Lok Sabha Question No. 1956 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-11
Subject: Modified UDAN Scheme
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Shri Janardan Singh Sigriwal, Adv. Adoor Prakash, Shri Tanuj Punia

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1956

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  11th December 2025 )

## MODIFIED UDAN SCHEME

## 1956.    SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL

ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH

SHRI TANUJ PUNIA

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has proposed a modified UDAN Scheme to add more destinations for regional connectivity and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the  details  of  airports  developed/revived  under  the  UDAN  scheme  along  with  the  cost incurred since its inception, State-wise;
- (c) the details of budget allocated and utilised under UDAN scheme along with the subsidy provided to the airlines for operations since its inception, year-wise;
- (d) whether a number of these airports are non-operational or closed presently and if so, the details thereof, State-wise along with the reasons therefor; and

(e) the total number of routes awarded under the said scheme so far and the number of routes presently operational, State-wise including Bihar?

## ANSWER

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

(a):  The Government has announced the launch of the modified UDAN Scheme to increase regional connectivity to 120 new destinations across the country, to cater to 4 crore passengers over the next 10 years. The scheme is currently at the approval stage.

- (b): The details of airports developed/revived under the UDAN scheme along with the cost incurred since its inception, State-wise is at Annexure-A.
- (c): Under the 'Revival and development of un-served and under-served airports/heliports/water aerodromes' scheme, an amount of Rs. 4500 crore in the Phase I and an amount of Rs.1000 Crores in Phase II of the Scheme has been allocated. Rs. 4639 Crore has been  incurred  for  revival/development  of  airports  identified  under  RCS-UDAN,  as  on 31.10.2025.  ;

The  Viability  Gap  Funding  (VGF)  is  provided  to  the  airline  operators  from  the  RCS  levy collected under the RCS Scheme. The year-wise details of VGF disbursed to Selected Airline Operators are provided at Annexure-B.

- (d): As on date, fourteen Airports are non-operational under the UDAN Scheme due to factors such as completion of the three-year concession period, poor visibility conditions, daytime runway  restrictions  at  VFR  only  airports,  shortage  of  aircraft,  leasing  issues,  temporary

discontinuation by airlines, novation of routes, and low passenger load factors. The details of non-operational airports, state wise along with reasons is at Annexure-C. (e):  The  total  number  of  valid  RCS  routes  awarded  and  the  number  of  routes  presently

operational, State-wise including Bihar, are at Annexure-D.

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ANNEXURE-A

Airports developed/revived under UDAN scheme along with cost incurred (Rs. in Crore)

|   S.NO | State             | Airport / Heliports / Water Aerodromes   | Total Expenditure till 31.10.2025   |
|--------|-------------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|      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             | Darbhunga                                | 127.82                              |
|     11 | Bihar             | Purnea                                   | 40.00                               |
|     12 | Chhattisgarh      | Bilaspur                                 | 65.22                               |
|     13 | Chhattisgarh      | Jagdalpur                                | 60.16                               |
|     14 | Chhattisgarh      | Ambikapur                                | 80.14                               |

|   S.NO | State            | Airport / Heliports / Water Aerodromes   | Total Expenditure till 31.10.2025   |
|--------|------------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|     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 | Jharkhand        | Jamshedpur                               | -                                   |
|     30 | Jharkhand        | Deoghar                                  | 5.19                                |
|     31 | Karnataka        | Belgaum                                  | 20.88                               |
|     32 | Karnataka        | Bidar                                    | 12.29                               |
|     33 | Karnataka        | Hubli                                    | 37.69                               |

|   S.NO | State          | Airport / Heliports / Water Aerodromes   | Total Expenditure till 31.10.2025   |
|--------|----------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|     34 |                | Kalaburgi                                | 28.64                               |
|     35 |                | Mysore                                   | 41.40                               |
|     36 |                | Shivamogga                               | -                                   |
|     37 |                | Vidyanagar                               | 5.99                                |
|     38 | Kerala         | Kannur                                   | -                                   |
|     39 | Lakshadweep    | Agatti                                   | -                                   |
|     40 | Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior                                  | 8.15                                |
|     41 | Madhya Pradesh | Rewa                                     | 102.10                              |
|     42 |                | Datia                                    | 63.10                               |
|     43 |                | Gondia                                   | 47.21                               |
|     44 | Maharashtra    | Jalgaon                                  | 28.55                               |
|     45 | Maharashtra    | Kolhapur                                 | 333.29                              |

