DGCA

  • March 31, 2021
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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DGCA

Subject : Governance

Context : DGCA asks airports to impose fine on those flouting mask rule.

Concept :

  • The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is the statutory body formed under the Aircraft (Amendment) Bill, 2020.
  • This directorate investigates aviation accidents and incidents, maintains all regulations related to aviation and is responsible for issuance of licenses pertaining to aviation like PPL’s, SPL’s and CPL’s in India.
  • It is headquartered along Sri AurobindoMarg, opposite Safdarjung Airport, in New Delhi.
  • The Government of India is planning to replace the organisation with a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), modelled on the lines of the American Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
DGCA Governance