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Lok Sabha Question No. 918 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Greenfield Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: NINONG ERING, S. RAJENDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 918

(To be answered on the 3 rd  December 2015)

## GREENFIELD AIRPORTS

918.

SHRI NINONG ERING

SHRI S. RAJENDRAN

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the details and the number of Greenfield airports in the country and the status of expansion of old airports under construction,  including Jharkhand and Arunachal Pradesh;
- (b) the details of proposals pending with the Government for construction of second airport in the State of Jharkhand;
- (c) whether the Government has fixed any timeframe for completion of the said airport;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the details of the cost sharing between the Government's and the State
- Government for the construction of new airport in Jharkhand?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Dr Mahesh Sharma)

(a): Government of India (GoI) has so far granted 'in-principle' approval for setting up of 14 Greenfield airports namely, Mopa in Goa Navi Mumbai, Shirdi and Sindhudurg in Maharashtra Shimoga, Gulbarga, Hassan and Bijapur in Karnataka Kannur in Kerala Durgapur in West Bengal Pakyong in Sikkim Datia/Gwalior (Cargo) in Madhya Pradesh Kushinagar  in  Uttar  Pradesh  and  Karaikal  in  Puducherry.  The commercial operations at  Durgapur  in  West  Bengal  have  already commenced on 18th May, 2015.

(b): GoI has granted 'Site Clearance' to M/s. TATA Steel Ltd. for setting up of Greenfield Airport at Jamshedpur in Jharkhand in July 2012. As per Greenfield Airport Policy, the promoter has to further submit the application along with Detailed Project Report (DPR)/TEFS for 'in-

principle' approval, which has not been submitted. Further, AAI has signed an MoU for development of Deoghar Airport in Jharkhand with State Government. However, the State Government is yet to hand over the requisitioned land for development of the airport. (c) & (d):The timeline for construction of airport projects depends upon various factors such as land acquisition, availability of mandatory clearances, financial closure, etc. by the individual operator. (e): As per MoU signed between AAI and Government of Jharkhand, State Government has to provide Rs. 50 crores out of the total anticipated cost of Rs. 350 crores for development of infrastructure facilities for operation of ATR-72 type of aircraft in Phase-I.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 917 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Setting up of Small Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: BOORA NARSAIAH GOUD, AJAY NISHAD, P.P. CHAUDHARY, BALKA SUMAN, MD. BADARIDDOZA KHAN, K. C. VENUGOPAL, A.P. JITHENDER REDDY, NEELAM SONKER, R. GOPALAKRISHNAN, K. ASHOK KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 917 (To be answered on the 3 rd  December 2015)

## SETTING UP OF SMALL AIRPORTS

## 917. DR. BOORA NARSAIAH GOUD

SHRI AJAY NISHAD

SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY

SHRI SUMAN BALKA

SHRI MD. BADARUDDOZA KHAN

SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL

SHRI A.P. JITHENDER REDDY

SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER

SHRI R. GOPALAKRISHNAN

SHRI K. ASHOK KUMAR

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a)  the  status  of  progress  made  in  operationalizing  the  Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) set up by the Government to make flying affordable and the details of small airports set up in the country, State/ UT-wise;
- (b) the details and salient features of the scheme and the proposed
- manner of funding the scheme;
- (c) whether the Government plans to revive currently unserved airports for the implementation of the scheme, if so, the details thereof along with the list of airports that have been earmarked/earmarked in this regard;
- and
- (d) whether any operators have expressed interest to participate in the scheme, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Dr Mahesh Sharma)

(a) and  (b): Government of India has drafted National Civil Aviation Policy which is to be finalized. It provides for a Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) by way of::

- i) Revival of un-served or under-served aerodromes and airstrips.
2. ii) Concessions by different stakeholders:
3. iii) Viability Gap Funding (VGF) for scheduled commuter airlines
4. iv) Cost-effective security solutions by BCAS and State Governments.

(c):  The draft National Civil Aviation Policy provides for the revivial of air strips as no-frills airports mostly through Airports Authority of India (AAI) depending on demand,. AAI has undertaken works at five locations namely Hubely and Belgaum in Karnataka, Kishangarh in Rajasthan, Jhansuguda in Orissa and Teju in Arunachal Pradesh.

