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This notification specifies the dates of commencement of operations for 42 routes under the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) - UDAN, for the purpose of applying associated tax benefits.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Civil Aviation, through Notification G.S.R. 828(E) issued on 3rd November, 2025, formally notifies the commencement dates for forty-two specific routes under the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) - UDAN. These dates are critical for the application of previously established financial incentives: a 2% Excise Duty on Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) for Selected Airline Operators (SAOs) or cargo operators flying RCS-UDAN flights from designated airports, heliports, or water aerodromes for a three-year period, as per Ministry of Finance Notification No. 12/2017 - Central Tax (Rate) dated 30.06.2017 (subsequently amended by Notification No. 07/2019- Central Excise dated 22 August, 2019); and Goods and Service Tax (GST) exemption on the disbursement of Viability Gap Funding (VGF) to SAOs for RCS-UDAN flights for a three-year period, as granted by Ministry of Finance Notification No. 2/18-Central Tax (Rate) dated 25.01.2018. The notification lists routes connecting various locations across India, such as JALGAON (Maharashtra) to PUNE (Maharashtra), UTKELA (Odisha) to RAIPUR (Chhattisgarh), BIKANER (Rajasthan) to JAIPUR (Rajasthan), KULLU (Himachal Pradesh) to DEHRADUN (Uttarakhand), and SHIVAMOGGA (Karnataka) to HYDERABAD (Telangana), with commencement dates ranging from 24-05-2024 to 01-10-2025, operated by airlines including Just Udo, GSEC Monarch, Alliance Air, Ghodawat, Big Charter, SpiceJet, Pawan Hans, Heritage, and Indigo.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-10112025-267531 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 742] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2025/KARTIKA 16, 1947 MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 3rd November, 2025 G.S.R. 828(E).—Government of India, Ministry of Finance, vide Notification No. 12/2017 - Central Tax (Rate), dated 30.06.2017, subsequently amended vide Notification No. 07/2019- Central Excise, dated 22 August, 2019 has specified 2% of Excise Duty on the Aviation Turbine Fuel drawn by SAOs or cargo operators for RCS - UDAN flights from the RCS - UDAN Airports or Heliports or Water aerodromes for a period of three years from the date of commencement of operations of the RCS Airport/Heliports/Water Aerodrome as notified by the Ministry of Civil Aviation. Further, Government of India, Ministry of Finance, vide Notification No. 2/18-Central Tax (Rate) dated 25.01.2018 has granted Goods and Service Tax (GST) exemption on disbursement of Viability Gap Funding (VGF) to Selected Airline Operators (SAOs) for flights operated under Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) - UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) for a period of three years w.e.f. the date of commencement of RCS - UDAN fights, as notified by the Ministry of Civil Aviation from time to time. The dates of commencement of RCS Routes by RCS flights for the purpose of notifications No. 11/2017- Central Excise, dated 30.06.2017, 07/2019/Central Excise, dated 22 August, 2019, 12/2017- Central Tax Rate dated 28.06.2017 and 02/18 - Central Tax Rate dated 25.01.2018 are notified as under:- +-----+----------------------------------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------+ | Sr. | Name of RCS Airport with RCS route | Airline | Date of Commencement of | | No. | | Operator | operations under RCS-UDAN | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------+ | 1. | JALGAON (Maharashtra) | Just Udo | 24-05-2024 | | | PUNE (Maharashtra) JALGAON (Maharashtra) PUNE | | | | | (Maharashtra) | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------+ | 2. | UTKELA (Odisha) | GSEC | 06-06-2024 | | | RAIPUR (Chhattisgarh) UTKELA (Odisha) RAIPUR | Monarch | | | | (Chhattisgarh) | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------+ | 3. | BIKANER (Rajasthan) | Alliance Air | 17-06-2024 | | | JAIPUR (Rajasthan) BIKANER (Rajasthan) JAIPUR | | | | | (Rajasthan) | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------+ | 4. | KULLU (Himachal Pradesh) | Alliance Air | 18-06-2024 | | | DEHRADUN (Uttarakhand) KULLU (Himachal | | | | | Pradesh) DEHRADUN (Uttarakhand) | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------+ | 5. | JALGAON (Maharashtra) | Alliance Air | 20-06-2024 | | | MUMBAI (Maharashtra) JALGAON (Maharashtra) | | | | | MUMBAI (Maharashtra) | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------+ | 6. | NANDED (Maharashtra) | Ghodawat | 27-06-2024 | | | PUNE (Maharashtra) NANDED (Maharashtra) PUNE | | | | | (Maharashtra) | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------+ | 7. | NANDED (Maharashtra) | Ghodawat | 27-06-2024 | | | NAGPUR (Maharashtra) NANDED (Maharashtra) | | | | | NAGPUR (Maharashtra) | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------+ | 8. | MORADABAD (Uttar Pradesh) | Big Charter | 10-08-2024 | | | LUCKNOW (Uttar Pradesh) MORADABAD (Uttar | | | | | Pradesh) LUCKNOW (Uttar Pradesh) | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------+ | 9. | SINDHUDURG (Maharashtra) | Just Udo | 31-08-2024 | | | PUNE (Maharashtra) -SINDHUDURG (Maharashtra) - | | | | | PUNE (Maharashtra) | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------+ | 10. | SHIVAMOGGA (Karnataka) | SpiceJet | 10-10-2024 | | | HYDERABAD (Telangana) SHIVAMOGGA | | | | | (Karnataka) - HYDERABAD (Telangana) | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------+ | 11. | SHIVAMOGGA (Karnataka) | SpiceJet | 10-10-2024 | | | CHENNAI (Tamil Nadu) SHIVAMOGGA (Karnataka) | | | | | - CHENNAI (Tamil Nadu) | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------+ | 12. | DEHRADUN (Uttarakhand) - ALMORA | Pawan Hans | 10-10-2024 | | | (Uttarakhand) - DEHRADUN (Uttarakhand) | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------+ | 13. | KULLU (Himachal Pradesh) | Alliance Air | 14-10-2024 | | | JAIPUR (Rajasthan) KULLU (Himachal Pradesh) | | | | | JAIPUR (Rajasthan) | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------+ | 14. | TEZU (Arunachal Pradesh) | Alliance Air | 16-10-2024 | | | GUWAHATI (Assam) TEZU (Arunachal Pradesh) - | | | | | GUWAHATI (Assam) | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------+ | 15. | TEZU (Arunachal Pradesh) | Alliance Air | 16-10-2024 | | | JORHAT (Assam) - TEZU (Arunachal Pradesh) - | | | | | JORHAT (Assam) | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------+ | 16. | RUPSI(ASSAM) | Alliance Air | 17-10-2024 | | | GUWAHATI (Assam) RUPSI(ASSAM) | | | | | GUWAHATI (Assam) | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------+ | 17. | RUPSI(ASSAM) | Alliance Air | 17-10-2024 | | | KOLKATA (West Bengal) RUPSI(ASSAM) | | | | | KOLKATA (West Bengal) | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------+ | 18. | TEZU (Arunachal Pradesh) | Alliance Air | 18-10-2024 | | | IMPHAL (Manipur) TEZU (Arunachal Pradesh) | | | | | IMPHAL (Manipur) | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------+ | 19. | PASSIGHAT (Arunachal Pradesh) | Alliance Air | 29-10-2024 | | | JORHAT (Assam) PASSIGHAT (Arunachal Pradesh) | | | | | JORHAT (Assam) | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------+ | 20. | PASSIGHAT (Arunachal Pradesh) | Alliance Air | 29-10-2024 | | | SHILLONG (Meghalaya) - PASSIGHAT (Arunachal | | | | | Pradesh) - SHILLONG (Meghalaya) | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------+ | 21. | KESHOD (Gujarat) | Alliance Air | 29-10-2024 | | | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat) KESHOD (Gujarat) | | | | | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat) | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------+ | 22. | JALGAON (Maharashtra) | Alliance Air | 29-10-2024 | | | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat) JALGAON (Maharashtra) | | | | | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat) | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------+ | 23. | REWA (Madhya Pradesh) | Big Charter | 25-11-2024 | | | BHOPAL (Madhya Pradesh) REWA (Madhya Pradesh) | | | | | BHOPAL (Madhya Pradesh) | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------+ | 24. | REWA (Madhya Pradesh) | Big Charter | 25-11-2024 | | | KHAJURAHO (Madhya Pradesh) REWA (Madhya | | | | | Pradesh) KHAJURAHO (Madhya Pradesh) | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------+ | 25. | PITHORAGARH (Uttarakhand) ALMORA (H) | Heritage | 10-12-2024 | | | (Uttarakhand) PITHORAGARH (Uttarakhand) | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------+ | 26. | AMBIKAPUR Chhattisgarh) | Big Charter | 19-12-2024 | | | BILASPUR (Chhattisgarh) AMBIKAPUR | | | | | Chhattisgarh) BILASPUR (Chhattisgarh) | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------+ | 27. | AMBIKAPUR Chhattisgarh) | Big Charter | 19-12-2024 | | | RAIPUR (Chhattisgarh) AMBIKAPUR (Chhattisgarh) | | | | | RAIPUR (Chhattisgarh) | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------+ | 28. | DEHRADUN (Uttarakhand)-BAGESHWAR | Heritage | 12-03-2025 | | | (Uttarakhand) - DEHRADUN (Uttarakhand) | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------+ | 29. | BAGESHWAR (Uttarakhand) HALDWANI | Heritage | 12-03-2025 | | | (Uttarakhand) BAGESHWAR (Uttarakhand) | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------+ | 30. | DEHRADUN (Uttarakhand) NAINITAL | Heritage | 12-03-2025 | | | (Uttarakhand) DEHRADUN (Uttarakhand) | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------+ | 31. | AMRAVATI (Maharashtra) | Alliance Air | 16-04-2025 | | | MUMBAI (Maharashtra) AMRAVATI (Maharashtra) | | | | | MUMBAI (Maharashtra) | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------+ | 32. | DIU (Daman & Diu) | Ghodawat | 16-05-2025 | | | NEW GOA (MoPA) - DIU - NEW GOA (MoPA) | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------+ | 33. | DIU (Daman & Diu) | Ghodawat | 16-05-2025 | | | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat) -DIU - AHMEDABAD | | | | | (Gujarat) | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------+ | 34. | DATIA (Madhya Pradesh) | Big Charter | 31-05-2025 | | | KHAJURAHO (Madhya Pradesh) - DATIA (Madhya | | | | | Pradesh) - KHAJURAHO (Madhya Pradesh) | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------+ | 35. | DATIA (Madhya Pradesh) | Big Charter | 31-05-2025 | | | BHOPAL (Madhya Pradesh) - DATIA (Madhya | | | | | Pradesh) BHOPAL (Madhya Pradesh) | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------+ | 36. | ADAMPUR (Punjab) | Indigo | 02.07.2025 | | | MUMBAI (Maharashtra) - ADAMPUR (Punjab) - | | | | | MUMBAI (Maharashtra) | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------+ | 37. | PURNEA (Bihar) | Ghodawat | 15-09-2025 | | | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat) -PURNEA (Bihar) - | | | | | AHMEDABAD (Gujarat) | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------+ | 38. | PURNEA (Bihar) | Indigo | 15-09-2025 | | | KOLKATA (West Bengal) -PURNEA (Bihar) | | | | | KOLKATA (West Bengal) | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------+ | 39. | GONDIA (Maharashtra) | Ghodawat | 16-09-2025 | | | INDORE (Madhya Pradesh) GONDIA (Maharashtra) - | | | | | INDORE (Madhya Pradesh) | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------+ | 40. | PURNEA (Bihar) | Ghodawat | 18-09-2025 | | | KOLKATA (West Bengal) PURNEA (Bihar) | | | | | KOLKATA (West Bengal) | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------+ | 41. | HALDWANI (Uttarakhand) ALMORA (Uttarakhand) | Heritage | 01-10-2025 | | | HALDWANI (Uttarakhand) | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------+ | 42. | PITHORAGARH (Uttarakhand) - MUNSYARI, | Heritage | 01-10-2025 | | | PITHORAGARH (Uttarakhand) PITHORAGARH | | | | | (Uttarakhand) | | | +-----+----------------------------------------------------+------------------+--------------------------------+ [F. No. AV/-13012/1/2019-DT-Section-MoCA-Part(1) ASANGBA CHUBA AO, Jt. Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. Digitally signed by AMIT KUMAR AMIT KUMAR JAISWAL JAISWAL Date: 2025.11.10 21:57:18 +05'30'

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