Ministry of Civil Aviation

The Ministry of Civil Aviation of Government of India is the nodal Ministry responsible for the formulation of national policies and programmes for development and regulation of Civil Aviation and for devising and implementing schemes for the orderly growth and expansion of civil air transport. Its functions also extend to overseeing airport facilities, air traffic services and carriage of passengers and goods by air.

The ministry is under the charge of Minister, assisted by Minister of State. The Secretary is the head of the Ministry and is assisted by one Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser, three Joint Secretaries, seven officers of the level of Director / Deputy Secretary / Financial Controller and ten officers of the level of Under Secretary. It is located at Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan, Safdarjung Airport, New Delhi

The Ministry has under its purview the following organisations:

• Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)

• Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS)

• Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB)

• Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA)

• Airports Authority of India (AAI)

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