Lok Sabha Question No. 274 (STARRED), answered on 2025-12-18
Subject: Implementation of Digi Yatra Programme
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab, Dr. Hemang Joshi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. : 274

(TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18th December 2025)

## IMPLEMENTATION OF DIGI YATRA PROGRAMME

## *274.    SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB DR. HEMANG JOSHI

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the details of the number of airports where Digi Yatra has been operationalised as on date in the country along with the list of airports where installation is presently underway or approved for roll out;

- (b) the total number of Digi Yatra registrations, mobile app downloads and passengers who have used the Digi Yatra system during the last two years in the country, month, airport and State/UT-wise;

- (c) whether the Government has conducted any recent assessment of reductions in airport entry and processing time attributable to Digi Yatra;

- (d) if so, the details and findings thereof, State/UT-wise;

- (e) whether the Government proposes to extend Digi Yatra to all major airports including smaller regional airports under the UDAN scheme; and

- (f) if so, the details thereof along with the expected timelines fixed and the funds allocated in this regard?

## ANSWER

## Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu)

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

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (F) IN RESPECT OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 274 FOR REPLY  ON  18.12.2025  REGARDING  IMPLEMENTATION  OF  DIGI  YATRA  PROGRAMME  ASKED  BY  SHRI  BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB AND DR. HEMANG JOSHI.

(a) to (f): Presently, Digi Yatra is available at 24 airports. Further, Digi Yatra is to be introduced at all airports across the country in a phased manner. No fund is sanctioned/released by the Government for this initiative. The said expenditure is borne by airport operators.

The details regarding total number of Digi Yatra app downloads during the last two years and the number of times Digi Yatra has been used to travel through airports, month-wise, airport-wise and state/UT-wise during the last two years are at Annexure.

Digi  Yatra  provide  seamless,  hassle-free  and  faster  passenger  processing,  saving  approximately  50%  of  the  passengers'  time  at  different checkpoints at the airports.

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## Details of number of Digi Yatra app downloads and usage of Digi Yatra during 2024 and 2025

- a) Digi Yatra app download numbers from the last two years -
- b) Digi Yatra airport wise usage for the last two years -
- i) 2024

| Period / Year        | Cumulative Digi Yatra App Downloads count   |
|----------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| End of Year 2023     | 38 Lakhs                                    |
| End of Year 2024     | 92.8 Lakhs                                  |
| 2025 (Till November) | 1.9 Crore                                   |

| Airport   | Jan-24   | Feb-24   | Mar-24   | Apr-24   | May-24   | Jun-24   | Jul-24   | Aug-24   | Sep-24   | Oct-24   | Nov-24   | Dec-24   |
|-----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
| Bangalore | 5,65,471 | 6,14,876 | 6,36,547 | 6,37,411 | 6,13,806 | 6,15,269 | 5,85,347 | 6,42,039 | 6,47,665 | 7,18,605 | 6,19,810 | 6,71,784 |
| Delhi     | 6,52,410 | 5,08,874 | 5,30,224 | 4,80,005 | 4,68,160 | 5,47,058 | 6,74,375 | 5,96,882 | 4,65,530 | 4,37,689 | 4,96,228 | 4,86,402 |
| Hyderabad | 3,22,223 | 2,98,320 | 2,94,335 | 2,68,435 | 2,97,535 | 2,89,959 | 2,95,497 | 3,05,702 | 2,92,717 | 3,21,996 | 3,29,598 | 3,53,960 |
| Kolkata   | 3,27,972 | 3,19,842 | 3,59,703 | 3,27,579 | 3,10,618 | 2,95,545 | 3,36,087 | 3,03,836 | 2,84,855 | 2,07,163 | 2,50,515 | 2,58,192 |
| Mumbai    | 1,00,229 | 1,18,418 | 1,23,618 | 1,24,395 | 1,20,557 | 1,54,574 | 1,87,916 | 2,21,989 | 2,65,836 | 3,89,555 | 4,31,736 | 4,72,846 |
| Varanasi  | 82,337   | 83,527   | 94,768   | 92,526   | 1,11,849 | 1,14,759 | 1,16,111 | 1,14,826 | 1,20,718 | 1,04,606 | 1,41,651 | 1,25,361 |
| Ahmedabad | 41,099   | 50,152   | 51,379   | 54,243   | 55,626   | 64,171   | 79,651   | 94,481   | 96,122   | 1,03,178 | 1,00,068 | 1,16,783 |
| Pune      | 1,73,004 | 1,66,143 | 1,62,486 | 1,49,868 | 1,39,143 | 1,41,201 | 1,46,652 | 83,551   | 68,881   | 69,373   | 32,458   | 33,953   |
| Cochin    | 40,121   | 40,627   | 35,548   | 35,289   | 35,453   | 43,458   | 45,534   | 50,233   | 53,987   | 55,387   | 63,440   | 63,552   |

