Lok Sabha Question No. 100 (STARRED), answered on 2024-02-08
Subject: Airports under UDAN Scheme
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Sudheer Gupta, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## Lok Sabha

STARRED QUESTION NO. : 100

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  8th February 2024 )

## AIRPORTS UNDER UDAN SCHEME

100.    SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE

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 Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh;
- (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 utilized under UDAN and other schemes to upgrade aviation infrastructure;
- (e) whether the Government has received letters from Members of Parliament
- for construction of New Airports as per the said Budget announcement; and
- (f)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

Minister of CIVIL AVIATION      (Shri Jyotiraditya M. 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. 100 REGARDING "AIRPORTS UNDER UDAN SCHEME" TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2024.

- (a)  In  the  state  of  Maharashtra,  09  airports  namely  Kolhapur, Jalgaon, Solapur, Amravati, Nanded, Nasik, Ratnagiri, Gondia & Sindhudurg have been identified for revival and to operate RCS flights under the UDAN scheme, out of which, 06 Airports namely Kolhapur,  Jalgaon,  Nanded,  Nasik,  Gondia  &  Sindhudurg  have already been operationalised. Development work is in progress at the remaining airports.  In the state of Madhya Pradesh, the 04 airports  namely  Gwalior,  Rewa,  Datia  &  Pachmarhi  have  been identified  for  developing  and  to  operate  RCS  flights.  Gwalior Airport  has  already  been  operationalised  under  UDAN  in  2017. The  development  of  Rewa,  Datia  airports  is  underway.  The development work for upgradation of Pachmarhi airport has also been awarded.
- (b) With the budgetary support of Rs. 1000 crore, the Government of India has approved the proposal of Revival/Development of  50 more unserved and underserved Airports/Helipads/Water Aerodromes and ALGs (Phase-II)   during the period of 03 years i.e.  from  01.04.2023  to  31.03.2026.  As  on  31.01.2024,  Rs  644 Crores  have  been  allocated  for  33  Aerodromes  identified  under the phase -II (Annexure I)
- (c) UDAN scheme has been launched in 2016 with the objective of enhancing remote and regional connectivity through expansion of aviation infrastructure in the country. The scheme envisages  revival /  upgradation  of  unserved  &  underserved airports on its identification through valid bid & award to the SAO (Selected  Airline  Operator)  to  operate  the  route  connecting  the identified  airport.  Based  on  their  assessment  of  demand  on

particular routes, interested airlines submit their proposals at the time of bidding under UDAN. An airport which is included in the awarded routes of UDAN and requires upgradation/development for commencement of UDAN operations, is developed under the 'Revival  of  unserved  and  underserved  airports'  scheme.    As  of now, 76 RCS airports, including 2 water aerodromes & 9 heliports (Annexure II) have been operationalized under the UDAN scheme and  more  than  133  lakhs  passengers  benefited  from  the  UDAN flights. 21 Greenfield Airports have been identified for development in the country, out of which 12 have been operationalised so far (Annexure III).

(d)  Under  the  scheme  for  'Revival  and  development  of  airports, heliports and water aerodromes' for making airports operational, in Phase-I of the Scheme, Rs. 4500 Crore was allocated for this purpose out of which Rs. 3985.22 Crore have been utilised so far.

(e) & (f): No, Sir.

