Lok Sabha Question No. 1862 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-31
Subject: Charges of User Development Fee
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Shri Matheswaran V S

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION Lok Sabha

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1862

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  31st July 2025 )

## CHARGES OF USER DEVELOPMENT FEE

1862.    SHRI MATHESWARAN V S Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a)  the  amount  of  User  Development  Fee  (UDF)  inclusive  of  GST charged at Mangalore Airport embarking domestic passengers as on 11.06.2025;
- (b)  the  amount  of  UDF  inclusive  of  GST  charged  at  Mangalore Airport disembarking domestic passengers as on 11.06.2025; and
- (c)  the  amount  of  UDF  fixed  by  the  Airports  Economic  Regulatory Authority  (AERA)  for  all  airports,  inclusive  of  GST  or  exclusive  of GST?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL  AVIATION (Shri Murlidhar Mohol)

- (a) & (b): Government of India has set up an Independent Economic Regulator namely, Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (AERA)  under  the  AERA  Act,  2008.  AERA  determines  aeronautical charges including User Development Fee (UDF) in respect of all the major airports inter-alia considering the factors such as Return on Investment for aeronautical assets, Operating expenditure, Depreciation,Tax, etc.;;

;

UDF has been determined for Mangalore Airport by AERA for the 5 Year Control Period (01.04.2021 - 31.03.2026). For FY 2025-26, the UDF for Mangalore Airport is as under:

;

(i) Embarking Domestic Passenger: Rs. 735

(ii) Disembarking Domestic Passenger: Rs. 315 The above UDF is exclusive of GST charges. GST as per prevalent rates  as  fixed  by  the  Ministry  of  Finance/GST  Council  is  generally applicable on the above charges. ; ; (c):  The amount of UDF, exclusive of GST, as determined by AERA for all Major Airports for the FY 2025-26 is at Annexure. ******

## Annexure

## Statement referred in reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1862 dated 31.07.2025

## Amount of UDF, exclusive of GST, as determined by AERA for all Major Airports for the FY 2025-26

(In Rs. Per Pax)

| Sr. No.   | Name of Airports   | Type of Pax         | FY 2025-26   | FY 2025-26   | FY 2025-26   |
|-----------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|           |                    |                     | Dom.         | Intl.        | Intl.        |
|           |                    |                     |              | Economy      | Business     |
| 1         | DELHI              | Embarking           | 129          | 650          | 810          |
| 1         | DELHI              | Disembarking        | 56           | 275          | 345          |
| 2         | MUMBAI             | Embarking           | 175          | 615          | 695          |
| 2         | MUMBAI             | Disembarking        | 75           | 260          | 304          |
| 3         | BENGALURU          | Embarking           | 550          | 1500         | 1500         |
| 4         | HYDERABAD          | Embarking           | 750          | 1500         | 1500         |
| 5         | AHMEDABAD          | Embarking           | 600          | 1190         | 1190         |
| 6         | AMRITSAR           | Embarking           | 381          | 992          | 992          |
| 7         | BHUBANESHWAR       | Embarking           | 850          | 860          | 860          |
| 8         | CALICUT            | Embarking           | 440          | 740          | 740          |
| 9         | CHANDIGARH         | Embarking           | 725          | 1550         | 1550         |
| 10        | CHENNAI            | Embarking           | 455          | 690          | 690          |
| 11        | COCHIN             | Embarking           | 270          | 570          | 570          |
| 12        | COIMBATORE         | Embarking           | 550          | 710          | 710          |
| 13        | GOA-DABOLIM        | Embarking           | 570          | 900          | 900          |
|           |                    | Embarking           | 625          | 980          | 980          |
| 14        | GUWAHATI           | Disembarking        | 265          | 420          | 420          |
| 15        | INDORE             | Embarking           | 650          | 700          | 700          |
|           |                    | Embarking           | 875          | 1260         | 1260         |
| 16        | JAIPUR             | Disembarking        | 375          | 540          | 540          |
| 17        | KANNUR             | Embarking           | 850          | 1798         | 1798         |
| 18        | KOLKATA            | Embarking           | 644          | 1547         | 1547         |
| 19        | LUCKNOW            | Embarking           | 950          | 1480         | 1480         |
| 20        | MANGALORE          | Embarking           | 735          | 1120         | 1120         |
| 20        | MANGALORE          | Disembarking        | 315          | 480          | 480          |
| 21        | MOPA-GOA           | Embarking           | 840          | 1200         | 1200         |
| 21        | MOPA-GOA           | Disembarking        | 360          | 500          | 500          |
| 22        | PATNA              | Embarking           | 865          | -            | -            |
| 23        | PUNE               | Embarking           | 387          | 745          | 745          |
| 24        | RAIPUR             | Embarking           | 500          | -            | -            |
| 25        | SHIRDI             | Embarking           | 650          |              |              |
| 25        | SHIRDI             | Disembarking        | 280          | -            | -            |
| 26        | SRINAGAR           | Embarking Embarking | 1050 840     | 1100         |              |
| 27        | TRIVANDRUM         | Disembarking        | 360          | 1680 720     | 1680 720     |
| 28        | TIRUCHIRAPPALLI    | Embarking           | 600          | 800          | 800          |

| 29   | VARANASI   | Embarking   | 460   | 1360   |
|------|------------|-------------|-------|--------|

## *Note:

- i. Greenfield  airports  namely,  Navi  Mumbai  International  Airport  and  Noida International  Airport  are  yet  to  commence  their  commercial  operations.  For Navi Mumbai Airport, AERA has determined the Ad-hoc Tariff applicable from Commercial Date of Operations (COD) upto 31.03.2026 or till the determination of regular Aeronautical Tariff whichever is earlier. Adhoc UDF for  International  passengers  -    Rs.  1500  for  embarking  and  Rs.750  for disembarking, Domestic passengers - Rs. 840  for embarking and Rs. 360 for disembarking.
- ii. Tariff determination  for three recently designated/notified Major  Airports namely,  Dehradun,  Port  Blair  and  Nagpur  have  not  been  determined  by AERA, as their first control period is yet to commence.

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