The levy is used to subsidise operations under the air regional connectivity scheme (RCS-Udan).
"Central government has decided to revise the date of the levy on schedule flights being operated in India to fund the RCS at a uniform rate of Rs 5,000 per flight till further revision," the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said in a notification issued on Wednesday.
"The said levy will now come into effect from September 1, 2017. The amount already paid by the airlines... will be adjusted against them."
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