## Annexure-I

## List of 33 Airports identified under Phase-II

|   Sl. No | State             | Aerodrome                   | Implementing Agency   | A/H/WA   |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------|----------|
|        1 | Andaman & Nicobar | Mayabunder (WA)             | SG                    | WA       |
|        2 | Goa               | North Goa (WA)              | SG                    | WA       |
|        3 | Goa               | South Goa (WA)              | SG                    | WA       |
|        4 | Gujarat           | Dwaraka (WA)                | SG                    | WA       |
|        5 | Haryana           | Ambala                      | SG                    | A        |
|        6 | Karnataka         | Karawara                    | SG                    | A        |
|        7 | Lakshadeep        | Bangaram(WA)                | SG                    | WA       |
|        8 | Lakshadeep        | Bitra (WA)                  | SG                    | WA       |
|        9 | Lakshadeep        | Kadmat (WA)                 | SG                    | WA       |
|       10 | Lakshadeep        | Kalpeni (WA)                | SG                    | WA       |
|       11 | Lakshadeep        | Kiltan (WA)                 | SG                    | WA       |
|       12 | Madhya Pradesh    | Datia                       | AAI                   | A        |
|       13 | Madhya Pradesh    | Pachmarhi                   | SG                    | A        |
|       14 | Odisha            | Amarda                      | SG                    | A        |
|       15 | Rajasthan         | Sriganganagar               | SG                    | A        |
|       16 | Arunachal Pradesh | Miao                        | SG                    | H        |
|       17 | Arunachal Pradesh | Vijaynagar                  | SG                    | H        |
|       18 | Nagaland          | Phek                        | SG                    | H        |
|       19 | Nagaland          | Kohima                      | SG                    | H        |
|       20 | Nagaland          | Zunheboto                   | SG                    | H        |
|       21 | Nagaland          | Tuensang                    | SG                    | H        |
|       22 | Nagaland          | Mokokchung                  | SG                    | H        |
|       23 | Sikkim            | Gangtok, East               | SG                    | H        |
|       24 | Sikkim            | Pelling, West               | SG                    | H        |
|       25 | Sikkim            | Namchi, South               | SG                    | H        |
|       26 | Himachal Pradesh  | Reckong Peo                 | SG                    | H        |
|       27 | Himachal Pradesh  | Chamba                      | SG                    | H        |
|       28 | Himachal Pradesh  | Palampur (Un)               | SG                    | H        |
|       29 | Himachal Pradesh  | Rakkar Helipad, Dharamshala | SG                    | H        |
|       30 | Uttarakhand       | Bageshwar                   | SG                    | H        |

|   31 | Uttarakhand   | Champawat               | SG   | H   |
|------|---------------|-------------------------|------|-----|
|   32 | Uttarakhand   | Lansdown, Pauri Garhwal | SG   | H   |
|   33 | Uttarakhand   | Munsyari, Pithoragarh   | SG   | H   |

## Annexure-II

## District wise list of 76 RCS Airports operationalized

|   S No. | State             | District       | Airport                   |
|---------|-------------------|----------------|---------------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh    | Kadapa         | Kadapa                    |
|       2 |                   | Kurnool        | Kurnool Airport           |
|       3 | Assam             | Jorhat         | Jorhat                    |
|       4 |                   | Lakhimpur      | Lilabari                  |
|       5 |                   | Sonitpur       | Tezpur                    |
|       6 |                   | Kokrajhar      | Rupsi                     |
|       7 | Arunachal Pradesh | Lohit          | Tezu                      |
|       8 |                   | East Siang     | Passighat                 |
|       9 |                   | Itanagar       | Hollongi                  |
|      10 | Bihar             | Darbhanga      | Darbhanga                 |
|      11 | Chhattisgarh      | Jagdalpur      | Jagdalpur                 |
|      12 |                   | Bilaspur       | Bilaspur                  |
|      13 | Daman& Diu        | Diu            | Diu                       |
|      14 | Gujarat           | Bhavnagar      | Bhavnagar                 |
|      15 |                   | Jamnagar       | Jamnagar                  |
|      16 |                   | Kutch          | Kandla                    |
|      17 |                   | Junagadh       | Keshod                    |
|      18 |                   | Kutch          | Mundra                    |
|      19 |                   | Porbandar      | Porbandar                 |
|      20 |                   | Narmada        | Statue of Unity (W)       |
|      21 |                   | Ahmedabad      | Sabarmati River Front (W) |
|      22 | Haryana           | Hisar          | Hissar                    |
|      23 | Himachal Pradesh  | Shimla         | Shimla                    |
|      24 |                   | Kullu          | Kullu                     |
|      25 |                   | Mandi          | Mandi - Heliport          |
|      26 |                   | Shimla         | Rampur - Heliport         |
|      27 | Jharkhand         | Deoghar        | Deoghar                   |
|      28 |                   | East Singhbhum | Jamshedpur                |
|      29 | Karnataka         | Belgaum        | Belgaum                   |
|      30 |                   | Dharwad        | Hubli                     |
|      31 |                   | Mysuru         | Mysore                    |
|      32 |                   | Bellary        | Vidyanagar                |
|      33 |                   | Kalaburagi     | Kalaburgi (Gulbarga)      |

