**Summary of Gazette Notification: Appointment of Director General, DGCA**
**Authority:** Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India
**Notification Date:** April 10, 2026
**Reference Number:** F. No. A-60015/213/2015-DG
**Gazette Number:** No. 16 (CG-DL-E-11042026-271742)
**Overview**
The Ministry of Civil Aviation has officially notified the appointment of Shri Vir Vikram Yadav, IAS (OR:96), as the Director General of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). This appointment follows the approval of the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC), communicated via No. 36/01/2026-EO(SM-I) dated March 31, 2026.
**Key Appointment Details**
* **Appointee:** Shri Vir Vikram Yadav, IAS (Odisha Cadre: 1996).
* **Previous Position:** Additional Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change.
* **New Position:** Director General, Directorate General Civil Aviation (DGCA), Ministry of Civil Aviation.
* **Effective Date:** April 06, 2026 (Forenoon).
* **Rank and Pay:** The appointment is made in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary to the Government of India.
* **Administrative Provision:** The recruitment rules for the post have been kept in abeyance for this specific appointment.
**Administrative Information**
* **Signatory:** Shobhit Gupta, Joint Secretary.
* **Publication:** Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054, and uploaded by the Directorate of Printing at the Government of India Press, Mayapuri, New Delhi.
* **Registration Number:** REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99.
Key Entities Referenced
Shri Vir Vikram Yadav: IAS officer (OR:96) appointed as the Director General of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA): The primary regulatory body for civil aviation in India where the new Director General has been appointed.
Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC): The executive committee that granted approval for the appointment of the Director General.
Ministry of Civil Aviation: The nodal ministry responsible for the administration of civil aviation and the issuing authority of this notification.
Recruitment Rules: The statutory framework governing the appointment to the post of Director General, which has been kept in abeyance for this selection.
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भाग I—खण्ड 2
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नई दिल्ली, 10 अप्रलै , 2026
फा. स.ं ए-60015/213/2015-डीिी.—मंजत्रमंडल जनयुजि सजमजत (एसीसी) द्वारा दिनांक 31.03.2026 के उनके
पत्र संख्या 36/01/2026-ईओ(एसएम-I) के तहत अनुमोिन के फलस्ट्िरूप, श्री िीर जिक्रम यािि, आईएएस (ओजडिा:96),
अपर सजचि, पयाािरण, िन एि ं िलिाय ु पररितान मंत्रालय को भारत सरकार के अपर सजचि के स्ट्तर और िेतन म ें
06.04.2026 (पूिााह्न) स ेनागर जिमानन महाजनिेिालय (डीिीसीए), नागर जिमानन मंत्रालय म ेंमहाजनिेिक के पि पर,
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2620 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC. 2]
MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 10th April, 2026
F. No. A-60015/213/2015-DG.— Consequent to the approval of the Appointments Committee of
Cabinet (ACC) vide their communication No. 36/01/2026-EO(SM-I) dated 31.03.2026, Shri Vir Vikram
Yadav, lAS (OR:96), Additional Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change is appointed
as Director General in the Directorate General Civil Aviation (DGCA), Ministry of Civil Aviation, in the
rank and pay of Additional Secretary to the Government of India w.e.f. 06.04.2026 (F/N) by keeping the
Recruitment Rules of the post in abeyance.
SHOBHIT GUPTA, Jt. Secy.
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