| Vijayawada   | 31,037   | 31,551   | 30,641   | 30,700   | 35,331   | 37,119   | 41,993   | 43,692   | 41,832   | 45,305   | 49,537   | 54,309   |
|--------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
| Lucknow      | 14,952   | 18,761   | 19,588   | 20,010   | 23,089   | 29,800   | 34,189   | 38,143   | 39,766   | 39,613   | 64,168   | 64,448   |
| Jaipur       | 14,198   | 20,493   | 20,483   | 15,871   | 20,736   | 29,088   | 32,338   | 31,294   | 33,961   | 39,791   | 50,144   | 50,504   |
| Guwahati     | 16,268   | 21,877   | 23,387   | 22,234   | 26,914   | 32,419   | 27,992   | 31,792   | 33,093   | 37,014   | 52,463   | 52,251   |
| Mopa Goa     | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 12,818   | 16,093   | 16,834   | 21,314   | 23,324   | 24,645   | 9,842    | 9,679    |
| Chennai      | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 34,869   | 58,910   | 67,789   | 84,314   | 83,735   | 92,201   | 1,09,702 |
| Dabolim      | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 19,936   | 47,676   | 49,972   | 59,621   |
| Indore       | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 9,784    | 25,908   | 36,194   | 38,819   |
| Patna        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 7,826    | 19,497   | 30,664   | 27,357   |
| Bhubaneshwar | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 7,767    | 19,066   | 28,572   | 32,318   |
| Vizag        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 6,520    | 18,521   | 22,628   | 24,355   |
| Raipur       | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 5,272    | 14,637   | 20,652   | 20,250   |
| Coimbatore   | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 4,555    | 11,858   | 15,098   | 18,494   |
| Ranchi       | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 3,650    | 9,947    | 15,318   | 16,469   |
| Bagdogra     | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 2,782    | 7,984    | 11,391   | 13,995   |

## ii) 2025

| Airports   | Jan-25   | Feb-25   | Mar-25   | Apr-25   | May-25   | Jun-25   | Jul-25   | Aug-25   | Sep-25   | Oct-25   | Nov-25   |
|------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
| Bangalore  | 7,04,719 | 6,73,459 | 7,02,151 | 6,96,979 | 6,78,246 | 6,78,144 | 6,35,183 | 6,97,817 | 7,21,795 | 7,47,207 | 7,52,821 |
| Delhi      | 4,62,232 | 4,42,371 | 4,83,165 | 3,80,962 | 4,39,066 | 4,43,238 | 5,54,433 | 5,88,445 | 5,80,618 | 6,13,770 | 7,40,107 |
| Mumbai     | 5,40,104 | 4,94,069 | 5,19,376 | 4,68,631 | 3,29,800 | 3,19,288 | 4,75,266 | 5,05,039 | 5,01,121 | 5,08,959 | 3,44,678 |
| Hyderabad  | 3,31,313 | 3,17,733 | 3,34,129 | 3,21,690 | 2,87,833 | 4,44,384 | 3,28,383 | 3,49,878 | 3,47,524 | 3,61,844 | 3,67,509 |
| Kolkata    | 2,21,946 | 1,88,679 | 2,10,494 | 1,89,388 | 1,89,330 | 1,85,865 | 1,88,733 | 1,82,037 | 2,16,977 | 2,36,644 | 2,25,973 |
| Pune       | 27,388   | 1,05,288 | 1,49,216 | 1,25,498 | 1,23,628 | 1,12,505 | 1,28,610 | 1,18,691 | 1,18,012 | 1,18,799 | 90,161   |

