**Executive Summary**
This is an official gazette notification, issued by the Ministry of Civil Aviation on February 10, 2026. It authorizes specific officers to exercise powers related to Radio Telephone Operator (Restricted) certificates and licenses, as per section 21 of the Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024. The authorization details which powers each officer can exercise are specified in two schedules.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Authorization:**
* The Central Government authorizes officers listed in Schedule 1 to exercise powers described in Schedule 2.
* The specific powers authorized for each officer are listed in column 3 of Schedule 1.
* **Schedule 1: Officers and Powers**
* Director General of Civil Aviation: All powers listed in Schedule 2.
* Joint Director General of Civil Aviation: Powers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 from Schedule 2.
* Deputy Director General of Civil Aviation: Powers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 from Schedule 2.
* Director of Operations, Radio Telephone Operator (Restricted) Division: Power 1 from Schedule 2.
* Deputy Director of Operations, Radio Telephone Operator (Restricted) Division: Power 1 from Schedule 2.
* **Schedule 2: Nature of Powers**
* Power 1: To grant or extend a Radio Telephone Operator (Restricted) Certificate and Licence.
* Power 2: To disqualify a person from holding or obtaining a Radio Telephone Operator (Restricted) Certificate and Licence.
* Power 3: To debar a person permanently or temporarily from holding a Radio Telephone Operator (Restricted) Certificate and Licence in the public interest.
* Power 4: To require the holder to surrender the Radio Telephone Operator (Restricted) Certificate and Licence.
* Power 5: To suspend or cancel a Radio Telephone Operator (Restricted) Certificate and Licence.
* Power 6: To suspend or cancel a Radio Telephone Operator (Restricted) Certificate and Licence in the public interest.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Officers Listed in Schedule 1**
* **Impact:** Granted authority to exercise specified powers related to Radio Telephone Operator (Restricted) certificates and licenses.
* **Action Required:** Understand the scope of their authorized powers as defined in Schedule 2 and exercise them accordingly.
**Stakeholder: Applicants for Radio Telephone Operator (Restricted) Certificates and Licenses**
* **Impact:** Subject to the decisions and actions taken by the authorized officers regarding the grant, extension, disqualification, debarment, surrender, suspension, or cancellation of their certificates and licenses.
* **Action Required:** Comply with any requests or directives from the authorized officers.
Key Entities Referenced
Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024 (2024 का 16): The Indian Aircraft Act, 2024, which is the basis for authorizing powers related to radio telephone operators.
Ministry of Civil Aviation: The ministry responsible for the notification regarding the authorization of officers and their powers related to radio telephone operators.
Radio Telephone Operator (Restricted) Certificate and Licence Rules, 2025: Rules defining powers conferred to officers regarding Radio Telephone Operator certificates and licences.
Director General of Civil Aviation: The highest ranking officer at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, authorized to exercise all powers under the rules.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 677] नई दिल्ली, बुधिार, फरिरी 11, 2026/माघ 22, 1947
No. 677] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2026/MAGHA 22, 1947
नागर जिमानन मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 10 फरिरी, 2026
का.आ. 711(अ).— भारतीय िायुयान अजधजनयम, 2024 (2024 का 16) की धारा 21 के अनुसरण म,ें केन्द्रीय
