Kolkata: The Bengal government on Monday signed an MoU for four new airports in Bengal under the Union Civil Aviation Ministry’s UDAN 2.0 scheme.

Notably, the four new airports will be set up at Purulia, Balurghat, Hasimara, and Kalaikunda.

Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu met at the state secretariat Nabanna.

Hon’ble Union Minister for Civil Aviation Shri @RamMNK, in the presence of Hon’ble Chief Minister of West Bengal Shri @SuvenduWB, Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation Shri @samirsinha69 and senior officials of MoCA, witnessed the signing of an MoU between the West Bengal Government and Airports Authority of India for the development of airports at Hasimara, Kalaikunda, Balurghat and Purulia.Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi Ji’s vision of inclusive air travel through UDAN has also been extended to the State, with an MoU aimed at enabling maximum benefit of regional air connectivity over the next 10 years.@mohol_murlidhar @Pib_MoCA @AAI_Official
— MoCA_GoI (@MoCA_GoI) October 5, 2026

Adhikari targets previous government

Addressing a press conference, Adhikari slammed the previous Trinamool Congress (TMC) government for delaying the state’s airport and infrastructure development.

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“The previous state government didn’t give land for the new airports in the state. Not only the airport, several important works like national highway and railway projects remained stuck for years. The previous government didn’t even give land for a second airport in Kolkata,” said Adhikari.

The West Bengal Chief Minister also said that the government had planned to set up a modern pilot training centre at Behala in southwestern Kolkata.

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State to provide land

According to the MoU, the state government will provide land for developing the infrastructure, and the central government and the Airports Authority of India will oversee the airport development.

Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari also sought more direct flights connecting Kolkata with the UK and other European countries, along with an increase in air services at Andal airport in Durgapur, from the Civil Aviation Minister.

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West Bengal signed an MoU with the Centre and AAI to develop four airports at Chharra in Purulia, Balurghat, Hasimara and Kalaikunda under the UDAN scheme. Union Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said the four facilities are planned for development within two years.