|   S.NO | State              | Airport / Heliports / Water Aerodromes   | Total Expenditure till 31.10.2025   |
|--------|--------------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|     46 |                    | Nanded                                   | 0.20                                |
|     47 |                    | Ozar (Nasik)                             | 11.19                               |
|     48 |                    | Sindhudurg                               | -                                   |
|     49 |                    | Amravati                                 | 148.53                              |
|     50 | Manipur            | Jiribam(H)                               | 12.28                               |
|     51 | Manipur            | Tamenglong(H)                            | 1.60                                |
|     52 | Meghalaya          | Shillong (Barapani)                      | 60.76                               |
|     53 | Nagaland           | Dimapur                                  | 4.89                                |
|     54 | Odisha             | Jeypore                                  | 59.13                               |
|     55 | Odisha             | Jharsuguda                               | 183.67                              |
|     56 | Odisha             | Rourkela                                 | 58.96                               |
|     57 | Odisha             | Utkela                                   | 56.03                               |
|     58 | Pondicherry (U.T.) | Pondicherry                              | 31.98                               |
|     59 | Punjab             | Adampur                                  | 125.60                              |

|   S.NO | State         | Airport / Heliports / Water Aerodromes   |   Total Expenditure till 31.10.2025 |
|--------|---------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|     60 |               | Bhatinda                                 |                                3.04 |
|     61 |               | Ludhiana                                 |                               12.8  |
|     62 |               | Pathankot                                |                                5.18 |
|     63 |               | Bikaner (Nal)                            |                               15.98 |
|     64 | Rajasthan     | Jaisalmer                                |                               10.34 |
|     65 |               | Kishangarh                               |                               29.78 |
|     66 | Sikkim        | Pakyong                                  |                              178.75 |
|     67 | Tamil Nadu    | Salem                                    |                               24.44 |
|     68 |               | Agra                                     |                                7.68 |
|     69 |               | Aligarh                                  |                               31.94 |
|     70 |               | Azamgarh                                 |                               29.57 |
|     71 |               | Bareilly                                 |                              104.14 |
|     72 |               | Chitrakoot                               |                               32.79 |
|     73 | Uttar Pradesh | Hindon                                   |                               46.6  |

| S.NO   | State       | Airport / Heliports / Water Aerodromes   | Total Expenditure till 31.10.2025   |
|--------|-------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 74.    | Uttarakhand | Kanpur (chakeri)                         | 134.79                              |
| 75.    | Uttarakhand | Kushinagar/ Kasia                        | 108.22                              |
| 76.    | Uttarakhand | Prayagraj / Allahabad                    | 161.43                              |
| 77.    | Uttarakhand | Shravasti                                | 32.84                               |
| 78.    | Uttarakhand | Moradabad                                | 30.41                               |
| 79.    | Uttarakhand | Pantnagar                                | 29.14                               |
| 80.    | Uttarakhand | Pithoragarh                              |                                     |
|        | Uttarakhand |                                          | 9.36                                |
| 82.    | Uttarakhand | Champawat (H)                            | 0.06                                |
| 83.    | Uttarakhand | Chinyali Saur (H)                        | 2.75                                |
| 84.    | Uttarakhand | Gaucher (H)                              | 8.20                                |
| 85.    | Uttarakhand | Haldwani(H)                              | 3.27                                |
| 86.    | Uttarakhand | Munsyari, Pithoragarh (H)                | -                                   |
| 87.    | Uttarakhand | New Tehri(H)                             | 3.95                                |
| 88.    | Uttarakhand | Sahastradhara(H)                         | 21.61                               |
| 89.    | Uttarakhand | Srinagar(H)                              | 6.51                                |
| 90.    | Uttarakhand | Nainital (H)                             | 1.02                                |
| 91.    | Uttarakhand | Bageshwar (H)                            | 0.06                                |
| 92.    | Uttarakhand | Cooch behar                              | 11.00                               |
|        | West Bengal |                                          |                                     |
| 93.    | West Bengal | Durgapur(Andal)                          | 3.11                                |

| S.NO   | State   | Airport / Heliports / Water Aerodromes   | Total Expenditure till 31.10.2025   |
|--------|---------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