सरकार एतद्द्वारा इसके साथ सलं ग्न प्रथम अनुसूची के स्ट्तंभ 1 म ेंजिजनर्ििष्ट अजधकाररयों को ऐसी िजियों (जिन्द्ह ेंइसके साथ
संलग्न िसू री अनुसूची म ेंअजधक जिजिष्ट रूप स ेिर्णित दकया गया ह)ैं का प्रयोग करन ेके जलए प्राजधकृत करती ह ैजिन्द्ह ेंउि
प्रथम अनुसूची के स्ट्तंभ 2 म ें तत्संबंधी प्रजिजष्टयों म ें जिजनर्ििष्ट दकया गया ह।ैं
प्रथम अनसु चू ी
िसू री अनसु चू ी म ेंजनजहत िजियों का प्रयोग
क्र.स.ं अजधकारी का पि नाम
दकया िाना
(1) (2) (3)
1. महाजनिेिक, नागर जिमानन सभी
2. संयुि महाजनिेिक, नागर जिमानन 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
3. उप महाजनिेिक, नागर जिमानन 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
जनिेिक, प्रचालन, रेजडयो टेलीफोन ऑपरेटर (जनबंजधत)
4. 1
प्रभाग
1017 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
उप जनिेिक, प्रचालन, रेजडयो टेलीफोन ऑपरेटर
5. 1
(जनबंजधत) प्रभाग
िसू री अनसु चू ी
रेजडयो टेलीफोन ऑपरेटर (जनबजं धत) प्रमाणपत्र
क्र.स.ं और लाइससें जनयम, 2025 के जनयम द्वारा प्रित्त िजि की प्रकृजत
िजि
(1) (2) (3)
1. जनयम 5 रेजडयो टेलीफोन ऑपरेटर (जनबंजधत) प्रमाणपत्र और
लाइसेंस प्रिान करना या जिस्ट्तार करना ।
2. जनयम 15 का उप-जनयम (1) दकसी व्यजि को रेजडयो टेलीफोन ऑपरेटर (जनबंजधत)
प्रमाणपत्र और लाइसेंस रखने या प्राप्त करने स ेअयोग्य
घोजित करना
3. जनयम 15 का उप-जनयम (2) िनजहत म ें दकसी व्यजि को रेजडयो टेलीफोन ऑपरेटर
(जनबंजधत) प्रमाणपत्र और लाइसेंस रखन ेस ेस्ट्थायी या
अस्ट्थायी रूप स े िंजचत करना ।
4. जनयम 15 का उप-जनयम (3) और जनयम 16 का धारक को रेजडयो टेलीफोन ऑपरेटर (जनबंजधत)
उप-जनयम (1) और (3) प्रमाणपत्र और लाइसेंस िापस करने के जलए बाध्य
करना ।
5. जनयम 16 का उप-जनयम (1) रेजडयो टेलीफोन ऑपरेटर (जनबंजधत) प्रमाणपत्र और
लाइसेंस को जनलंजबत या रद्द करना
6. जनयम 16 का उप-जनयम (2) और (4) िनजहत म ें रेजडयो टेलीफोन ऑपरेटर (जनबंजधत)
प्रमाणपत्र और लाइसेंस को जनलंजबत या रद्द करना ।
[फा. सं. ए िी/25/2023-डी िी]
िोजभत गुप्ता,संयुि सजचि
MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 10th February, 2026
S.O. 711(E).— In pursuance of section 21 of the Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024 (16 of 2024),
the Central Government hereby authorises the officers specified in column (1) of the First Schedule
annexed hereto to exercise such of the powers (more specifically described in the second schedule annexed
hereto) as are specified in the corresponding entries in column (2) of the said First Schedule.
FIRST SCHEDULE
Powers in the Second Schedule to be
S. No. Designation of the Officer
exercised
(1)
(2) (3)
1. Director General of Civil Aviation All[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
2. Joint Director General of Civil Aviation 1, 2 , 3, 4, 5, 6
3. Deputy Director General of Civil Aviation 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Director of Operations, Radio Telephone
4. 1
Operator (Restricted) Division
Deputy Director of Operations, Radio Telephone
5. 1
Operator (Restricted) Division
SECOND SCHEDULE
Rule of the Radio Telephone Operator
S.No. (Restricted) Certificate and Licence Nature of power
Rules, 2025 by which power is conferred
(1) (2) (3)
1. rule 5 To grant or extend a Radio Telephone Operator
(Restricted) Certificate and Licence.
2. sub-rule (1) of rule 15 To disqualify a person from holding or obtaining
a Radio Telephone Operator (Restricted)
Certificate and Licence
3. sub-rule (2) of rule 15 To debar a person permanently or temporarily
from holding a Radio Telephone Operator
(Restricted) Certificate and Licence in the public
interest.
4. sub-rule (3) of rule 15 and Sub-rules (1) & To require the holder to surrender the Radio
(3) of rule 16 Telephone Operator (Restricted) Certificate and
Licence.
5. sub-rule (1) of rule 16 To suspend or cancel a Radio Telephone Operator
(Restricted) Certificate and Licence
6. sub-rules (2) and (4) of rule 16 To suspend or cancel a Radio Telephone Operator
(Restricted) Certificate and Licence in the public
interest.
[F. No. AV/25/2023-DG]
SHOBHIT GUPTA, Jt. Secy.
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