | 27-April-2017                |
|       2 |                   | Kurnool (Unserved) (Round-3)                   | 28-march 2021                |
|       3 | Assam             | Jorhat (Underserved)(Round-2)                  | 1-Aug-2018                   |
|       4 |                   | Lilabari (Underserved)(Round-2)                | 15-Jan-2019                  |
|       5 |                   | Tezpur (Underserved)(Round-2)                  | 26-April-2018                |
|       6 |                   | Rupsi (Unserved) (Round-2)                     | 8-may 2021                   |
|       7 | Arunachal Pradesh | Tezu (Unserved) (Round-2)                      | 15 August 2021               |
|       8 |                   | Passighat (Unserved) (Round-2)                 | 24-May 2021                  |
|       9 |                   | Hollongi (Unserved) (Round-4.3)                | 15-Jan-2023                  |
|      10 | Bihar             | Darbhanga (Unserved) (Round-2)                 | 08-Nov-2020                  |
|      11 | Chhattisgarh      | Jagdalpur (Unserved) (Round-1)                 | 14-June-2018                 |
|      12 |                   | Bilaspur (Unserved) (Round-1)                  | 1-March-2021                 |
|      13 | Daman & Diu       | Diu (Underserved)(Round-1)                     | 24-Feb-2018                  |
|      14 | Gujarat           | Bhavnagar (Underserved)(Round-1)               | 1-May-2018                   |
|      15 |                   | Jamnagar (Underserved)(Round-1)                | 17-Feb-2018                  |
|      16 |                   | Kandla (Unserved) (Round-1)                    | 1-July-2017                  |
|      17 |                   | Keshod (Unserved) (Round-2)                    | 16-Apr-2022                  |
|      18 |                   | Mundra (Unserved) (Round-1)                    | 17-Feb-2018                  |
|      19 |                   | Porbandar (Underserved)(Round-1)               | 10-July-2017                 |
|      20 |                   | Statue of Unity (W) (Unserved) (Round-3)       | 31-Oct-2020                  |
|      21 |                   | Sabarmati River Front (W) (Unserved) (Round-3) | 31-Oct-2020                  |
|      22 | Haryana           | Hissar (Unserved) (Round-2)                    | 14-Jan-2021                  |
|      23 | Himachal Pradesh  | Shimla (Unserved) (Round-1)                    | 27-April-2017                |
|      24 |                   | Kullu (Underserved)                            | 13-May-2019                  |
|      25 |                   | Mandi - Heliport (Unserved) (Round-2)          | 09-Dec-2021                  |
|      26 |                   | Rampur - Heliport (Unserved) (Round-2)         | 14-Dec-2021                  |
|      27 | Jharkhand         | Deoghar (Unserved) (Round-4.1)                 | 12-July-2022                 |
|      28 |                   | Jamshedpur (Unserved) (Round-1)                | 31-Jan-2023                  |
|      29 | Karnataka         | Belgaum (Underserved)(Round-3)                 | 1-May-2019                   |
|      30 |                   | Hubli (Underserved)(Round-2)                   | 14-May-2018                  |
|      31 |                   | Mysore (Unserved) (Round-1)                    | 2-Sep-2017                   |
|      32 |                   | Vidyanagar (Unserved) (Round-1)                | 21-Sep-2017                  |
|      33 |                   | Kalaburgi (Gulbarga) (Unserved) (Round-3)      | 22-Nov-2019                  |
|      34 |                   | Bidar (Unserved) (Round-1)                     | 07-Feb-2020                  |
|      35 | Kerala            | Kannur (Unserved) (Round-2)                    | 25-Jan-2019                  |
|      36 | Madhya Pradesh    | Gwalior (Underserved)(Round-1)                 | 31-May-2017                  |
|      37 | Maharashtra       | Gondia (Unserved) (Round-4)                    | 13-March-2022                |

