(a) whether the Government has decided to operate, manage and develop 20 Airports across
the country including Chennai and Kolkata through Public Private Partnership (PPP);
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government is also considering to offer 100 per cent sake to private
parties at six airports and if so, the details thereof; and
(d) whether the Government has invited qualification documents in this regard and if so,
the details thereof?
Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION ( SHRI K. C. VENUGOPAL )
(a) & (b): Yes, Sir. As per the recommendations of the Task Force on Financing Plan for
12th Plan period, Government of India (GoI) has `in principle` decided to bring
operation, management and development of twenty airport at Chennai, Kolkata, Lucknow,
Guwahati, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Bhubaneshwar, Coimbatore, Trichy, Varanasi, Indore,
Amritsar, Udaipur, Gaya, Raipur, Bhopal, Agartala, Imphal, Mangalore & Vadodara in Public
Private Partnership (PPP) mode in a phased manner.
(c) & (d): GoI has invited the applications from the prospective parties seeking their
qualification. For this Requests for Qualification (RFQ) have been issued. The other
details including nature of equity participation is in the process of finalisation for
Request for Proposal (RFP). The details of issued RFQ are as under:
(i) RFQ for Chennai and Lucknow Airport has been issued on 03.09.2013.
(ii) RFQ of Jaipur and Ahmedabad Airport has been issued on 12.09.2013.
(iii) RFQ of Kolkata & Guwahati Airport has been issued on 18.09. 2013.