Lok Sabha Question No. 907 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-07
Subject: Helicopter Services
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Rita Bahuguna Joshi, Krishna Pal Singh Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION Lok Sabha

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 907

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  7th December 2023 )

## HELICOPTER SERVICES

907.    DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT

PROF RITA BAHUGUNA JOSHI

DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the details and total number of civil helicopter registered and operational in the country;
- (b) whether the Government has plan to address the concerns raised by the industry regarding the existing rules and regulation that hinder the growth of the civil helicopter market in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government  plans  to promote the development and expansion of helicopter services through UDAN 5.1 and if so, details thereof;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  measures  to  attract  more investments, improve infrastructure and enhance the overall ecosystem for helicopter  operations  in  the  country  particularly  in  Uttar  Pradesh,  Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  the  details  of  the  specific  regions  that
- would benefit from UDAN 5.1 and if so the detail thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):    At  present,  330  helicopters  in  various  categories,  namely,  Scheduled operator, Non Scheduled operator, Private operator, State Government, etc.

are registered in the country. An aircraft (helicopter) is considered operational as long as it is maintained in the continuing state of airworthiness. ; (b):    Formulation  of  rules  and  regulations  and  amendment  thereof  is  a continuous  process  which  is  carried  out  in  the  interest  of  promotion  of helicopter  services  keeping  in  view  the  norms  of  the  International  Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).; (c)  to  (d):  The  UDAN  scheme  aims  to  enhance  remote  and  regional connectivity  through  helicopters.  During  UDAN-2.0,  4.0,  4.1  &  4.2  bidding rounds,  a  total  of  133  helicopter  routes/networks  across  the  country  have been awarded to the selected helicopter operators. Presently, the helipads are identified for development only in priority areas of the country, namely, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, North Eastern Region, Andaman Nicobar Island, and Lakshadweep Islands. So far, 09 helipads and 48  helicopter  routes/networks  have  been  operationalised  under  the  UDAN Scheme. Recently,  UDAN  5.1    has  been  launched  to  further  enhance  helicopter operations and achieve last-mile connectivity exclusively through helicopters.; ; (e): UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) scheme primarily focuses on enhancing air  connectivity to underserved and unserved airports across all regions of the country. The  Region-wise  details  of  76  airports,  heliports  &  water  aerodromes operationalized under the UDAN scheme is enclosed as Annexure.

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## Benefit Region-wise

## Region-wise details of airports, heliports & water aerodromes operationalized under the UDAN scheme.

|   S No. | State                | Airport                                   |
|---------|----------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Southern Region      | Kadapa (Underserved)(Round-1)             |
|       2 |                      | Kurnool (Unserved) (Round-3)              |
|       3 |                      | Belgaum (Underserved)(Round-3)            |
|       4 |                      | Hubli (Underserved)(Round-2)              |
|       5 |                      | Mysore (Unserved) (Round-1)               |
|       6 |                      | Vidyanagar (Unserved) (Round-1)           |
|       7 |                      | Kalaburgi (Gulbarga) (Unserved) (Round-3) |
|       8 |                      | Bidar (Unserved) (Round-1)                |
|       9 |                      | Shivamogga (Unserved) (Round-4.1)         |
|      10 |                      | Kannur (Unserved) (Round-2)               |
|      11 |                      | Pondicherry (Underserved)(Round-1)        |
|      12 |                      | Salem (Unserved) (Round-1)                |
|      13 | North Eastern Region | Tezu (Unserved) (Round-2)                 |
|      14 |                      | Passighat (Unserved) (Round-2)            |
|      15 |                      | Hollongi (Unserved) (Round-4.3)           |
|      16 |                      | Jorhat (Underserved)(Round-2)             |
|      17 |                      | Lilabari (Underserved)(Round-2)           |
|      18 |                      | Tezpur (Underserved)(Round-2)             |
|      19 |                      | Rupsi (Unserved)                          |
|      20 |                      | Shillong (Underserved)(Round-1)           |
|      21 |                      | Dimapur (Underserved)(Round-3)            |
|      22 |                      | Pakyong (Unserved) (Round-2)              |
|      23 | Northern Region      | Hissar (Unserved)                         |
|      24 |                      | Shimla (Unserved)                         |
|      25 |                      | Kullu (Underserved)                       |
|      26 |                      | Mandi - Heliport (Unserved)               |
|      27 |                      | Rampur - Heliport (Unserved)              |
|      28 |                      | Gwalior (Underserved)(Round-1)            |
|      29 |                      | Adampur (Unserved) (Round-1)              |
|      30 |                      | Bhatinda (Unserved) (Round-1)             |
|      31 |                      | Ludhiana (Unserved) (Round-1)             |
|      32 |                      | Pathankot (Unserved) (Round-1)            |
|      33 |                      | Bikaner (Unserved) (Round-1)              |
|      34 |                      | Jaisalmer (Unserved) (Round-1)            |
|      35 |                      | Kishangarh (Unserved) (Round-2)           |

