(a) the outlay earmarked for investment in airport infrastructure and utilised during 2009-10;
(b) whether any additional allocation has been made during the middle part of the year to augment and develop small airports of the tier-II metropolitan cities; and
(c) if so, the details thereof alongwith the outcome of such measures?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION
(SHRI PRAFUL PATEL)
(a) Airports Authority of India (AAI) has earmarked Rs. 3244.96 crores in Budget Estimates 2009-10 and Rs. 2822.50 crores in Revised Estimates 2009-10 for airport infrastructure. An amount of Rs. 2018 crores has been utilized upto January 2010 in the financial year 2009-10.
(b) No, Madam.
(c) Does not arise.