Flying can become slightly more expensive if the recommendations of a Parliamentary Standing Committee on ‘Security in Airports in India’ are accepted.
The committee report was laid before both Houses of Parliament on Monday. The committee recommended that the security component of Passenger Service Fee (PSF) needs to be enhanced to commensurate with the security expenditure and to ensure that security is not compromised at airports.
The committee has also called for depositing the PSF security component in the Consolidate Fund of India. Deposing before the committee, the Secretary of Civil Aviation submitted that since the year 2000, ₹130 is levied on every departing passenger as security component of the PSF.
The security expenditure is met from the PSF security component. The report quotes the Secretary as saying that in 2014-15, the total collection of PSF security component was ₹1,132 crore and the expenditure on security was ₹1,319 crore.
21/12/15 The Hindu Business Line
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The committee report was laid before both Houses of Parliament on Monday. The committee recommended that the security component of Passenger Service Fee (PSF) needs to be enhanced to commensurate with the security expenditure and to ensure that security is not compromised at airports.
The committee has also called for depositing the PSF security component in the Consolidate Fund of India. Deposing before the committee, the Secretary of Civil Aviation submitted that since the year 2000, ₹130 is levied on every departing passenger as security component of the PSF.
The security expenditure is met from the PSF security component. The report quotes the Secretary as saying that in 2014-15, the total collection of PSF security component was ₹1,132 crore and the expenditure on security was ₹1,319 crore.
21/12/15 The Hindu Business Line