## ANNEXURE-B

| VGF Disbursed to Airlines (Rs. in crores) updated as on 30.11.2025   | VGF Disbursed to Airlines (Rs. in crores) updated as on 30.11.2025   | VGF Disbursed to Airlines (Rs. in crores) updated as on 30.11.2025   | VGF Disbursed to Airlines (Rs. in crores) updated as on 30.11.2025   | VGF Disbursed to Airlines (Rs. in crores) updated as on 30.11.2025   | VGF Disbursed to Airlines (Rs. in crores) updated as on 30.11.2025   | VGF Disbursed to Airlines (Rs. in crores) updated as on 30.11.2025   | VGF Disbursed to Airlines (Rs. in crores) updated as on 30.11.2025   | VGF Disbursed to Airlines (Rs. in crores) updated as on 30.11.2025   | VGF Disbursed to Airlines (Rs. in crores) updated as on 30.11.2025   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2017- 18                                                             | 2018- 19                                                             | 2019- 20                                                             | 2020- 21                                                             | 2021- 22                                                             | 2022- 23                                                             | 2023- 24                                                             | 2024- 25                                                             | 2025- 26                                                             | Total                                                                |
| 42.35                                                                | 138.08                                                               | 681.28                                                               | 325.60                                                               | 625.94                                                               | 798.34                                                               | 807.02                                                               | 628.42                                                               | 349.51                                                               | 4,396.54                                                             |

ANNEXURE-C Details of 14 Non-Operational Airports developed under RCS

|   S.N. | State            | Airport    | Remarks                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|--------|------------------|------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | Chhattisgarh     | Ambikapur  | FlyBig assigned and novated its contractual rights and obligations under RCS to Skyhop for operating these flights. The airline is expected to commence operations on these routes, subject to obtaining the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) and acquiring the intended aircraft.                                           |
|      2 | Gujarat          | Bhavnagar  | Completion of VGF tenure. Eligible for re-bidding under UDAN.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|      3 | Himachal Pradesh | Shimla     | Due to grounding and shortage of aircraft. Alliance Air may re-commence flight operations on the route Shimla-Amritsar-Shimla on aircraft availability.                                                                                                                                                                    |
|      4 | Karnataka        | Kalaburgi  | Completion of VGF tenure. Eligible for re-bidding under UDAN.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|      5 | Madhya Pradesh   | Datia      | FlyBig assigned and novated its contractual rights and obligations under RCS to Skyhop for operating these flights. The airline is expected to commence operations on these routes, subject to obtaining the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) and acquiring the intended aircraft.                                           |
|      6 | Punjab           | Ludhiana   | FlyBig assigned and novated its contractual rights and obligations under RCS to Skyhop for operating these flights. The airline is expected to commence operations on these routes from Halwara Airport instead of Ludhiana , subject to obtaining the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) and acquiring the intended aircraft. |
|      7 | Punjab           | Pathankot  | Under UDAN5.4, Letter of Intent has been issued for Pathankot- Delhi-Pathankot route with 80-seater aircraft to t he new entrant airline, JettWings.                                                                                                                                                                       |
|      8 | Sikkim           | Pakyong    | Due to terrain and Weather Challenges                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|      9 | Uttar Pradesh    | Kushinagar | Shortage of relevant aircraft type with operator. Key requirement of IFR upgradation.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|     10 | Uttar Pradesh    | Aligarh    | FlyBig assigned and novated its contractual rights and obligations under RCS to Skyhop for operating these flights. The airline is expected to commence operations on these routes, subject to obtaining the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) and acquiring the intended aircraft.                                           |
|     11 | Uttar Pradesh    | Azamgarh   | FlyBig assigned and novated its contractual rights and obligations under RCS to Skyhop for operating these flights. The airline is expected to commence operations on these routes, subject to obtaining the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) and acquiring the intended aircraft.                                           |
|     12 | Uttar Pradesh    | Chitrakoot | FlyBig assigned and novated its contractual rights and obligations under RCS to Skyhop for operating these flights. The airline is expected to commence operations on these routes, subject to obtaining the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) and acquiring the intended aircraft.                                           |
|     13 | Uttar Pradesh    | Shravasti  | FlyBig assigned and novated its contractual rights and obligations under RCS to Skyhop for operating these flights. The airline is expected to commence operations on these routes, subject to obtaining the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) and acquiring the intended aircraft.                                           |
|     14 | Uttar Pradesh    | Moradabad  | FlyBig assigned and novated its contractual rights and obligations under RCS to Skyhop for operating these flights. The airline is expected to commence operations on these routes, subject to obtaining the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) and acquiring the intended aircraft.                                           |

