₹146.89 crore utilised for running seven Tier-II airports in Karnataka under UDAN scheme
The Hindu
As per information by Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol to a question in the Rajya Sabha, ₹146.89 crore has been utilised under the UDAN scheme till October 31, 2025.
Seven airports in Karnataka have been operationalised under the Regional Connectivity Scheme — Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (RCS-UDAN) and ₹146.89 crore is the expenditure incurred for operating these airports.
The seven airports are Bidar, Mysuru, Vidyanagar, Hubbali, Kalaburagi, Belagavi, and Shivamogga.
As per information by Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol to a question in the Rajya Sabha during the ongoing budget session of Parliament, ₹146.89 crore has been utilised under the UDAN scheme till October 31, 2025.
Of the ₹146.89 crore, the expenditure incurred on the Mysuru airport was ₹41.40 crore followed by ₹37.69 crore on the Hubbali airport, ₹28.64 crore on the Kalaburgi airport, ₹20.88 crore on the Belagavi airport, ₹12.29 crore on the Bidar airport and ₹5.99 crore on the Vidyanagar airport.
The Shivamogga airport is operated directly by the State government through Karnataka State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (KSIIDC),
A total of 118 RCS routes have been operationalised from these seven airports with Mysuru and Vidyanagar being the first to start flights in 2017, followed by Hubballi airport in 2018, Belagavi and Kalaburgi in 2019, Bidar in 2020 and Shivamogga in 2023.
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