Lok Sabha Question No. 3410 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-12
Subject: Development of Airports, Heliports and Water Aerodromes
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Shri Godam Nagesh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 3410

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  12th March 2026 )

## DEVELOPMENT OF AIRPORTS, HELIPORTS AND WATER AERODROMES

3410.    SHRI GODAM NAGESH

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

(a) the details and the total number of airports, heliports and water aerodromes sanctioned  and  operationalised  under  the  Ude  Desh  ka  Aam  Nagrik  (UDAN) scheme  since  its  inception  across  the  country,  State/UT-wise  particularly  in Telangana;

(b) whether any new airports or airstrips are proposed to be developed under the UDAN scheme in Telangana and if so, the details thereof, district-wise; and

(c)  the  measures  taken  to  improve  regional  air  connectivity,  passenger  traffic and economic development through UDAN  scheme  across  the  country, particularly in Telangana?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): Under the Regional Connectivity Scheme-UDAN, as on 28.02.2026, 663  routes  connecting  95  unserved  and  underserved  airports  (including  17 heliports and 2 water aerodromes) have been operationalised. The list of airports operationalised since the inception of the Scheme is placed at Annexure.

In  the  State  of  Telangana,  Adilabad,  Aleru,  Basantnagar  (Peddapalli)  and Kagazpur airports are included in the tentative list of unserved airports in the UDAN  document.  Further,  58  RCS  routes  have  been  operationalised  in  the State.;

To ensure the affordability of regional air travel, the UDAN scheme provides financial incentives to airline operators on regional routes that include: Concessions by the Central Government, State Governments/ Union Territories and airport operators to reduce airline operation costs and also the Viability Gap Funding  (VGF)  to  bridge  the  gap  between  operational  costs  and  expected revenues  on  such  routes.  The  airfare  on  the  RCS  seats  on  which  VGF  is provided to the Selected Airline Operators (SAOs) is for a 3-year tenure and is capped at  a  subsidized  rate,  which  is  liable  to  be  indexed  every  quarter.  The above  measures  aim  to  strengthen  affordability, accessibility and  overall passenger  convenience  in  the  aviation  sector,  thereby  promoting  regional development and economic growth.

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## Annexure

## List of 95 RCS Airports operationalized as on 28.02.2026

|   S No. | State             | Airport                 | Date of Operationalization   |
|---------|-------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh    | Kadapa (Underserved)    | 27-April-2017                |
|       2 |                   | Kurnool (Unserved)      | 28-March 2021                |
|       3 | Arunachal Pradesh | Tezu (Unserved)         | 15-August-2021               |
|       4 |                   | Passighat (Unserved)    | 24-May 2021                  |
|       5 |                   | Hollongi (Unserved)     | 15-January-2023              |
|       6 | Assam             | Jorhat (Underserved)    | 1-August-2018                |
|       7 |                   | Lilabari (Underserved)  | 15-January-2019              |
|       8 |                   | Tezpur (Underserved)    | 26-April-2018                |
|       9 |                   | Rupsi (Unserved)        | 8-May 2021                   |
|      10 | Bihar             | Darbhanga (Unserved)    | 08-November-2020             |
|      11 |                   | Purnea (Unserved)       | 15-September-2025            |
|      12 | Chhattisgarh      | Jagdalpur (Unserved)    | 14-June-2018                 |
|      13 |                   | Bilaspur (Unserved)     | 1-March-2021                 |
|      14 |                   | Ambikapur (Unserved)    | 19-December-2024             |
|      15 | Daman& Diu        | Diu (Underserved)       | 24-February-2018             |
|      16 | Gujarat           | Bhavnagar (Underserved) | 1-May-2018                   |
|      17 |                   | Jamnagar (Underserved)  | 17-February-2018             |
|      18 |                   | Kandla (Unserved)       | 1-July-2017                  |
|      19 |                   | Keshod (Unserved)       | 16-April-2022                |

|   S No. | State            | Airport                              | Date of Operationalization   |
|---------|------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|      20 |                  | Mundra (Unserved)                    | 17-February-2018             |
|      21 |                  | Porbandar (Underserved)              | 10-July-2017                 |
|      22 |                  | Statue of Unity (W) (Unserved)       | 31-October-2020              |
|      23 |                  | Sabarmati River Front (W) (Unserved) | 31-October-2020              |
|      24 | Haryana          | Hissar (Unserved)                    | 14-January-2021              |
|      25 | Himachal Pradesh | Shimla (Unserved)                    | 27-April-2017                |
|      26 |                  | Kullu (Underserved)                  | 13-May-2019                  |
|      27 |                  | Mandi - Heliport (Unserved)          | 09-December-2021             |
|      28 |                  | Rampur - Heliport (Unserved)         | 14-December-2021             |
|      29 |                  | Reckong Peo - Heliport               | 21-January-2026              |
|      30 |                  | Shimla (Sanjoli) - Heliport          | 21-January-2026              |
|      31 | Jharkhand        | Deoghar (Unserved)                   | 12-July-2022                 |
|      32 |                  | Jamshedpur (Unserved)                | 31-January-2023              |
|      33 | Karnataka        | Belgaum (Underserved)                | 1-May-2019                   |
|      34 |                  | Hubli (Underserved)                  | 14-May-2018                  |
|      35 |                  | Mysore (Unserved)                    | 2-September-2017             |
|      36 |                  | Vidyanagar (Unserved)                | 21-September-2017            |
|      37 |                  | Kalaburgi (Gulbarga) (Unserved)      | 22-November-2019             |
|      38 |                  | Bidar (Unserved)                     | 07-February-2020             |
|      39 |                  | Shivamogga (Unserved)                | 21-November-2023             |
|      40 | Kerala           | Kannur (Unserved)                    | 25-January-2019              |