ANNEXURE-D Details of routes Awarded, Operationalised and currently operational under RCS-UDAN

|   Sr. No. | State                   |   No. of Awarded Routes |   No. of Operationalised Routes |   No. of routes presently operational |
|-----------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andaman &Nicobar Island |                       6 |                               0 |                                     0 |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh          |                      19 |                              18 |                                     9 |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh       |                      16 |                              10 |                                     5 |
|         4 | Assam                   |                      59 |                              36 |                                    15 |
|         5 | Bihar                   |                      12 |                              10 |                                     6 |
|         6 | Chandigarh              |                       6 |                               3 |                                     2 |
|         7 | Chahattisgarh           |                      14 |                              13 |                                     4 |
|         8 | Daman &Diu (UT)         |                      11 |                               5 |                                     4 |
|         9 | Delhi (UT)              |                      22 |                              19 |                                     9 |
|        10 | Goa                     |                      11 |                               7 |                                     4 |
|        11 | Gujarat                 |                      57 |                              44 |                                    18 |
|        12 | Haryana                 |                       4 |                               3 |                                     1 |
|        13 | Himachal Pradesh        |                      47 |                              23 |                                     4 |
|        14 | Jammu &Kashmir          |                       4 |                               2 |                                     0 |
|        15 | Jharkhand               |                      12 |                               5 |                                     2 |
|        16 | Karnataka               |                      71 |                              66 |                                    33 |
|        17 | Kerala                  |                      15 |                              12 |                                     8 |
|        18 | Ladakh (UT)             |                       0 |                               0 |                                     0 |
|        19 | Lakshdweep              |                      18 |                               1 |                                     1 |
|        20 | Madhya Pradesh          |                      28 |                              27 |                                     5 |
|        21 | Maharashtra             |                      75 |                              65 |                                    43 |
|        22 | Manipur                 |                      24 |                              13 |                                     9 |
|        23 | Meghalaya               |                      11 |                               9 |                                     3 |
|        24 | Mizoram                 |                      11 |                               2 |                                     0 |
|        25 | Nagaland                |                      17 |                               4 |                                     2 |

|   26 | Odisha           |   23 |   18 |   14 |
|------|------------------|------|------|------|
|   27 | Pudducherry (UT) |    1 |    1 |    1 |
|   28 | Punjab           |   21 |   17 |    5 |
|   29 | Rajasthan        |   37 |   31 |   13 |
|   30 | Sikkim           |    6 |    3 |    0 |
|   31 | Tamil Nadu       |   24 |   14 |   11 |
|   32 | Telangana        |   30 |   29 |   23 |
|   33 | Tripura          |    7 |    3 |    1 |
|   34 | Uttar Pradesh    |   96 |   57 |   11 |
|   35 | Uttarakhand      |   81 |   60 |   21 |
|   36 | West Bengal      |   27 |   21 |   15 |