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interactive web portal (airsewa.gov.in) or a mobile app for both android and
iOS platforms that includes a mechanism for grievance redressal, back-office
operations for grievance handling flight status/schedule information, airport
Information and FAQS, Air Sewa initiative has integrated various stakeholders
in aviation sector with whom an air traveler has to interact during the air travel.
Passenger Growth
Passengers carried by domestic airlines during Jan-July 2017 were 657.21 lakhs
as against 560.87 lakhs during the corresponding period of previous year thereby
registering a growth of 17.18 per cent.
FDI Liberalization
Government of India has raised the FDI limit for 49 to 100 per cent in scheduled
and non scheduled air transport services, FDI in scheduled airlines upto 49 per
cent permitted under automatic route and FDI beyond 49 per cent through
Government approval. For NRIs, 100 per cent FDI will continue to he allowed
under automatic route.
Directorate General of Civil Aviation
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is an attached office of the
Ministry of Civil Aviation and is headed by Director General (Civil Aviation).
The headquarters are located in New Delhi and there are Regional and Subregional
offices all over the country. DGCA is primarily responsible for regulation
of air transport services to/from/within India and for enforcement of civil air
regulations, air safety and airworthiness standards. It is also responsible for
licensing of pilots, aircraft maintenance engineers and monitoring of flight crew
standards; regulation of civil aircraft; investigation of minor air incidents;
supervision of training activities of flying/gliding clubsand other such
regulatory functions. The regulations are in the forms of the Aircraft Act, 1934,
the Aircraft Rules, the Civil Aviation Requirements (CAR), the Aeronautical
Information Circulars.
Bureau of Civil Aviation
The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) was initially set up as a cell in
the DGCA in 1978, to coordinate, monitor, inspect and train personnel in Civil
Aviation Security matters. It was reorganized into an independent Department
in 1987. BCAS is the regulator for civil aviation security in the country and is
responsible for laying down the standards for pre-embarkation security and
anti-sabotage measures in respect of civil flights and ensuring their compliance
through regular inspections and security audits. Its main responsibility is to
lay down standards and measures in respect of security of civil flights at
international and domestic airports in India and Indian aircraft operators at
foreign airports. The aim of BCAS is to safeguard civil aviation operations
against acts of unlawful interference and it is the regulatory authority for