Lok Sabha Question No. 3295 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-20
Subject: Air Connectivity in NER and Bhubaneswar
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Dr. Sambit Patra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION Lok Sabha

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 3295 ( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  20th March 2025 )

## AIR CONNECTIVITY IN NER AND BHUBANESWAR

## 3295.    DR. SAMBIT PATRA Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the details of funds allocated and utilized by the Government for connecting  the  North-Eastern  Region  of  the  country with the mainland through air connectivity during the last five years;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  decision  to  construct new terminals at  airports  in  the  North-Eastern  Region  considering
- the increasing passenger traffic and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether a techno-financial feasibility study has been conducted for  the  construction  of  a  new  terminal  under  the  Bhubaneswar Airport expansion plan and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  the  number  and  names  of  cities  that  the  Government  has decided  to  connect  with  Bhubaneswar  Airport  and  the  details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government has formulated any plan to increase the number of international flights from Bhubaneswar Airport and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

CIVIL  AVIATION

- (a) : The details of funds allocated and utilized by the Government for  connecting  the  North-Eastern  Region  of  the  country  with  the mainland through air connectivity under the UDAN scheme is placed at Annexure-A.

(b):  A  new  Terminal  building  has  been  planned  at  Jorhat  Airport. Works already in  progress  for  New  Terminal  Building  at  Guwahati Airport, Donyi Polo Airport, Itanagar & Imphal Airport.

- (c) to (e): The present scheduled flight connectivity for Bhubaneswar airport as per slot allocation is enclosed as AnnexureB.  No  other  request  from  any  airline  for  flight  operations  from Bhubaneswar airport is pending as of now. Further, with the repeal of Air Corporations Act in March, 1994, the Indian domestic aviation has been deregulated. It is, therefore, up to the airlines to provide air  services  to  specific  places  depending  upon  the  traffic  demand and  commercial  viability  subject  to  compliance  with  the  extant guidelines in this regard. Airlines plan their domestic flight schedule on  a  specific  route/city  based  on  market  demand,  commercial feasibility,  and  their  company policy on which Government has no control.  Also,  airlines  plan  their  international  flight  schedule  on  a specific  route  based  on  Bilateral  Air  services  agreement  between two  countries,  market  demand  and  as  per  respective  company's policy.  The  Government  provides  an  enabling  environment  for growth  of civil aviation sector but does  not  interfere in the operational plans of the airlines.

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Annexure-A

| Revival &Development Scheme, Phase -I Airports/Heliports/Water Aerodromes as on 04.02.2025   | Revival &Development Scheme, Phase -I Airports/Heliports/Water Aerodromes as on 04.02.2025   | Revival &Development Scheme, Phase -I Airports/Heliports/Water Aerodromes as on 04.02.2025   | Revival &Development Scheme, Phase -I Airports/Heliports/Water Aerodromes as on 04.02.2025   | Revival &Development Scheme, Phase -I Airports/Heliports/Water Aerodromes as on 04.02.2025   | Revival &Development Scheme, Phase -I Airports/Heliports/Water Aerodromes as on 04.02.2025   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sn                                                                                           | State                                                                                        | Airport                                                                                      | A/H/WA                                                                                       | Sanction Amount                                                                              | Total Exp till 31.01.2025                                                                    |
| 1                                                                                            | AR                                                                                           | Passighat                                                                                    | A                                                                                            | 0.07                                                                                         | 0.07                                                                                         |
| 2                                                                                            | AR                                                                                           | Tezu                                                                                         | A                                                                                            | 99.09                                                                                        | 91.67                                                                                        |
| 3                                                                                            | AR                                                                                           | Daparizo                                                                                     | H                                                                                            | 6.78                                                                                         | 5.78                                                                                         |
| 4                                                                                            | AR                                                                                           | Itanagar                                                                                     | H                                                                                            | 10.93                                                                                        | 10.93                                                                                        |
| 5                                                                                            | AR                                                                                           | Miao                                                                                         | H                                                                                            | 13.00                                                                                        | 0.06                                                                                         |
| 6                                                                                            | AR                                                                                           | Tuting                                                                                       | H                                                                                            | 6.84                                                                                         | 6.84                                                                                         |
| 7                                                                                            | AR                                                                                           | Vijaynagar(H)                                                                                | H                                                                                            | 13.00                                                                                        | 0.06                                                                                         |
| 8                                                                                            | AR                                                                                           | Walong                                                                                       | H                                                                                            | 4.81                                                                                         | 4.81                                                                                         |
| 9                                                                                            | AR                                                                                           | Yinghiong                                                                                    | H                                                                                            | 0.24                                                                                         | 0.24                                                                                         |
| 10                                                                                           | AR                                                                                           | Ziro                                                                                         | H                                                                                            | 6.43                                                                                         | 6.43                                                                                         |
| 11                                                                                           | AS                                                                                           | Jorhat                                                                                       | A                                                                                            | 0.03                                                                                         | 0.03                                                                                         |
| 12                                                                                           | AS                                                                                           | Lilabari                                                                                     | A                                                                                            | 9.41                                                                                         | 9.41                                                                                         |
| 13                                                                                           | AS                                                                                           | Rupsi                                                                                        | A                                                                                            | 92.29                                                                                        | 84.88                                                                                        |

