Govt issues guidelines for airlines to share details of intl passengers

Last updated on August 11th, 2022 at 01:57 pm

The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBIC) must have information on all foreign passengers 24 hours prior to departure and arrival. This is a requirement set out by the Indian government for airlines and travel agencies.

Although the framework was not yet ready when the new regulation was first proposed in the Union Budget five years ago, India has finally joined the list of 60 nations that are now required to gather information on international air travellers.

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The government wants to perform a risk analysis of the passengers in order to maintain track of travellers who depart the nation following an incident like financial fraud, which is the primary motivation behind data collection. Additionally, details on credit cards, payment methods, etc. will be utilized to find and fix any loopholes.

In order to identify income taxpayers who have submitted incorrect ITR forms, the government will utilize this information to add up their data. The information on travellers will assist the authorities in preventing various forms of smuggling.

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On August 8, the Ministry of Finance published a notice. The government will get information about all airlines’ passengers through their approved agents. This information must be provided 24 hours before to the trip. All of this data must be sent to NCTC-P, the National Customs Targeting Center for Passengers.

This is the government division under CBIC. This organization assesses passenger danger. Airlines will be required to submit certain information via a unique form, including travel, destination, PNR, payment method, baggage, passport, and gender. All of this information will be kept private.