(d) No, Madam.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 914 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Implementation of Uniform Civil Code
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: RANJEET RANJAN, ARJUN RAM  MEGHWAL, SHASHI THAROOR, NANABHAU FALGUNRAO PATOLE, MANOJ RAJORIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT

## LOK    S A B H A

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 914

TO BE ANSWERED ON THURSDAY, THE 3 RD  DECEMBER, 2015.

## IMPLEMENTATION OF UNIFORM CIVIL CODE

## 914.   SHRIMATI RANJEET RANJAN:

SHRI ARJUN MEGHWAL:

DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

SHRI NANA PATOLE:

DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

## Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Supreme  Court  has  expressed  concern  over  gender  discrimination being faced by women of certain sections of society in the country and felt the need to bring in a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) as provided in Article 44 of the Constitution;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c)  whether the Government has received proposals from various quarters for ending the said gender discrimination by implementing the UCC in the country and if so, the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (d)  the steps taken/being taken by the Government towards arriving at a decision to implement the provisions of UCC in the country?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE (SHRI D. V. SADANANDA GOWDA)

- (a) and (b) Yes,  Madam.  The  Supreme  Court  had  expressed  concern over  gender  discrimination  faced  by  the  muslim  women  in

Civil  Appeal  No.  7217  of  2013  (Prakash  and  Others  Vs Phulvati  and  Others)  and  observed  that  the  matter  needs consideration by that Court as the issue relates not merely to a  policy  matter  but  to  fundamental  rights  of  women  under articles 14, 15 and 21  of the Constitution and international conventions and covenants. Further, the Hon'ble Court citing a catena of decisions have directed as follows:-

'a PIL be separately  registered and put up before the appropriate  Bench  as  per  orders  of  Hon'ble    Chief Justice of India.'

- (c) The  Government  has  received  certain  representations  from various  quarters  for  bringing  in  a  Uniform  Civil  Code  as envisaged under article 44 of the Constitution.
- (d) In view of the importance of the subject matter and sensitivity  involved,  wider  consultation  with  stakeholders would be required for taking further steps in this regard.

(c)

(c)
Lok Sabha Question No. 909 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Draft Aviation Policy
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: PRATAPRAO GANPATRAO JADHAV, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, A.T. (NANA) PATIL, GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ, MALLIKARJUN  KHARGE, SUKENDER REDDY GUTHA, LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, DHARMENDRA YADAV, RAMACHANDRAN MULLAPPALLY, Shrirang Appa Barne

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 909

(To be answered on the 3 rd  December 2015)

## DRAFT AVIATION POLICY

## 909. SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL

SHRI A.T. NANA PATIL

DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN

SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE

SHRI GUTHA SUKENDER REDDY

SHRI LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO

SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV

SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Dr Mahesh Sharma)

be pleased to state:-

- a) whether the Government has formulated/proposes to formulate a new National Civil Aviation Policy which envisages to make flying affordable to the common man;
- b) if so, the details thereof;
- c) whether the Government proposes to revive/re-operationalise 400
4. unused airstrips in the country;
- d) if so, the details thereof along with the action plan prepared by the Government in this regard; and
- e) whether the Government also proposes to set up regional connectivity fund to subsidise airlines cost of operation between small towns and if so,
7. the details thereof?

a) Yes b) The details are as:- (i) air fare to be capped at Rs 2,500.00 for one hour flight. (ii) Build 'no-frills' airports. (iii) Viability Gap Funding for the operators. (iv) Creation of Regional Connectivity Fund for Viability Gap Funding. (v) Levy of 2% on all domestic and international tickets on all routes, other than CAT IIA and RCS. c) Yes d) The details of the airports to be revived will depend upon the demand during implementation of the scheme. e) Yes, the draft Civil Aviation Policy includes a Regional Connectivity Fund as stated at point (b) (iv) and (v) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 902 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Shortage of Cabin Crew Members
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: T. RADHAKRISHNAN, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, G. HARI, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 902

(To be answered on the 3 rd  December 2015)