| Ahmedabad    | 1,31,588   | 1,09,755   | 1,25,016   | 1,19,540   | 1,07,720   | 1,18,941   | 1,21,252   | 1,30,939   | 1,30,246   | 1,41,154   | 1,39,625   |
|--------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
| Lucknow      | 67,036     | 62,529     | 61,973     | 58,441     | 62,624     | 64,133     | 64,504     | 68,378     | 63,910     | 78,913     | 76,096     |
| Guwahati     | 52,503     | 47,859     | 56,480     | 57,428     | 59,408     | 58,071     | 64,205     | 57,268     | 55,265     | 63,813     | 50,984     |
| Cochin       | 66,203     | 53,397     | 56,193     | 57,481     | 55,855     | 60,924     | 50,861     | 58,636     | 67,535     | 70,360     | 41,325     |
| Jaipur       | 52,863     | 49,700     | 55,413     | 40,188     | 44,366     | 44,808     | 49,008     | 53,583     | 49,684     | 58,516     | 46,533     |
| Jaipur       | 29,614     | 25,081     | 35,315     | 29,432     | 30,144     | 37,941     | 35,192     | 40,022     | 47,506     | 42,868     | 45,103     |
| Varanasi     | 1,17,121   | 1,26,206   | 1,17,788   | 82,691     | 24,213     | 24,920     | 23,197     | 21,666     | 18,646     | 22,991     | 31,978     |
| Vijayawada   | 51,781     | 46,769     | 49,209     | 44,500     | 19,377     | 14,489     | 13,602     | 13,683     | 15,522     | 19,491     | 22,832     |
| Chennai      | 1,13,254   | 97,416     | 1,12,169   | 1,24,091   | 1,38,619   | 1,45,126   | 1,54,628   | 1,47,443   | 1,62,917   | 1,58,626   | 1,84,655   |
| Dabolim      | 57,527     | 54,276     | 62,682     | 54,668     | 47,688     | 56,645     | 51,455     | 52,753     | 63,308     | 61,155     | 67,689     |
| Indore       | 40,765     | 37,127     | 43,301     | 40,536     | 41,327     | 43,435     | 46,391     | 50,304     | 47,717     | 50,630     | 61,041     |
| Bhubaneshwar | 35,253     | 32,576     | 37,170     | 35,621     | 37,663     | 37,662     | 36,658     | 37,636     | 38,802     | 41,883     | 49,489     |
| Vizag        | 25,280     | 23,591     | 26,800     | 25,441     | 30,058     | 24,275     | 26,823     | 30,429     | 28,959     | 31,960     | 36,121     |
| Patna        | 23,705     | 25,401     | 30,450     | 28,990     | 26,305     | 27,905     | 26,370     | 28,046     | 26,253     | 30,321     | 36,417     |
| Raipur       | 23,605     | 21,875     | 23,892     | 23,887     | 26,592     | 27,267     | 26,732     | 26,481     | 26,767     | 31,638     | 32,230     |
| Coimbatore   | 19,089     | 18,979     | 23,371     | 24,371     | 25,611     | 26,494     | 25,905     | 24,886     | 28,440     | 28,313     | 38,863     |
| Ranchi       | 17,207     | 15,572     | 18,463     | 17,928     | 20,079     | 17,821     | 18,058     | 18,111     | 18,087     | 22,195     | 26,577     |
| Bagdogra     | 12,528     | 11,237     | 15,012     | 18,636     | 18,436     | 14,637     | 12,603     | 12,670     | 13,321     | 18,926     | 20,246     |

c) State/UT wise Digi Yatra usage for the last two years -

| State/UT       | 2024     | 2025 (Till Nov)   |
|----------------|----------|-------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh | 5,45,071 | 6,20,992          |
| Assam          | 3,77,704 | 6,23,284          |
| Bihar          | 85,344   | 3,10,163          |
| Chhattisgarh   | 60,811   | 2,90,966          |

| Delhi          | 63,43,837   | 57,28,407   |
|----------------|-------------|-------------|
| Goa            | 3,11,754    | 10,28,064   |
| Gujarat        | 9,06,953    | 13,75,776   |
| Jharkhand      | 45,384      | 2,10,098    |
| Karnataka      | 75,68,630   | 76,88,521   |
| Kerala         | 5,62,629    | 6,38,770    |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,10,705    | 5,02,574    |
| Maharashtra    | 40,78,382   | 62,24,127   |
| Odisha         | 87,723      | 4,20,413    |
| Rajasthan      | 3,58,901    | 5,44,662    |
| Tamil Nadu     | 5,81,525    | 18,23,266   |
| Telangana      | 36,70,277   | 37,92,220   |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 17,09,566   | 13,39,954   |
| West Bengal    | 36,18,059   | 24,04,318   |