## Annexure

|   S No. | State            | Airport                                       | Date of Operationalisation   |
|---------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|      38 |                  | Jalgaon (Unserved) (Round-1)                  | 23-Dec-2017                  |
|      39 |                  | Kolhapur (Unserved) (Round-1)                 | 8-April-2018                 |
|      40 |                  | Nanded (Unserved) (Round-1)                   | 27-April-2017                |
|      41 |                  | Ozar (Nasik) (Unserved) (Round-1)             | 23-Dec-2017                  |
|      42 |                  | Sindhudurg (Unserved) (Round-3)               | 9-October -2021              |
|      43 | Meghalaya        | Shillong (Underserved)(Round-1)               | 26-April-2018                |
|      44 | Nagaland         | Dimapur (Underserved)(Round-3)                | 07-Dec-2019                  |
|      45 | Odisha           | Jharsuguda (Unserved) (Round-1)               | 22-Sep-2018                  |
|      46 |                  | Jeypore (Unserved) (Round-1)                  | 03-Aug-2022                  |
|      47 |                  | Rourkela (Unserved) (Round-1)                 | 07-Jan-2023                  |
|      48 | Pondicherry (UT) | Pondicherry (Underserved)(Round-1)            | 16-Aug-2017                  |
|      49 | Punjab           | Adampur (Unserved) (Round-1)                  | 1-May-2018                   |
|      50 |                  | Bhatinda (Unserved) (Round-1)                 | 27-April-2017                |
|      51 |                  | Ludhiana (Unserved) (Round-1)                 | 2-Sep-2017                   |
|      52 |                  | Pathankot (Unserved) (Round-1)                | 5-April-2018                 |
|      53 | Rajasthan        | Bikaner (Unserved) (Round-1)                  | 26-Sep-2017                  |
|      54 |                  | Jaisalmer (Unserved) (Round-1)                | 29-Oct-2017                  |
|      55 |                  | Kishangarh (Unserved) (Round-2)               | 8-Oct-2018                   |
|      56 | Sikkim           | Pakyong (Unserved) (Round-2)                  | 4-Oct-2018                   |
|      57 | Tamil Nadu       | Salem (Unserved) (Round-1)                    | 25-Mar-2018                  |
|      58 | Uttar Pradesh    | Agra (Underserved)(Round-1)                   | 8-Dec-2017                   |
|      59 |                  | Allahabad (Underserved)(Round-2)              | 14-June-2018                 |
|      60 |                  | Kanpur(Chakeri) (Unserved) (Round-1)          | 3-July-2018                  |
|      61 |                  | Hindon (Unserved) (Round-2)                   | 11-Oct-2019                  |
|      62 |                  | Bareilly (Unserved) (Round-2)                 | 08-Mar-2021                  |
|      63 |                  | Kushinagar (Unserved) (Round-3)               | 26-Nov-2021                  |
|      64 | Uttarakhand      | Pantnagar (Underserved)(Round-1)              | 4-Jan-2019                   |
|      65 |                  | Pithoragarh (Unserved) (Round-2)              | 17-Jan-2019                  |
|      66 |                  | Sahastradhara - Heliport (Unserved) (Round-2) | 08-Feb-2020                  |
|      67 |                  | Chinyalisaur - Heliport (Unserved) (Round- 2) | 08-Feb-2020                  |
|      68 |                  | Gaucher - Heliport (Unserved) (Round-2)       | 08-Feb-2020                  |
|      69 |                  | New Tehri - Heliport (Unserved) (Round-2)     | 29-July-2020                 |
|      70 |                  | Srinagar - Heliport (Unserved) (Round-2)      | 29-July-2020                 |
|      71 |                  | Haldwani - Heliport (Unserved) (Round-2)      | 8-Oct-2021                   |
|      72 |                  | Almora - Heliport (Unserved) (Round-2)        | 26-Aug-2022                  |
|      73 | West Bengal      | Cooch Behar (Unserved)(Round-1)               | 21-Feb-2023                  |
|      74 |                  | Durgapur(Underserved)(Round-1)                | 25-June-2019                 |

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