## SHORTAGE OF CABIN CREW MEMBERS

## 902. SHRI T. RADHAKRISHANAN

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO

SHRI G. HARI

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the total number of cabin crew members in Air India as on date;
- (b) whether there is a shortage of Pilots and cabin crew members in Air
- India, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the response of the Air India and the steps taken by Air India in this regard;
- (d) whether the Government has received complaints regarding change in roasters of pilots and cabin crew after being finalised resulting in the shortage of cabin crew; and
- (e)  if so, the details thereof along with the remedial action taken/being taken by the Government in this regard and the other corrective steps taken/ being taken by the Government to improve Air India's on time performance?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Dr Mahesh Sharma)

(a)  :  The  total  number  of  cabin  crew  members  in  Air  India  as  on 27.11.2015 is  3197. (b) : No, Madam. (c) : However, in view of fleet augmentation, addition of new sectors and attrition in the category of Pilots, a recruitment exercise was carried out and 78 Sr. Trainee Pilot (with A-320 endorsement) have been appointed. AI has also carried out recruitment exercise for filling up post of Cabin Crew. A total of 533 Cabin Crew have been selected and put on training. These recruitments have been made on Fixed Terms Contract basis for a period of 5 years which is extendable to another 5 years depending upon certain conditions. (d) : No, Madam. (e) : Does not arise in view of (d) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 900 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Solar Zones in Wastelands
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 900

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2015

## SOLAR ZONES IN WASTELANDS

## 900. SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to set up solar zones in wastelands or areas with low agricultural productivity and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has requested the State Governments to identify wastelands or areas with low agricultural productivity for setting up such zones, if so, the reaction of the State Governments thereto and the status of identification of such land by the latter;
- (c) whether farmers will be allowed to sell their land directly to the companies looking to set up such facilities, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has devised any mechanism to ensure cent percent sale of Solar Power produced from such areas, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps being taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to raise the installed capacity of solar plants upto 1,00,000 MW?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  POWER,  COAL  &  NEW  AND  RENEWABLE  ENERGY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a): Yes, Madam. This Ministry is formulating a scheme for development of solar zones in the country. Through this scheme, the Government aims to set up solar zones having good solar insolation and having government or privately owned waste land, uncultivable or fallow land in one or more than one patches where solar power projects can be installed.
- (b): The Government has requested all the State Governments to identify solar zones in respective States. Till date, the Ministry has received response form the State of Rajasthan only.
- (c): The acquisition of land will be taken up by the solar project developers as per the land policy of the respective State Governments.
- (d): Independent Power Producers (IPPs) would be free to set up solar projects under feed-in tariff (FIT) or competitive bidding process as per the policies of Central / State Governments.
- (e): The target of 1,00,000 MW capacity is proposed to be achieved through deployment of 40,000 MW  of  Rooftop  Solar  projects  and  60,000  MW  Medium  &  Large  Scale  Solar  projects.  The development  of  solar  projects    is  being  encouraged  through  measures  like  Renewable  Power Obligation, Viability Gap Funding , bundling with thermal power etc.
Lok Sabha Question No. 899 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Modernisation of Ports
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 899 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03 rd  DECEMBER, 2015

## MODERNISATION OF PORTS

899.   SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE, DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK, SHRI SATAV RAJEEV, SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO, SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN, DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

## पोत प�रवहन मंत्

- (a)  whether the Government proposes to invest crores of rupees in the coming years for modernization and upgradation of ports, islands and fish harbours in the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)   the number of major ports proposed to be developed in the current fiscal year and the new sites identified by the Government to be converted into ports;
- (c)      whether  the  Government  also  proposes  to set  up  coastal/special  economic  zones  at Jawaharlal Nehru  Port  Trust  in  Mumbai  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  number  of coastal/special economic zones likely to be set up; and
- (d)     the other steps taken/being taken by the Government to boost Sagarmala Project in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

(SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a)to(b):Yes, Madam.  The Sagarmala Project intends to achieve the broad objective of enhancing the capacity  of  Major  and  non-Major  Ports  and  modernizing  them  to  make  them  efficient,  thereby enabling them to become drivers of port-led economic development. In order to do the comprehensive and integrated planning for Sagarmala, a National Perspective Plan (NPP) is being prepared which will be  completed  within  six  months.  Based  on   the  findings   of   NPP,   port modernization and upgradation projects  including development of islands, fishing harbours will be taken up.

