The Government of Maharashtra on September 04, 2026, exercising powers under Section 108(33) read with Sections 37, 41 and 109(1) of the Maharashtra Maritime Board Act, 1996, and in line with paragraphs 18.1–18.3 of the Maharashtra Maritime Development Policy-2023, has notified a fee structure for laying pipelines within the limits of non-major ports along the Maharashtra coastline. The charges include:
Facility Compensation Charges (Category I — pipelines passing through MMB waters and landing on the Maharashtra shore within port limits): ₹10.255/MT for crude oil and ₹26.918/MT for POL, LPG, LNG, CNG, liquid chemicals, etc.
Royalty (Category II — pipelines passing through MMB waters but landing outside Maharashtra): ₹9.1 lakh per running km per annum.
Annual Way Leave Charges for land-side and sea-side pipeline areas, calculated as a percentage of the Ready Reckoner rate for non-irrigated Inter-Tidal Zone (ITZ) land, with annual escalation.
Other charges covering supervision, scrutiny, laying/erection, and proposal approval, based on construction cost or actual expenses.
All royalty/charges will escalate by 6% annually (effective every 1st April), and way leave charges will increase by 4% annually. Special valuation rules apply for ITZ land in Mumbai City, Mumbai Suburban, Thane, and Navi Mumbai (using one-fourth of the Ready Reckoner value). Pipeline charges do not apply where wharfage charges are already levied, and water pipelines are subject only to way leave charges.
[Notification No. MISC-0124/C.R.19/Port-1]
