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Friday, November 6, 2015

NDA Govt to Impose 2 % Regional Connectivity Cess on International Air Travel and Flights Between Metros and Big Cities from January 01,2016

The NDA Government on Friday  Nov 06,2015 imposed 2 %t regional connectivity cess on international air travel and flights between metros and big cities.

The cess for the creation of the regional connectivity fund (RCF) corpus will be levied from January 1 to enable the regional connectivity scheme to start from April 1, Aviation Secretary R.N. Choubey told reporters on Friday. The scheme provides for viability gap funding (VGF) from the government for operating small aircraft to small towns with a fare cap of Rs. 2,500 per hour of flying. 

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