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Official TranscriptGOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION Lok Sabha UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 765 ( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 24th July 2025 ) REGIONAL AIR CONNECTIVITY UNDER UDAN 765. SHRI TATKARE SUNIL DATTATREY Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION be pleased to state:- (a) the details of the total number of airports, heliports, and water aerodromes made operational under the UDAN scheme till...
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION Lok Sabha UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 765 ( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 24th July 2025 ) REGIONAL AIR CONNECTIVITY UNDER UDAN
765. SHRI TATKARE SUNIL DATTATREY Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION
be pleased to state:-
(a) the details of the total number of airports, heliports, and water aerodromes made operational under the UDAN scheme till date, State-wise;
(b) the criteria used for the selection of routes under the UDAN scheme;
(c) the current status of regional air connectivity projects sanctioned in Maharashtra, including Raigad Lok Sabha Constituency;
(d) whether any proposals have been received for developing an airstrip or heliport in Raigad to improve connectivity and if so, the details thereof; and
(e) the details of measures taken to ensure viability and frequency of flights from operational airports in underserved areas? ANSWER Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION (Shri Murlidhar Mohol)
(a): The details are at Annexure.
(b): Regional Connectivity Scheme - Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (RCS- UDAN) is a demand-driven ongoing scheme where bidding rounds are conducted from time to time to cover more destinations/stations and routes. Based on their assessment of demand on particular routes, interested airlines submit their proposals at the time of bidding under UDAN. Selection of Airlines is done through a transparent bidding process. Revival/up-gradation of unserved andunderserved airports/airstrips is undertaken upon its identification through valid bid and award to the Selected Airline Operator (SAO).;
(c): Under the UDAN scheme, seven airports, namely, Kolhapur, Jalgaon, Nanded, Nasik, Gondia, Sindhudurg and Amravati have already been developed and operationalised in Maharashtra.
Sholapur Airport has also been developed under the scheme, and commercial flight operations have already commenced.
Development works at Ratnagiri Airport are currently in progress, with a targeted completion date of March 2026.
(d): No such proposal for inclusion of airstrips in the Raigad Lok Sabha Constituency, under the UDAN Scheme has been received from the State Government.
(e): 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 the Viability Gap Funding (VGF) to bridge the gap between operational costs and expected revenues on such routes.
******Annexure List of 92 Airports operationalized under UDAN Scheme- State-wise S No. State Airport
1. Andhra Pradesh Kadapa
2. Kurnool
3. Arunachal Pradesh Tezu
4. Passighat
5. Hollongi
6. Assam Jorhat
7. Lilabari
8. Tezpur
9. Rupsi
10. Bihar Darbhanga
11. Chhattisgarh Jagdalpur
12. Bilaspur
13. Ambikapur
14. Daman & Diu Diu
15. Gujarat Bhavnagar
16. Jamnagar
17. Kandla
18. Keshod
19. Mundra
20. Porbandar
21. Statue of Unity (W)
22. Sabarmati River Front (W)
23. Haryana Hissar
24. Himachal Pradesh ShimlaS No. State Airport
25. Kullu
26. Mandi – Heliport
27. Rampur – Heliport
28. Jharkhand Deoghar
29. Jamshedpur
30. Karnataka Belgaum
31. Hubli
32. Mysore
33. Vidyanagar
34. Kalaburgi (Gulbarga)
35. Bidar
36. Shivamogga
37. Kerala Kannur
38. Lakshadweep Agatti
39. Madhya Pradesh Gwalior
40. Rewa
41. Datia
42. Maharashtra Gondia
43. Jalgaon
44. Kolhapur
45. Nanded
46. Ozar (Nasik)
47. Sindhudurg
48. Amravati
49. Manipur Jiribam Heliport
50. Tamenglong Heliport
51. Meghalaya Shillong
52. Nagaland DimapurS No. State Airport
53. Odisha Jharsuguda
54. Jeypore
55. Rourkela
56. Utkela
57. Pondicherry (UT) Pondicherry
58. Punjab Adampur
59. Bhatinda
60. Ludhiana
61. Pathankot
62. Rajasthan Bikaner
63. Jaisalmer
64. Kishangarh
65. Sikkim Pakyong
66. Tamil Nadu Salem
67. Uttar Pradesh Agra
68. Aligarh
69. Azamgarh
70. Bareilly
71. Chitrakoot
72. Moradabad
73. Prayagraj
74. Kanpur (Chakeri)
75. Hindon
76. Shravasti
77. Kushinagar
78. Uttarakhand Pantnagar
79. Pithoragarh
80. Sahastradhara - HeliportS No. State Airport
81. Chinyalisaur –Heliport
82. Gaucher –Heliport
83. New Tehri –Heliport
84. Srinagar –Heliport
85. Haldwani – Heliport
86. Almora – Heliport
87. Champawat – Heliport
88. Munsyari – Heliport
89. Nainital – Heliport
90. Bageshwar – Heliport
91. West Bengal Cooch Behar
92. Durgapur