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              'AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA (AAI)' 
        
                       MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION 
                                      
                                      
                                      
                                      
             COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC UNDERTAKINGS 
                                (2020-21) 
                                      
                            FIRST REPORT 
                                      
                                      
                         (SEVENTEENTH LOK SABHA) 
                                      
                                      
                                      
                                      
                                             
        
        
        
                          LOK SABHA SERCRTARIAT 
                                NEW DELHI 
                                      
        
                                 FIRST  REPORT 
        
                      COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC UNDERTAKINGS 
                                    (2020-21) 
        
        
                           (SEVENTEENTH LOK  SABHA) 
        
        
        
                         AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA 
                                       
                                       
                         MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION 
                                       
                                       
        
                                       
                        Presented to Lok Sabha on 29.01.2021 
                          Laid in Rajya Sabha on 29.01.2021 
        
                         
                         
                                             
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                            LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT 
                                   NEW DELHI 
        
        
                         
                         January, 2021/  Magha, 1942 (Saka ) 
                                       
                                       
                                       
                         
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                                                 CONTENTS                                                                      Page 
                                                                                                           
                   (i)         COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE (2020-21)                                                    (vi) 
                   (ii)        COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE (2019-20)                                                    (vii) 
                   (iii)       INTRODUCTION                                                                                                        (viii) 
                   (iv)        ACRONYMS                                                                                                                (ix) 
                                                                                                           
                                                                                                 REPORT 
                                                                                                           
                                                                                                   PART-I 
                        Chapter-I               Introduction                                                                                                               
                                                 
                                                  (i)       Brief history of Indian Aviation                                                                             1 
                                                  (ii)      Airport Authority of India                                                                                   1 
                                                  (iii)     Board of Directors                                                                                           2 
                                                 (iv)       Organization structure                                                                                       3 
                                                  (v)       Agencies operating at airports                                                                               3 
                                                 (vi)       Memorandum of Understanding                                                                                  4 
                                                     
                       Chapter-II               Physical Performance of AAI                                                                                              5 
                                                 
                                                  (i)       Airports managed by AAI                                                                                      5 
                                                  (ii)      Volume of Air Traffic at Airports                                                                            6 
                                                  (iii)      Future Growth in Air Traffic                                                                                7 
                                                 (iv)       Cargo growth                                                                                                 9 
                                                  (v)       Creation of Civil Aviation infrastructure                                                                   10 
                                                 (vi)       Runway expansion project at Udaipur Airport                                                                 11 
                                                     
                       Chapter-III              Financial Performance                                                                                                   12 
                                                 
                                                  (i)       Revenue  from  Aeronautical  and  Non-Aeronautical  Services                                                12 
                                                            and Other Sources 
                                                  (ii)      Profit and Loss Account                                                                                     13 
                                                  (iii)     Joint Ventures – DIAL and MIAL                                                                              17 
                                                 (iv)       Measures taken to improve the functions and profitability                                                   26 
                                                                                                                                                                           
                       Chapter-IV               Organisational Matters                                                                                                  28 
                                                 
                                                  (i)       Granting of Navratna Status to AAI                                                                          28 
                                                  (ii)      Human Resource Management                                                                                   31 
                                                  (iii)     Pilots training facilities                                                                                  33 
                                                 (iv)       ATC Training facilities                                                                                     34 
                                                  (v)       SWOT Analysis                                                                                               35 
                                                     
                       Chapter-V                Development of Airports – PPP Model                                                                                     36 
                                                 
                       Chapter-VI               Regional Connectivity Scheme(RCS) – UDAN                                                                                41 
                                                 
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                        Chapter-VII                 Operational Matters                                                                                                                45                     
                                                     
                                                       (i)       Aviation Safety and Security Measures                                                                                 45                  
                                                      (ii)       Sustainable Aviation Fuel                                                                                             47                     
                                                      (iii)      Passengers Services                                                                                                   49 
                                                      (iv)       Digiyatra – Biometric Boarding System                                                                                 51                     
                                                      (v)        Preferential treatment in take-off and landing                                                                        51                     
                                                      (vi)       APP based Cab Service and need for proper signages at pick-                                                           52                     
                                                                 up points 
                                                     (vii)       Single Use Plastic Free Airports                                                                                      52                     
                                                     (viii)      Solid Waste Management System                                                                                         52                     
                                                      (ix)       Ratings  on  Airport  Service  Quality  (ASQ)  and  Customer                                                          53                     
                                                                 Service                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                        Chapter-VIII                Other issues                                                                                                                       54                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                       (i)       Krishi Udaan Scheme                                                                                                   54                     
                                                      (ii)       Airport Advisory Committee(AAC)                                                                                       54                     
                                                      (iii)      Protocol Services                                                                                                     57                     
                                                      (iv)       Coding of Airport Names                                                                                               58                     
                                                      (v)        Research and Development (R&D) Activities in AAI                                                                      59                     
                                                      (vi)       Status of C&AG Audit Paras                                                                                            59                     
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    
                                                                            
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