|   S No. | State            | Airport                        | Date of Operationalization   |
|---------|------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
|      41 | Lakshadweep      | Agatti (Underserved)           | 18-April-2024                |
|      42 | Madhya Pradesh   | Gwalior (Underserved)          | 31-May-2017                  |
|      43 |                  | Rewa (Unserved)                | 25-November-2024             |
|      44 |                  | Datia (Unserved)               | 31-May-2025                  |
|      45 | Maharashtra      | Gondia (Unserved)              | 13-March-2022                |
|      46 |                  | Jalgaon (Unserved)             | 23-December-2017             |
|      47 |                  | Kolhapur (Unserved)            | 8-April-2018                 |
|      48 |                  | Nanded (Unserved)              | 27-April-2017                |
|      49 |                  | Ozar (Nasik) (Unserved)        | 23-December-2017             |
|      50 |                  | Sindhudurg (Unserved)          | 9-October-2021               |
|      51 |                  | Amravati (Unserved)            | 16-April-2025                |
|      52 |                  | Jiribam Heliport (Unserved)    | 13-March-2024                |
|      53 | Manipur          | Tamenglong Heliport (Unserved) | 13-March-2024                |
|      54 | Meghalaya        | Shillong (Underserved)         | 26-April-2018                |
|      55 | Nagaland         | Dimapur (Underserved)          | 07-December-2019             |
|      56 | Odisha           | Jharsuguda (Unserved)          | 22-September-2018            |
|      57 |                  | Jeypore (Unserved)             | 03-August-2022               |
|      58 |                  | Rourkela (Unserved)            | 07-January-2023              |
|      59 |                  | Utkela (Unserved)              | 31-August-2023               |
|      60 | Pondicherry (UT) | Pondicherry (Underserved)      | 16-August-2017               |
|      61 | Punjab           | Adampur (Unserved)             | 1-May-2018                   |
|      62 |                  | Bhatinda (Unserved)            | 27-April-2017                |
|      63 |                  | Ludhiana (Unserved)            | 2-September-2017             |

|   S No. | State         | Airport                             | Date of Operationalization   |
|---------|---------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|      64 |               | Pathankot (Unserved)                | 5-April-2018                 |
|      65 | Rajasthan     | Bikaner (Unserved)                  | 26-September-2017            |
|      66 |               | Jaisalmer (Unserved)                | 29-October-2017              |
|      67 |               | Kishangarh (Unserved)               | 8-October-2018               |
|      68 | Sikkim        | Pakyong (Unserved)                  | 4-October-2018               |
|      69 | Tamil Nadu    | Salem (Unserved)                    | 25-March-2018                |
|      70 | Uttar Pradesh | Agra (Underserved)                  | 8-December-2017              |
|      71 |               | Aligarh (Unserved)                  | 11-March-2024                |
|      72 |               | Azamgarh (Unserved)                 | 11-March-2024                |
|      73 |               | Bareilly (Unserved)                 | 08-March-2021                |
|      74 |               | Chitrakoot (Unserved)               | 12-March-2024                |
|      75 |               | Moradabad (Unserved)                | 10-August-2024               |
|      76 |               | Prayagraj (Underserved)             | 14-June-2018                 |
|      77 |               | Kanpur (Chakeri) (Unserved)         | 3-July-2018                  |
|      78 |               | Hindon (Unserved)                   | 11-October-2019              |
|      79 |               | Shravasti (Unserved)                | 12-March-2024                |
|      80 |               | Kushinagar (Unserved)               | 26-November-2021             |
|      81 | Uttarakhand   | Pantnagar (Underserved)             | 4-January-2019               |
|      82 |               | Pithoragarh (Unserved)              | 17-January-2019              |
|      83 |               | Sahastradhara - Heliport (Unserved) | 08-February-2020             |
|      84 |               | Chinyalisaur - Heliport (Unserved)  | 08-February-2020             |
|      85 |               | Gaucher - Heliport                  | 08-February-2020             |

| S No.   | State       | Airport                          | Date of Operationalization   |
|---------|-------------|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
|         |             | (Unserved)                       |                              |
| 86.     |             | New Tehri - Heliport (Unserved)  | 29-July-2020                 |
| 87.     |             | Srinagar - Heliport (Unserved)   | 29-July-2020                 |
| 88.     |             | Haldwani - Heliport (Unserved)   | 8-October-2021               |
| 89.     |             | Almora - Heliport (Unserved)     | 26-August-2022               |
| 90.     |             | Champawat - Heliport ( Unserved) | 22-February-2024             |
| 91.     |             | Munsyari - Heliport (Unserved)   | 22-February-2024             |
| 92.     |             | Nainital - Heliport (Unserved)   | 12-March-2025                |
| 93.     |             | Bageshwar - Heliport (Unserved)  | 12-March-2025                |
| 94.     | West Bengal | Cooch Behar (Unserved)           | 21-February-2023             |
| 95.     | West Bengal | Durgapur (Underserved)           | 25-June-2019                 |