Lok Sabha Question No. 821 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Operational Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI, RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA, SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV, George Baker

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIA TION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED 821 (To be answered on the July 2016)

## OPERATIONAL AIRPORTS

821.

DR KIRIT P. SOLANKI SHRI R DHRUVA NARAYANA SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV SHRI GEORGE BAKER

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the number of operational and nonoperational airports in the country and the details of new airports likely to be made operational in the current year;
- (c) whether the Government has suffered losses 0 account of maintenance of non-operational airports during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (6) the details of the funds earmarked and utilized during each of the last three years in the construction and operationalisation of new airports, State/UT-wise;
- (d) if So, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (E) the income being earned presently from the total air tickets sold annually across the country and the target fixed by the Government for increase in the total sale in the future; and
- (0) whether the Government proposes to form new guidelineshpolicy to make operational such nonoperational airports, if SOz the details thereof;
- calamities?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

- (a) Out of around 475 airportslairstrips in the country, 125 are owned and managed by Airports development work of Tezu airport in Arunachal Pradesh and Kishangarh airport in Rajasthan have progressed for operationalisation during the current financial year.
- (b): The details of funds earmarked and utilized during each of the last three years in the construction and operationalization of new airports are at Annexure-L:
- (c) & (d): The details of expenditure incurred o maintenance Of non-operational airports are at Annexure-IL: The losses are due to low revenue generation which was not adequate to meet the total expenditure pertaining to the respective airports.
- (e) The new Civil Aviation Policy, 2016, provides for revival of un-served and under-served airports on the basis of demand depending on firm commitment from the airline operators and the State Governments who agree to provide various concessions envisaged in the Policy.
- (f) Air tickets are sold by the airline operators directly and the quantum of tickets sold is based on the flying affordable for the masses and to enable 30 crore domestic ticketing by 2022 and 50 crore by 2027, and the international ticketing to increase to 20 crore by 2027.
- (g) Air fares are not regulated by the Government: In order to check rise in price of air ticket beyond fare bucket established by the airiines; tariff monitoring unit of DGCA monitors the fare offered by the airlines on select route on random basis:

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|                     | AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA   | AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA   |
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| PARLIAMENT QUESTION | D NO_ 821                     | LOK SABHA                     |
| TO BE ANSWERED ON   | 21.07.2016                    |                               |

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## DR: KIRIT PSQLANKI, SHRI R DHRUVA NARAYANA SHRI SANJYA HARIBHAU JADHAV, SHRI GEORGE BAKER

## STATEMENT OF LOSSES ON NON-OPERATIONAL AIRPORTS

|    |                   |                       |           |           | (Rs. in CRORES)   |
|----|-------------------|-----------------------|-----------|-----------|-------------------|
|    | ANDHARA PRADESH   | DONAKONDA             | 0.12      | 0.15      | 0.13              |
| 2  | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | DEPARIZO              | O.00      | 0.00      | 0.00              |
| 3  |                   | PASSIGHAT             | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.04              |
| 4  |                   | TEZU                  | 0.60      | *0.27     | 0.23              |
| 5  | ASSAM             | RUPSI                 | 0.00      |           | 0.09              |
| 6  |                   | SHELLA                | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00              |
| 7  | BIHAR             | JOGBANI               | 0.28      | 0.28      | 0.28              |
| 8  |                   | MUZZAFARPUR           | 0.24      | 0.18      | 0.18              |
| 9  |                   | RAXAUL                | 0.25      | 0.28      | 0.25              |
| 10 | CHATISGRAH        | BILASPUR              | 0.00      | O.00      | 0.00              |
| 11 | GUJRAT            | DESSA (PALAMPUR)      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00              |
| 12 | JHARKHAND         | CHAKULIA              | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00              |
| 13 |                   | DEOGARH               | 0.11      | 0.17      | 0.19              |
| 14 | MADHYAPRADESH     | KHANDWA               | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00              |
| 15 |                   | PANNA                 | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00              |
| 16 |                   | SATNA                 | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00              |
| 17 | MIZORAM           | TURIAL (AIZWAL)       | 0.08      | 0.01      | 0.04              |
| 18 | ORISA             | JHARSUGUDA            | 6.30      | 6.39      | 7.07              |
| 19 | RAJSTHAN          | KISHANGARH            | 0.57      | 0.20      | 0.85              |
| 20 | TAML NADU         | THANJAVOUR(CE)        | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00              |
| 21 |                   | VELLORE               | 0.15      | 0.18      |                   |
| 22 | TELANGANA         | NADIRGUL FLYING CLUB) | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.15 0.00         |
| 23 |                   | WARANGAL              | 0.07      | 0.12      | 0.28              |
| 24 | TRIPURA           | KAILASHAHAR           |           |           |                   |
| 25 |                   | KAMALPUR              | 0.11      | 0.11      | -0.25             |
| 26 |                   | KHOWAI                | 0.15 0.00 | 0.15 0.00 | 0.19              |
| 27 | UTTAR PRADESH     | LALITPUR              | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00              |
| 28 | WEST BENGAL       | ASANSOL               | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00 0.00         |
| 29 |                   | BALURGHAT             | 0.26      | 0.27      | 0.26              |
| 30 |                   | BEHALA                | 3.50      | 0.80      | 0.52              |
| 31 |                   | MALDA                 | 0.39      | 0.40      | 0.17              |