TOURING AROUND THE CIVIL AVIATION MINISTRY!
Civil aviation sector in India has been prospering from the times known. At present, India has the most refined and organised aviation sector. This ministry is mainly responsible for the policy planning, developing and regulating the civil aviation industry. It also ensures for the implementation of the policies for the growth and expansion of the sector. It also is responsible to supervise the airports, licensing of airlines, air traffic services, airport facilities and the carriage of passengers and goods by air.
The organisation chart of this ministry is as follows:
The ministry is headed by the cabinet minister who is assisted by the minister of the state in order to look after the ministry affairs. The minister of state is thereby assisted by the additional secretary and a financial adviser who are in turn assisted by 7 joint secretaries and other economic advisers. A the lowest level, there are under secretaries working for the joint secretaries.
The main wing of civil aviation is Directorate general of civil aviation. The vision of this directorate echoes as " endeavor to promote safe and efficient air transportation through regulation and proactive safety oversight system." The main functions are Registration of civil aircraft; Formulation of standards of airworthiness for civil aircraft registered in India and grant of certificates of airworthiness to such aircraft; Licensing of pilots, aircraft maintenance engineers and flight engineers, and conducting examinations and checks for that purpose; Licensing of air traffic controllers etc.
There are various departments under this ministry. Few of the important departments are administration directorate, flight standard directorate, airworthiness directorate, aerodrome standards directorate, air safety directorate, air transport directorate etc. All these directories work in their own fields and unite when the information is presented to the cabinet minister.
The Civil Aviation Authority has been envisaged as an autonomous regulatory body which will replace the DGCA and will meet standards set by the UN's International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). The CAA will have separate departments to deal with safety, economic regulation and grievance resolution, as well as a full-fledged environment department. It will also have an independent accident investigation bureau. The Authority will also have the autonomy to recruit staff. These powers will redefine the regulator's role and better equip it to face the challenges of the growing Aviation sector in the country. It would have a Chairperson, a Director General and 7-9 members appointed by the Central Government. These members will be qualified in the fields of aviation safety, aircraft engineering, flight standard operations, aerodromes, air navigation systems and air space management.
The organisation chart of this ministry is as follows:
The ministry is headed by the cabinet minister who is assisted by the minister of the state in order to look after the ministry affairs. The minister of state is thereby assisted by the additional secretary and a financial adviser who are in turn assisted by 7 joint secretaries and other economic advisers. A the lowest level, there are under secretaries working for the joint secretaries.
The main wing of civil aviation is Directorate general of civil aviation. The vision of this directorate echoes as " endeavor to promote safe and efficient air transportation through regulation and proactive safety oversight system." The main functions are Registration of civil aircraft; Formulation of standards of airworthiness for civil aircraft registered in India and grant of certificates of airworthiness to such aircraft; Licensing of pilots, aircraft maintenance engineers and flight engineers, and conducting examinations and checks for that purpose; Licensing of air traffic controllers etc.
There are various departments under this ministry. Few of the important departments are administration directorate, flight standard directorate, airworthiness directorate, aerodrome standards directorate, air safety directorate, air transport directorate etc. All these directories work in their own fields and unite when the information is presented to the cabinet minister.
The Civil Aviation Authority has been envisaged as an autonomous regulatory body which will replace the DGCA and will meet standards set by the UN's International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). The CAA will have separate departments to deal with safety, economic regulation and grievance resolution, as well as a full-fledged environment department. It will also have an independent accident investigation bureau. The Authority will also have the autonomy to recruit staff. These powers will redefine the regulator's role and better equip it to face the challenges of the growing Aviation sector in the country. It would have a Chairperson, a Director General and 7-9 members appointed by the Central Government. These members will be qualified in the fields of aviation safety, aircraft engineering, flight standard operations, aerodromes, air navigation systems and air space management.
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