- (c)   Yes, Madam.  A multi-product SEZ with self-sustained infrastructure , state-of-the art facilities is developed  by JNPT on 277.34 hectares of land with an investment of around   Rs.470 crores  in Phase-I.

(d)Till finalization of National Perspective Plan, twelve early bird projects have been identified for funding under Sagarmala  project.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 897 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Scrapping of Toll System
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: GAURAV GOGOI, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA, KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY, Y. S. AVINASH REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 897

ANSWERED ON 3 RD  DECEMBER, 2015

## SCRAPPING OF TOLL SYSTEM

897. SHRI GAURAV GOGOI: SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA: SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY KOTHA: SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS be pleased to state:

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

- (a) whether there has been any demand for scrapping of the toll system by transporters;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the reaction thereto;
- (c) whether there was any strike by the transporters across the country during the first week of October, 2015 in this regard;
- (d) if so, whether the Government has taken any step to avoid such strikes; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with the loss suffered as a result of strike including making roads toll free?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) Yes, Madam.
- (b) The demand of the transporters has been to levy  one time amount in a  year and their vehicles  be  allowed  free  access  on  the  National  Highways  without  interruption.      The demand has not yet been accepted by the Ministry.
- (c) Yes, Madam.
- (d) Government has constituted a coordination Committee under the Chairmanship of Joint Secretary (RT&H) to review periodically the issues faced by the transporters.
- (e) The  Committee  has  been  meeting  regularly.    In  order  to  make  the  movements  of  the transports seamless nation wide electronic user fee collection is being launched on pan India basis.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 895 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: NRSTMB
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: KAMAL NATH, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA, P.R. SUNDARAM, NANABHAU FALGUNRAO PATOLE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 895

ANSWERED ON 3 RD    DECEMBER,  2015

## NRSTMB

895.       SHRI KAMAL NATH:

SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

SHRI NANA PATOLE:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  a  National  Road  Safety  and  Traffic Management Board (NRSTMB) to reduce accidents and fatalities on the National Highways in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with steps taken in this regard;
- (c)  whether  the  Union  Government/  NHAI  has  utilized  the  funds  provided  for  road  safety during 2014-15;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a)  &  (b)    The  Ministry  has  drafted  a  new  Road  Transport  &  Safety  Bill  which inter-alia envisages the creation of National Road  Safety &  Traffic  Management  Authority (NRSTMA)  having  the  necessary  expertise  and  resources  to  assist  Ministry  of  Road Transport & Highways to regulate the issues related to motor vehicles and to improve safety on Indian roads. The draft bill is available on the website of the Ministry i.e www.morth.nic.in.

(c) to (e) 95% of funds allocated for road safety schemes (other than engineering) have been utilized during the year 2014-15. As these schemes are mostly by way of grant in aid to the States, full utilization could not be achieved in the absence of certain Utilization Certificates and  other  commitment  from  the  States.    Allocation  of  funds  for  development  of  National Highways are made to States / Union Territories and different agencies (National Highway Authority of India, Border Road Organization, National Highway Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited, etc).  No separate allocation is made for Road safety.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 891 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Jorhat Airport
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: KAMAKHYA PRASAD TASA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 891

(To be answered on the 3 rd  December 2015)

## JORHAT AIRPORT

## 891. SHRI KAMAKHYA PRASAD TASA

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Dr Mahesh Sharma)

- (a) & (b) Jorhat Airport belongs to IAF (Ministry of Defence) and AAI maintains a Civil Enclave. The airport is fully operational for B-737 type of aircrafts.
- (c) & (d) Flight operations in domestic sector have been deregulated and the airlines are free to operate anywhere in the country subject to Route Dispersal Guidelines (RDG) issued by the Government. However, it is upto the airline operators to provide air services to specific places depending upon the traffic demand and commercial viability.
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be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether Jorhat Airport is fully conditioned for operation;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether there is any proposal for direct flights from Delhi to Jorhat;
- and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?