Lok Sabha Question No. 4375 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-19
Subject: Development of Airports under UDAN Scheme
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Mr Pathan Yusuf

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 4375

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  19th March 2026 )

## DEVELOPMENT OF AIRPORTS UNDER UDAN SCHEME

4375.     MR PATHAN YUSUF

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the number of airports developed under the UDAN scheme that are currently functional, State-wise;
- (b) the amount (in Rupees) spent on developing each of these airports, airportwise;
- (c)  the  average  annual  cost  for  maintenance  and  upkeep  of  each  of  these airports, airportwise;
- (d) the average number of flights operated per week from each of these airports and the number of airlines operating from these airports, airport-wise; and
- (e)  the  average  annual  number  of  passengers  travelling  from  these  airports, airport-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c): Under the Regional Connectivity Scheme - Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (RCS-UDAN),  as  on  28.02.2026,  95 unserved and underserved airports (including  17  heliports  and  02  water  aerodromes)  have  been  developed  and operationalised. The State-wise details, along with the expenditure incurred, are placed  at  Annexure.  There  is  no  provision  under  the  UDAN  Scheme  for  the maintenance and upkeep of airports.
- (d)  &  (e):  As  on  28.02.2026,  a  total  of  663  routes  have  been  operationalised, carrying  over  162  lakhs  domestic  passengers  on  more  than  3.41  lakh  RCS flights  under  the  Regional  Connectivity  Scheme-  Ude  Desh  ka  Aam  Nagrik (RCS-UDAN).

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Annexure State-wise list of aerodromes functional under UDAN

|   S. No. | State             | Airport / Heliports / Water Aerodromes   | Total Expenditure (in Rs. Crore) till 31.01.2026   |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh    | Kadapa                                   | 99.36                                              |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh    | Kurnool                                  | 0.03                                               |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh | Hollongi                                 | -                                                  |
|        4 | Arunachal Pradesh | Tezu                                     | 89.65                                              |
|        5 | Arunachal Pradesh | Passighat                                | 0.07                                               |
|        6 | Assam             | Jorhat                                   | 0.03                                               |
|        7 | Assam             | Lilabari                                 | 9.47                                               |
|        8 | Assam             | Rupsi                                    | 88.79                                              |
|        9 | Assam             | Tezpur                                   | 0.19                                               |
|       10 | Bihar             | Darbhanga                                | 127.82                                             |
|       11 | Bihar             | Purnea                                   | 40.00                                              |
|       12 | Chhattisgarh      | Bilaspur                                 | 65.22                                              |
|       13 | Chhattisgarh      | Jagdalpur                                | 60.16                                              |
|       14 | Chhattisgarh      | Ambikapur                                | 80.14                                              |
|       15 | Daman &Diu        | Diu                                      | 28.98                                              |
|       16 | Gujarat           | Bhavnagar                                | 69.18                                              |
|       17 | Gujarat           | Jamnagar                                 | 24.16                                              |
|       18 | Gujarat           | Kandla                                   | 28.12                                              |
|       19 | Gujarat           | Keshod                                   | 32.71                                              |
|       20 | Gujarat           | Mundra                                   | 0.31                                               |
|       21 | Gujarat           | Porbandar                                | 36.51                                              |
|       22 | Gujarat           | Sabarmati River Front (W)                | 21.61                                              |
|       23 | Gujarat           | Statue of Unity (W)                      | 12.92                                              |
|       24 | Haryana           | Hissar                                   | 29.21                                              |
|       25 | Himachal Pradesh  | Kullu                                    | 37.29                                              |
|       26 | Himachal Pradesh  | Shimla                                   | 116.70                                             |
|       27 | Himachal Pradesh  | Mandi (H)                                | 8.76                                               |
|       28 | Himachal Pradesh  | Rampur (H)                               | 4.84                                               |
|       29 | Himachal Pradesh  | Shimla (Sanjoli) (H)                     | 4.96                                               |
|       30 | Himachal Pradesh  | Reckong Peo (H)                          | 0.24                                               |
|       31 | Jharkhand         | Jamshedpur                               | -                                                  |
|       32 | Jharkhand         | Deoghar                                  | 5.19                                               |
|       33 | Karnataka         | Belgaum                                  | 20.88                                              |
|       34 | Karnataka         | Bidar                                    | 12.29                                              |
|       35 | Karnataka         | Hubli                                    | 37.69                                              |

