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[Yearbook] DGCA and new Civil Aviation Authority(CAA) Bill

Posted By Mrunal On 09/10/2012 @ 11:56 am In miscellaneous | 12Comments

1. What is DGCA?2. What is Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Bill?3. Structure of CAA4. Autonomy: Finance5. Autonomy: Personnel

What are the functions of DGCA ?

DGCA=Directorate General of Civil AviationIt is a regulatory body under Ministry of Civil Aviation.

The main functions of DGCA, following:

1. registration of aircraft2. Licensing pilots, aircraft maintenance engineers, flight engineers.3. Supervision of Institutes, clubs and schools engaged in in flying

training.4. Conducting air crash investigations5. Formulating guidelines for airplane safety.6. It serves as nodal agency for coordination with ICAO (International

civil aviation organisation, a United Nations agency).

What is Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Bill?

Government plans to introduce this bill in the winter session ofParliament.This bill aims to replace the Directorate General of Civil Aviation(DGCA) with Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) -an autonomous body withmore powers.

Structure of CAA

Chairman + board members.Chairman (of CAA) will have a fixed term of five yearsChairman will be a person with requisite aviation experience can headthe authority. An Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer with

requisite aviation experience will also be eligible for the post.

Autonomy: Finance

This new regulator will need annual earnings of around Rs 140 crore,for making itself financially independent.A major part of the earnings will come from fee charged for giving outlicences.A substantial amont of money will also come from charging frompassengers. (Government plans to introduce a surcharge of Rs 5 perflight ticket to fund the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)).

Autonomy: Personnel

CAA will also have the autonomy to hire its employees and decide thesalaries of its employees.At present, appointments at the DGCA are approved by the UnionPublic Service Commission (UPSC), which is a time-consumingprocess.

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