## ANNEXURE

|   S No. | State          | Airport                                       |
|---------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|      36 |                | Agra (Underserved)(Round-1)                   |
|      37 |                | Allahabad (Underserved)(Round-2)              |
|      38 |                | Kanpur(Chakeri) (Unserved) (Round-1)          |
|      39 |                | Hindon (Unserved) (Round-2)                   |
|      40 |                | Bareilly (Unserved) (Round-2)                 |
|      41 |                | Kushinagar (Unserved) (Round-3)               |
|      42 |                | Pantnagar (Underserved)(Round-1)              |
|      43 |                | Pithoragarh (Unserved) (Round-2)              |
|      44 |                | Sahastradhara - Heliport (Unserved) (Round-2) |
|      45 |                | Chinyalisaur - Heliport (Unserved) (Round-2)  |
|      46 |                | Gaucher - Heliport (Unserved) (Round-2)       |
|      47 |                | New Tehri - Heliport (Unserved) (Round-2)     |
|      48 |                | Srinagar - Heliport (Unserved) (Round-2)      |
|      49 |                | Haldwani - Heliport (Unserved) (Round-2)      |
|      50 |                | Almora - Heliport (Unserved) (Round-2)        |
|      51 | Eastern Region | Darbhanga (Unserved) (Round-2)                |
|      52 |                | Jagdalpur (Unserved) (Round-1)                |
|      53 |                | Bilaspur (Unserved) (Round-1)                 |
|      54 |                | Deoghar (Unserved) (Round-4.1)                |
|      55 |                | Jamshedpur (Unserved) (Round-1)               |
|      56 |                | Cooch Behar (Unserved)(Round-1)               |
|      57 |                | Durgapur(Underserved)(Round-1)                |
|      58 |                | Jharsuguda (Unserved) (Round-1)               |
|      59 |                | Jeypore (Unserved) (Round-1)                  |
|      60 |                | Rourkela (Unserved) (Round-1)                 |
|      61 |                | Utkela (Unserved) (Round-1)                   |
|      62 | Western Region | Diu (Underserved)(Round-1)                    |
|      63 |                | Bhavnagar (Underserved)(Round-1)              |
|      64 |                | Jamnagar (Underserved)(Round-1)               |
|      65 |                | Kandla (Unserved) (Round-1)                   |
|      66 |                | Keshod (Unserved) (Round-2)                   |
|      67 |                | Mundra (Unserved) (Round-1)                   |
|      68 |                | Porbandar (Underserved)(Round-1)              |
|      69 |                | Statue of Unity (W) (Unserved)                |
|      70 |                | Sabarmati River Front (W) (Unserved)          |
|      71 |                | Gondia (Unserved) (Round-4)                   |
|      72 |                | Jalgaon (Unserved) (Round-1)                  |
|      73 |                | Kolhapur (Unserved) (Round-1)                 |
|      74 |                | Nanded (Unserved) (Round-1)                   |
|      75 |                | Ozar (Nasik) (Unserved) (Round-1)             |
|      76 |                | Sindhudurg (Unserved) (Round-3)               |