Lok Sabha Question No. 3008 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-21
Subject: Operational Airports under UDAN Scheme
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Manjulata Mandal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION Lok Sabha

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 3008

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  21st December 2023 )

## OPERATIONAL AIRPORTS UNDER UDAN SCHEME

3008.    SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the number of airports that have been operationalized under UDAN scheme in the country including Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Odisha during the last three years;
- (b)  the  total  number  of  routes  allocated  thereunder  and  the  total
- revenue generated therefrom during the last three years;
- (c) the number  of air strips which  are currently operational thereunder;
- (d) the number of flights utilizing the operational air strips since its inception;
- (e)  the  number  of  passengers  travelled  through  functional  airports
- under the said scheme since its inception, year and airport-wise;
- (f) whether it is true that many airports under the said scheme lack basic amenities and if so, the details and corrective steps taken in this regard;
- (g)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  complete  the  ongoing projects under the said scheme in a time-bound manner; and
- (h)  the  total  amount  collected  under  Regional  Connectivity  Fund (RCF) since its inception?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):  The  number  of  airports  that  have  been  operationalised  under UDAN  scheme  in  the  country  during  last  three  years  is  given  at Annexure.;;
- (b): 1300 valid routes have been awarded so far till the completion of five (05) rounds of bidding under the UDAN scheme out of which 517 routes have been operationalised. ;;

(c):  At  present,  61  number  of  RCS  aerodromes  are  having  flight operations.;; (d): More than 2.5 lakh flights have operated so far under the UDAN scheme.;; (e): More than 131 lakh passengers have benefitted so far under the UDAN scheme.; (f): UDAN is a demand-driven scheme. 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 No-frills airport. The  upgradation  of  infrastructures/facilities  at  airports  ,including extension  of  runways  and  expansion  of  terminal  buildings,  is  a continuous process, which is undertaken by the Airports Authority of India  (AAI)  or  the  concerned  Airport  Operator  depending  upon operational  requirements,  traffic,  demand,  commercial  feasibility, availability of land etc.; (g): The Government has taken several steps to complete the ongoing projects under the UDAN scheme. These include the following: (i) Periodic review of the progress of upgradation works. (ii) The Project Evaluation Committee (PEC) has been constituted to review the progress of the aerodromes and the allocation of funds. (iii) For Heliports development/ operationalisation, Pawan Hans Ltd. (PHL)  has  been  appointed  as  the  Implementing  Agency  for  timely development of identified heliports. ; (iv)    For  development  and  operationalisation  of  Water  Aerodromes (WA), the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and Ministry of Civil Aviation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, on June

- 15, 2021. ;

; (h):An amount of Rs. 3659 Crores has been collected in the Regional Air Connectivity Fund Trust.

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Annexure

|   S. No. | Year                     |   RCS Airports Operationalized |
|----------|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
|        1 | 2020-21                  |                              9 |
|        2 | 2021-22                  |                              9 |
|        3 | 2022-23                  |                              8 |
|        4 | 2023-24 (till 14.12.2023 |                              2 |