Lok Sabha Question No. 3965 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-19
Subject: Impact of UDAN Scheme
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Shri Jugal Kishore, Shri Ganesh Singh, Shri Dilip Saikia, Shri Yogender Chandolia, Dr. Nishikant Dubey, Shri Parbhubhai Nagarbhai Vasava, Shri Mukeshkumar Chandrakaant Dalal, Shri Ravindra Shukla Alias Ravi Kishan, Shri Naba Charan Majhi, Shri Suresh Kumar Kashyap, Shri Manoj Tiwari, Dr. Rajkumar Sangwan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## Lok Sabha

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 3965

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  19th December 2024 )

## IMPACT OF UDAN SCHEME

3965.    DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY

SHRI JUGAL KISHORE

SHRI MUKESHKUMAR CHANDRAKAANT DALAL

SHRI YOGENDER CHANDOLIA

DR. RAJKUMAR SANGWAN

SHRI MANOJ TIWARI

SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA

SHRI GANESH SINGH

SHRI SURESH KUMAR KASHYAP

SHRI NABA CHARAN MAJHI

SHRI DILIP SAIKIA

SHRI RAVINDRA SHUKLA ALIAS RAVI KISHAN

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the total number of routes commenced under the UDAN Scheme to enhance regional connectivity, State-wise;
- (b)  the  number  of  Helicopter  Routes,  Tourism  Routes  and  DoNER
- Routes commenced across the country, State-wise; and
- (c) the intended impact of continuing UDAN Scheme for the next ten years?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) A total of 615 routes have been operationalised under the Regional Connectivity Scheme- Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (RCS-UDAN) since its inception. Under the UDAN scheme, a total of 64 helicopter routes, 53 tourism routes and 90 routes connecting the North East region, including 8 DoNER routes,  have  been  operationalised  till  date.  The  number  of these routes, State-wise, is attached as Annexure.; The Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)- Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) was envisaged in National Civil Aviation Policy (NCAP) 2016. The  scheme  envisages  providing  connectivity  to  un-served  and underserved  airports  of  the  country  through  revival  of  existing  air strips and airports. In pursuance of the policy, the Government has been taking concrete steps to take flying to the masses by making it affordable, convenient and also provide safe, secure, affordable and sustainable air travel for passengers as well as air transportation of cargo  with  access  to  various  parts  of  India  and  the  world  and establish  an  integrated  eco-system  which  is  leading  to  significant growth of the civil aviation sector which in turn is also promoting tourism,  increasing  employment  and  leading  to  balanced  regional growth across the country.

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## Annexure

## State wise routes connecting North East Region under UDAN

| S. No.   | State             |   Number of routes operationalised |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Arunachal Pradesh |                                 11 |
| 2.       | Assam             |                                 42 |
| 3.       | Manipur           |                                 13 |
| 4.       | Meghalaya         |                                 10 |
| 5.       | Mizoram           |                                 02 |
| 6.       | Nagaland          |                                 04 |
| 7.       | Sikkim            |                                 05 |
| 8.       | Tripura           |                                 03 |
| Total    | Total             |                                 90 |

## State wise Helicopter Routes under UDAN

| S. No.   | State            |   Number of routes operationalised |
|----------|------------------|------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Assam            |                                 06 |
| 2.       | Himachal Pradesh |                                 15 |
| 3.       | Chandigarh       |                                 01 |
| 4.       | Manipur          |                                 06 |
| 5.       | Uttarakhand      |                                 36 |
| Total    | Total            |                                 64 |

## State wise Tourism Routes under UDAN

|   S. No. | State             |   Number of routes operationalised |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh    |                                 02 |
|        2 | Arunachal Pradesh |                                 01 |
|        3 | Assam             |                                 03 |
|        4 | Bihar             |                                 02 |
|        5 | Delhi             |                                 02 |
|        6 | Gujarat           |                                 02 |
|        7 | Uttar Pradesh     |                                 08 |
|        8 | West Bengal       |                                 02 |
|        9 | Jharkhand         |                                 04 |
|       10 | Karnataka         |                                 05 |
|       11 | Kerala            |                                 01 |
|       12 | Madhya Pradesh    |                                 04 |
|       13 | Manipur           |                                 02 |
|       14 | Mizoram           |                                 01 |
|       15 | Nagaland          |                                 02 |
|       16 | Odisha            |                                 02 |
|       17 | Punjab            |                                 03 |
|       18 | Rajasthan         |                                 05 |
|       19 | Telangana         |                                 01 |
|       20 | Tripura           |                                 01 |

| Total   | 53   |
|---------|------|