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Seven airports successful Karnataka have been operationalised nether the Regional Connectivity Scheme — Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (RCS-UDAN) and ₹146.89 crore is the expenditure incurred for operating these airports.
The 7 airports are Bidar, Mysuru, Vidyanagar, Hubbali, Kalaburagi, Belagavi, and Shivamogga.
As per accusation by Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol to a question successful the Rajya Sabha during the ongoing fund league of Parliament, ₹146.89 crore has been utilised nether the UDAN strategy till October 31, 2025.
Of the ₹146.89 crore, the expenditure incurred connected the Mysuru airdrome was ₹41.40 crore followed by ₹37.69 crore connected the Hubbali airport, ₹28.64 crore connected the Kalaburgi airport, ₹20.88 crore connected the Belagavi airport, ₹12.29 crore connected the Bidar airdrome and ₹5.99 crore connected the Vidyanagar airport.
The Shivamogga airport is operated straight by the State authorities done Karnataka State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (KSIIDC),
A full of 118 RCS routes person been operationalised from these 7 airports with Mysuru and Vidyanagar being the archetypal to commencement flights successful 2017, followed by Hubballi airdrome successful 2018, Belagavi and Kalaburgi successful 2019, Bidar successful 2020 and Shivamogga successful 2023.
No cognition astatine Kalaburagi
Among these, Kalaburgi has stopped formation operations, Bidar and Vidyanagar airports which had besides temporarily closed person resumed services.
Mr. Mohol successful his reply said that the Kalaburagi airdrome volition beryllium considered successful forthcoming rounds of bidding.
“Regarding commencement of operations from Kalaburagi, it is submitted that the airdrome volition beryllium considered successful forthcoming rounds of bidding successful accordance with the provisions of the UDAN Scheme,” helium said.
Not viable
Industry and Infrastructure Development Minister M. B. Patil precocious said successful the Legislative Assembly that the airports successful Tier-II cities and territory office person proved to beryllium not financially viable aft the extremity of the UDAN scheme.
To amended the viability of territory airports, Mr. Patil said helium had projected to the Union Civil Aviation Minister that the UDAN strategy beryllium extended from 3 years to 5 years. He added that for the consequent 5 years, the Centre and the State governments could jointly enactment operations successful a 50:50 ratio.
New home terminal
To different question successful the Rajya Sabha connected aviation infrastructure projects undertaken successful Karnataka, Mr. Mohol said astatine the Hubballi and Belagavi airport, operation of a caller home terminal gathering on with hold and reconfiguration of apron bays for Code “C” benignant aircraft, including allied infrastructure, is being undertaken.