|   S No. | State            | District          | Airport                  |
|---------|------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
|      34 |                  | Bidar             | Bidar                    |
|      35 |                  | Shivamogga        | Shivamogga               |
|      36 | Kerala           | Kannur            | Kannur                   |
|      37 | Madhya Pradesh   | Gwalior           | Gwalior                  |
|      38 | Maharashtra      | Gondia            | Gondia                   |
|      39 |                  | Jalgaon           | Jalgaon                  |
|      40 |                  | Kolhapur          | Kolhapur                 |
|      41 |                  | Nanded            | Nanded                   |
|      42 |                  | Nashik            | Ozar                     |
|      43 |                  | Sindhudurg        | Sindhudurg               |
|      44 | Meghalaya        | East Khasi Hills  | Shillong                 |
|      45 | Nagaland         | Dimapur           | Dimapur                  |
|      46 | Odisha           | Jhasuguda         | Jharsuguda               |
|      47 |                  | Koraput           | Jeypore                  |
|      48 |                  | Sundargarh        | Rourkela                 |
|      49 |                  | Kalahandi         | Utkela                   |
|      50 | Pondicherry (UT) | Puducherry        | Pondicherry              |
|      51 | Punjab           | Jalandhar         | Adampur                  |
|      52 |                  | Bathinda          | Bhatinda                 |
|      53 |                  | Ludhiana          | Ludhiana                 |
|      54 |                  | Pathankot         | Pathankot                |
|      55 | Rajasthan        | Bikaner           | Bikaner                  |
|      56 |                  | Jaisalmer         | Jaisalmer                |
|      57 |                  | Ajmer             | Kishangarh               |
|      58 | Sikkim           | Pakyong           | Pakyong                  |
|      59 | Tamil Nadu       | Salem             | Salem                    |
|      60 | Uttar Pradesh    | Agra              | Agra                     |
|      61 |                  | Allahabad         | Allahabad                |
|      62 |                  | Kanpur Nagar      | Kanpur(Chakeri)          |
|      63 |                  | Ghaziabad         | Hindon                   |
|      64 |                  | Bareilly          | Bareilly                 |
|      65 |                  | Kushinagar        | Kushinagar               |
|      66 | Uttarakhand      | Udham Singh Nagar | Pantnagar                |
|      67 |                  | Pithoragarh       | Pithoragarh              |
|      68 |                  | Dehradun          | Sahastradhara - Heliport |
|      69 |                  | Uttarkashi        | Chinyalisaur - Heliport  |
|      70 |                  | Chamoli           | Gaucher - Heliport       |

|   S No. | State       | District          | Airport              |
|---------|-------------|-------------------|----------------------|
|      71 |             | Tehri Garhwal     | New Tehri - Heliport |
|      72 |             | Pauri Garhwal     | Srinagar - Heliport  |
|      73 |             | Nainital          | Haldwani - Heliport  |
|      74 |             | Almora            | Almora - Heliport    |
|      75 | West Bengal | Paschim Bardhaman | Durgapur             |
|      76 |             | Cooch Behar       | Cooch Behar          |

## Annexure-II

## District wise list of Greenfield Airports (Operational)

|   S No. | State             | District         | Airport            | Status          |
|---------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|       1 | Goa               | North Goa        | Mopa               | Operationalised |
|       2 | Maharashtra       | Ahmednagar       | Shirdi             | Operationalised |
|       3 |                   | Sindhudurg       | Sindhudurg         | Operationalised |
|       4 | Karnataka         | Kalaburagi       | Kalaburagi         | Operationalised |
|       5 |                   | Shivamogga       | Shivamogga         | Operationalised |
|       6 | Uttar Pradesh     | Kushinagar       | Kushinagar         | Operationalised |
|       7 | Andhra Pradesh    | Kurnool          | Oravakal (Kurnool) | Operationalised |
|       8 | West Bengal       | Paschim Bardhman | Durgapur           | Operationalised |
|       9 | Sikkim            | Pakyong          | Pakyong            | Operationalised |
|      10 | Kerala            | Kannur           | Kannur             | Operationalised |
|      11 | Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar         | Itanagar           | Operationalised |
|      12 | Gujarat           | Rajkot           | Hirasar(Rajkot)    | Operationalised |