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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1774
TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9th March 2026
PERFOMANCE OF DGCA
1774. SHRI GOLLA BABURAO
Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION be pleased to state:-
(a) the reasons for tragedies like AI-171 accident, incidents of GPS spoofing, Airbus software
issues, the mess at IndiGo and scams within the system exposed to long-festering cracks in
the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA);
(b) whether there are any officers against whom vigilance cases are still continuing and holds
sensitive positions in the DGCA;
(c) whether Government consider recommendation made by Kaw Committee and create
Indian Civil Aviation Service for professional management of aviation sector in the country;
and
(d) if not, the reasons therefor?
ANSWER
Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION (Shri Murlidhar
Mohol)
(a): DGCA has a robust systematic safety oversight mechanism in place for monitoring the
compliance of Rules and Civil Aviation Requirements encompassing all the aircraft and the
airport operators. The safety oversight process includes periodic regulatory audits, night
surveillance, ramp inspections, spot checks and special audits.
Findings of audits, surveillances & spot checks are followed up with the concerned operator
compliance. The observations are closed after due verification. In case of any violations/non-
compliance to regulations detected during audit/surveillance, enforcement action including
financial penalty is imposed by the DGCA.
(b): No such officer against whom vigilance case is pending, is posted on sensitive post in
DGCA.(c) & (d): DGCA has different verticals of cadres related to Airworthiness, Air Safety,
Operations, Aircraft Engineering, Legal Officers, Cabin Safety Inspectors etc. These cadres
have different educational and experience requirements to meet specific and technical
knowledge for carrying out regulatory functions of DGCA. Further, all technical officers in
DGCA are recruited in Group A through Union Public Service Commission.
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