{"id":20632,"date":"2025-12-07T14:52:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T09:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=20632"},"modified":"2025-12-08T16:11:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T10:41:17","slug":"dgca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/dgca\/","title":{"rendered":"Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) granted the\u00a0 <\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indigo airline a temporary one-time exemption from some Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL) norms for pilots.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>regulatory body<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the <\/span><b>field of civil aviation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> primarily dealing with safety issues.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an attached office of the <\/span><b>Ministry of Civil Aviation.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is responsible for regulation of air transport services to\/from\/within India and for enforcement of civil air regulations, air safety and airworthiness standards.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also <\/span><b>coordinates all regulatory functions <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with the International Civil Aviation Organisation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Headquarters:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> New Delhi\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Functions and Responsibilities of the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the main functions of the DGCA is to <\/span><b>ensure the safety<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of passengers and crew members on all flights operating in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>conducts regular safety inspections<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of all airlines and aircraft to meet the required safety standards.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also investigates any incidents or accidents that occur within the Indian airspace.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It plays a crucial role <\/span><b>in developing new airports<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and modernizing existing facilities to ensure that they can meet the growing demands of the aviation industry.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is responsible for the <\/span><b>regulation of air traffic in India.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It works closely with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to ensure air traffic is managed safely and efficiently.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The DGCA also plays a key role in developing new air traffic control systems and technologies to improve the overall efficiency of Indian airspace.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also responsible for issuing licenses and certificates to pilots, aircraft maintenance engineers, and other aviation personnel.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/business\/aviation\/indigo-disruptions-relief-for-airline-as-dgca-grants-one-time-exemptions-from-some-fdtl-rules-till-feb-10-10404052\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Directorate General of Civil Aviation is the regulatory body in the field of civil aviation primarily dealing with safety issues. 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