|   36 |                | Kalaburgi           | 28.64   |
|------|----------------|---------------------|---------|
|   37 |                | Mysore              | 41.40   |
|   38 |                | Shivamogga          | -       |
|   39 |                | Vidyanagar          | 5.99    |
|   40 | Kerala         | Kannur              | -       |
|   41 | Lakshadweep    | Agatti              | -       |
|   42 | Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior             | 8.15    |
|   43 | Madhya Pradesh | Rewa                | 102.10  |
|   44 | Madhya Pradesh | Datia               | 63.10   |
|   45 | Maharashtra    | Gondia              | 47.21   |
|   46 | Maharashtra    | Jalgaon             | 28.55   |
|   47 | Maharashtra    | Kolhapur            | 333.29  |
|   48 | Maharashtra    | Nanded              | 0.20    |
|   49 | Maharashtra    | Ozar (Nasik)        | 11.19   |
|   50 | Maharashtra    | Sindhudurg          | -       |
|   51 | Maharashtra    | Amravati            | 148.53  |
|   52 | Manipur        | Jiribam (H)         | 12.28   |
|   53 | Manipur        | Tamenglong (H)      | 1.60    |
|   54 | Meghalaya      | Shillong (Barapani) | 60.76   |
|   55 | Nagaland       | Dimapur             | 4.89    |
|   56 | Odisha         | Jeypore             | 59.13   |
|   57 | Odisha         | Jharsuguda          | 183.67  |
|   58 | Odisha         | Rourkela            | 58.96   |
|   59 | Odisha         | Utkela              | 56.03   |
|   60 | Puducherry     | Pondicherry         | 31.98   |
|   61 | Punjab         | Adampur             | 125.60  |
|   62 | Punjab         | Bhatinda            | 3.04    |
|   63 | Punjab         | Ludhiana            | 12.80   |
|   64 | Punjab         | Pathankot           | 5.18    |
|   65 | Rajasthan      | Bikaner (Nal)       | 15.98   |
|   66 | Rajasthan      | Jaisalmer           | 10.34   |
|   67 | Rajasthan      | Kishangarh          | 29.78   |
|   68 | Sikkim         | Pakyong             | 178.75  |
|   69 | Tamil Nadu     | Salem               | 24.44   |
|   70 | Uttar Pradesh  | Agra                | 7.68    |
|   71 | Uttar Pradesh  | Aligarh             | 31.94   |
|   72 | Uttar Pradesh  | Azamgarh            | 29.57   |
|   73 | Uttar Pradesh  | Bareilly            | 104.14  |
|   74 | Uttar Pradesh  | Chitrakoot          | 32.79   |
|   75 | Uttar Pradesh  | Hindon              | 46.60   |
|   76 | Uttar Pradesh  | Kanpur (Chakeri)    | 134.79  |
|   77 | Uttar Pradesh  | Kushinagar / Kasia  | 108.22  |

|   78 |             | Prayagraj / Allahabad   | 161.43   |
|------|-------------|-------------------------|----------|
|   79 |             | Shravasti               | 32.84    |
|   80 |             | Moradabad               | 30.41    |
|   81 | Uttarakhand | Pantnagar               | 29.14    |
|   82 |             | Pithoragarh             | 9.36     |
|   83 |             | Almora (H)              | 5.38     |
|   84 |             | Champawat (H)           | 0.06     |
|   85 |             | Chinyali Saur (H)       | 2.75     |
|   86 |             | Gaucher (H)             | 8.20     |
|   87 |             | Haldwani (H)            | 3.27     |
|   88 |             | Munsyari (H)            | -        |
|   89 |             | New Tehri (H)           | 3.95     |
|   90 |             | Sahastradhara (H)       | 21.61    |
|   91 |             | Srinagar (H)            | 6.51     |
|   92 |             | Nainital (H)            | 1.02     |
|   93 |             | Bageshwar (H)           | 0.06     |
|   94 | West Bengal | Cooch Behar             | 11.00    |
|   95 |             | Durgapur (Andal)        | 3.11     |