Question : Expansion of Airport

(a) whether the Government has formulated any scheme for expansion of airport infrastructure;

(b) if so, the names of the airports for which fund has been allocated so far, airport-wise;

(c) the total amount allocated for expansion of airports during the last three years along with the amount sought by the department;

(d) the number of world class airports across the country where infrastructure has been upgraded; and

(e) the total FDI investment made for expansion of airport infrastructure along with the names of countries from where FDIs have been made?

The Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION
(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(a) & (b): As a part of the NABH Nirman airport capacity expansion programme, the Government of India has proposed to increase the capacity of airports by 4 to 5 times to handle a billion passenger trips per year over the next next 10 to 15 years. To meet the demand, Airports Authority of India (AAI) has embarked upon a Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) plan of Rs. 25,000 crores in next 4-5 years. AAI has undertaken the work of development / modernisation / upgradation of terminal buildings and other associated works at various AAI airports in the country including Agartala (Rs. 438 crore), Guwahati (Rs. 1232 Crore), Chennai (Rs. 2467 crore), Lucknow (Rs. 1383 crore), Dehradun (Rs. 348 crore), Jaipur (1441 crore), Srinagar (Rs. 495 crore), Tiruchirapalli (Rs. 951 crore), Pune (Rs. 475 crore), Patna (Rs. 1216.90 crore), Jabalpur (Rs. 207 crore), Vijayawada (Rs. 420 crore), Leh (Rs. 361 crore), Agra (Rs. 376.14 crore) and Surat (Rs. 250 crore). ;

(c): The AAI had allocated Rs. 1973.48 crore, Rs. 2056 crore and Rs. 2543 crore for the year 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 respectively for the expansion of airports. ;

(d): Development / upgradation of airports, to provide world class infrastructure, is a continuous process and AAI is making all efforts to improve infrastructure at its airports. AAI has undertaken upgradation work at its various world class airports viz. Vadodara, Bathinda, Vijayawada, Gorakhpur(Civil Enclave), Jammu(Civil Enclave), Belgaum, Kishangarh, Hubli, Calicut, Jharsuguda, Trivandrum, Tezu, Amritsar, Agartala, Dimapur, Guwahati, Surat and Port Blair.;

(e): No FDI investment has been received for development of airport infrastructure at AAI airports.