(a) the total number of Airports/Air fields in Jammu and Kashmir under Defence jurisdiction;
(b) the steps being taken by the Ministry to transfer Awantipora Airport to Civil Aviation Ministry for civilian air traffic; and
(c) the details of facilities provided to civilians by the Ministry to far flung areas/hilly areas/snow bound areas during winter for air travel?
MINISTER OF STATE (SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)
IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
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(a) There are 07 airfields and 02 Advanced Landing Grounds in Jammu and Kashmir under Defence jurisdiction.
(b) ‘In-principle Approval’ for civil flight operations from Awantipora airfield under Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) has been conveyed to Ministry of Civil Aviation in June, 2019.
(c) Airlift and casualty evacuation are provided to civilians in far flung areas/hilly areas/snow bound areas during winter by utilizing the assets of Indian Air Force on case to case basis.
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