|   14 | AS   | Tezpur               | A   |   0.19 |   0.19 |
|------|------|----------------------|-----|--------|--------|
|   15 | AS   | Geleki               | H   |   1.07 |   1.07 |
|   16 | AS   | Nagaon               | H   |   4.48 |   1.48 |
|   17 | AS   | Guwahati River Front | WA  |  12.62 |  12.62 |
|   18 | ML   | Shillong             | A   |  60.99 |  60.16 |
|   19 | ML   | Shillong(H)          | H   |   0.12 |   0.12 |
|   20 | ML   | Tura                 | H   |   0.06 |   0.06 |
|   21 | MN   | Jiribam              | H   |  11.75 |  11.75 |
|   22 | MN   | Moreh                | H   |   4.04 |   4.04 |
|   23 | MN   | Parbung              | H   |   5.47 |   5.47 |
|   24 | MN   | Tamenglong           | H   |   1.07 |   1.07 |
|   25 | MN   | Thanlon              | H   |   8.18 |   8.18 |
|   26 | NL   | Dimapur              | A   |   4.82 |   4.82 |
|   27 | NL   | Kohima               | H   |  13    |   0.06 |
|   28 | NL   | Mokokchung           | H   |  13    |   0.06 |
|   29 | NL   | Phek                 | H   |  13    |   0.06 |
|   30 | NL   | Tuensang             | H   |  13    |   0.06 |
|   31 | NL   | Zunheboto            | H   |  13    |   0.06 |
|   32 | SK   | Pakyong              | A   | 176.94 | 176.94 |
|   33 | SK   | Gangtok, East        | H   |  13    |   0    |
|   34 | SK   | Namchi, South        | H   |  13    |   0    |
|   35 | SK   | Pelling, West        | H   |  13    |   0    |

## Annexure B

## Air connectivity for Bhubaneswar Airport

| Airport                | Airlines Name                                                        | City Connected                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   Weekly Movements (Arr + Dep) |
|------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| BHUBANESWAR (Domestic) | Indigo, Alliance Air, Air India, India One, Air India Express, Akasa | Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Mumbai, Kolkata, Dehradun, Delhi, Guwahati, Shamshabad, Indore, Prayagraj, Ranchi, Chennai, Patna, Durgapur, Raipur, Varanasi, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Jamshedpur, Jeypore, Utkela, Cochin, Jaipur, |                            838 |

|                             |        | Lucknow, Pune             |    |
|-----------------------------|--------|---------------------------|----|
| BHUBANESWAR (International) | Indigo | Bangkok, Dubai, Singapore | 14 |