Lok Sabha Question No. 138 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-20
Subject: Krishi UDAN Scheme for Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Beesetti  Venkata Satyavathi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## Lok Sabha

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 138

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  20th July 2023 )

## KRISHI UDAN SCHEME FOR ANDHRA PRADESH

## 138.    DR. BEESETTI VENKATA SATYAVATHI Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a)  the  focus  routes  under  Krishi-UDAN  scheme  in  the  State  of
- Andhra Pradesh;
- (b)  the  number  of  flights  operated  and  cargo  handled  (in  tonnes) route/airport-wise across all routes in the country during the years FY 2020-21 and FY 2021-22;
- (c) the number of flights operated and cargo handled (in tonnes) in the Vizag - Far East route in FY 2020-21 and FY 2021-22; and
- (d) the details of new routes being included under the Krishi-UDAN scheme?

## ANSWER

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

AVIATION

- (a)  Vizag  Airport  in  Andhra  Pradesh  is  included  under  the  Krishi Udan Scheme with a focus on Far East for transporting seafood.
- (b)  Airport  wise  Domestic  &  International  Air  Cargo  flights  and tonnage handled in Financial Years 2020-21 and 2021-22 across all routes in the country is enclosed as Annexure.
- (c) Details of flights operated and tonnage handled at Vizag airport to the Far East region via Kolkata airport is hereunder:

FY 2020-21    FY 2021-22

No. of flights operated         905                 618

Cargo handled (in MT)       596                 352;

(d) Krishi Udan is an ongoing Scheme and is reviewed from time to time  in  consultation  with  stakeholders.  Initially,  53  Airports  were covered in the Krishi Udan Scheme. After evaluation of the scheme, five  more  airports  viz.  Belagavi,  Bhopal,  Darbhanga,  Jabalpur  and Jharsuguda have been included, making it 58 airports under Krishi Udan.

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## Statement referred to in reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question Number 138 for answer on 20.07.2023

ANNEXURE

## Airport-wise perishable tonnage & total Air craft movements

|            |         | FY 2020-2021          | FY 2020-2021                               | FY 2021-2022          | FY 2021-2022                               |
|------------|---------|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| S.No       | Airport | Perishable Cargo (MT) | Aircraft Movement / Total Flights Operated | Perishable Cargo (MT) | Aircraft Movement / Total Flights Operated |
| Adampur    | -       | 240                   | -                                          | 52                    | 1                                          |
| Agartala   | 81      | 5,063                 | 634                                        | 8,272                 | 2                                          |
| Agatti     | -       | 794                   | -                                          | 1,768                 | 3                                          |
| Agra       | -       | 150                   | -                                          | 1,086                 | 4                                          |
| Amritsar   | 121     | 8,016                 | 389                                        | 13,503                | 5                                          |
| Bagdogra   | 2,995   | 10,784                | 3,865                                      | 16,250                | 6                                          |
| Bareli     | -       | 28                    | -                                          | 1,225                 | 7                                          |
| Belagavi   | 2       | 5,987                 | 2                                          | 6,440                 | 8                                          |
| Bhopal     | 44      | 5,672                 | 194                                        | 9,699                 | 9                                          |
| Bhuj       | -       | 426                   | -                                          | 366                   | 10                                         |
| Bhuntar    | -       | 607                   | -                                          | 965                   | 11                                         |
| Chandigarh | -       | 12,884                | -                                          | 20,895                | 12                                         |
| Coimbatore | 822     | 8,143                 | 1,347                                      | 11,020                | 13                                         |
| Darbhanga  | -       | 920                   | 32                                         | 4,350                 | 14                                         |
| Dehradun   | -       | 7,821                 | 1                                          | 12,142                | 15                                         |
| Dibrugarh  | 17      | 3,766                 | 295                                        | 5,394                 | 16                                         |
| Dimapur    | 20      | 2,529                 | 563                                        | 4,848                 | 17                                         |
| Gaggal     | -       | 2,265                 | -                                          | 2,724                 | 18                                         |
| Goa        | 541     | 22,141                | 1,866                                      | 40,310                | 19                                         |

| 20 Gorakhpur   | -         | 4,906   | -             | 6,639    |
|----------------|-----------|---------|---------------|----------|
| 21 Hindon      | - 332     | -       | 710           |          |
| Imphal         | 336 5,681 | 2,482   | 8,811         | 22       |
| Indore         | 387       | 9,966   | 354 16,498    | 23       |
| Jabalpur       | -         |         | - 5,159       | 24 2,384 |
| Jaisalmer      | -         | 908     | - 1,202       | 25       |
| 26 Jammu       | 94        | 8,200   | 329           | 12,347   |
| Jamnagar       | -         | -       | 992           | 27 284   |
| Jharsuguda     | -         | 3,472   | 2 4,092       | 28       |
| Jodhpur        | -         | 1,878   | - 6,356       | 29       |
| 30 Jorhat      | -         | 516     | 1 728         |          |
| 31 Kanpur      | -         | 754     | - 1,692       |          |
| 32 Kolkata     | 27,495    | 72,170  | 33,974 99,865 |          |
| 33 Leh         | 311       |         | 876 8,704     | 2,960    |
| Lengpui        | -         | 1,206   | - 2,307       | 34       |
| Lilabari       | -         | 618     | 6 1,000       | 35       |
| Nashik         | -         | 2,633   | - 1,583       | 36       |
| Pakyong        | -         | 194     | - 754         | 37       |
| Pantnagar      | -         | 487     | - 1,048       | 38       |
| Pathankot      | -         | 245     | - 246         | 39       |
| 40 Patna       | 397       | 21,572  | 3,235         | 25,501   |
| 41 Pithoragarh | -         | 2       | -             | 216      |
| 42 Port Blair  | 2,077     | 4,801   | 3,253         | 7,364    |
| 43 Prayagraj   | -         | 4,010   | -             | 6,450    |
| 44 Pune        | 1         | 19,831  | 1,718 30,821  |          |

| 45                    | Raipur      | 234    | 10,635   | 309    | 15,107   |
|-----------------------|-------------|--------|----------|--------|----------|
| Rajkot                | -           | 1,542  | 22       | 4,244  | 46       |
| Ranchi                | 260         | 8,747  | 470      | 14,871 | 47       |
| Rupsi                 | -           | -      | -        | 742    | 48       |
| 49 Shillong           | -           | 146    | -        |        | 1,816    |
| 50 Shimla             | -           | 606    | -        |        | 1,002    |
| 51 Silchar            | -           | 2,465  |          | 35     | 3,417    |
| 52 Srinagar           | 773         | 13,072 | 1,340    |        | 24,441   |
| Tezpur                | -           | 296    |          | - 416  | 53       |
| 54 Tezu               | -           | 4      | -        |        | 274      |
| 55 Thiruvananthapuram | 13,668      | 9,313  |          | 14,895 | 15,356   |
| 56 Tiruchirappalli    | 2,653       | 4,645  |          | 4,640  | 6,878    |
| 57 Varanasi           | 105         |        | 14,396   | 343    | 16,143   |
| 58 Visakhapatnam      | 838         |        | 10,667   | 1,997  | 14,878   |
|                       | Grand Total | 54,273 | 3,44,780 | 79,475 | 5,31,979 |