Lok Sabha Question No. 704 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Landing Facilities at Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: RAJAN BABURAO  VICHARE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 704 (To be answered on the December 2015) 3rd

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

## LANDING FACILITIES AT AIRPORTS

704.

SHRI RAJAN VICHARE

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

- (b) if s0, the details thereof;

be pleased to state: -

- (2) whether there are 300 such airports in the country where no taking off or landing flights take place and whether the Government has to spend a considerable amount of money annually on their maintenance;
2. (c) whether the Government is making any efforts to revamp improve the functioning of such airports through new aviation policy; and

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Dr Mahesh Sharma)

(a) & (b) As per information available, there are a total number of 476 airports in the country: This includes operational and non-operational airports, airstrips etc  owned by the Airports Authority 0f India (AAD), Defence, State Governments, private parties etc AAI owns and manages only 125 airports which include 26 Civil Enclaves and 30 are non-operational airports\_ Statement indicating expenditure incurred on 30 nonoperational airports during the year 2014-15 is give at Annexure-I.

(c) & (d) Yes, Madam: The Draft Civil Aviation Policy envisages construction of No-Frills airports as well as Greenfield/Brownfield airports by AAI, State Government or under PPP mode.

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## Annexure-

## AMQUNT IN LAKHS

26.84`

| S.NO.   | Name of the Airport    | 2014-15    |
|---------|------------------------|------------|
|         | ASANSOL                |            |
| 2       | BALURGHAT              | 0.00       |
| 3       | BEHALA                 | 91.24      |
| 4       | BILASPUR               |            |
| 5       | CHAKULIA               | 0.00       |
| 6       | DEOGARH                |            |
|         | DEPARIZO               | 17.32      |
| 8       | DESSA (PALAMPUR)       | 0.00       |
|         | DONAKONDA              | 0.00       |
| 10      | JHARSUGUDA             | 15.27      |
| 11      | JOGBANI                | 642.38     |
| 12      | KAILASHAHAR            | 0.00 10.77 |
| 13      | KAMALPUR               | 15.19      |
| 14      | KHANDWA                | 0.00       |
| 15      | KHOWAI                 | 0.00       |
| 16 17   | KISHANGARH LALITPUR    | 0.00       |
| 18      | MALDA                  | 0.00       |
| 19      | MUZZAFARPUR            |            |
| 20      | NADIRGUL_(FLYING CLUB) | 18.05      |
|         |                        | 0.01       |
| 21      | PANNA                  | 0.00       |
| 22      | PASSIGHAT              | 0.00       |
| 23      | RAXAUL                 | 27.72      |
| 24      | RUPSI                  | 0.00       |
| 25      | SATNA                  | 0.00       |
| 26      | SHELLA                 |            |
| 27      | TEZU                   | 0.00       |
| 28      | TURIAL (AIZWAL)        | 102.99     |
| 29      | VELLORE                | 0.00 20.44 |
| 30      | WARANGAL               | 12.21      |

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