{"id":30282,"date":"2025-02-22T03:17:10","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T21:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=30282"},"modified":"2025-04-10T09:28:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T03:58:57","slug":"electronic-personnel-license","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/electronic-personnel-license\/","title":{"rendered":"Electronic Personnel License"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Electronic Personnel License Latest News<\/h2>\n<p>Recently, the Union Civil Aviation Minister launched the Electronic Personnel License (EPL) for pilots.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>About Electronic Personnel License<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a <strong>digital version of a personnel license<\/strong> that will replace traditional physical licenses for pilots.<\/li>\n<li>It will be securely accessible via <strong>the eGCA Mobile Application<\/strong>, ensuring a seamless and transparent process in alignment with the Government of India\u2019s Ease of Doing Business and Digital India initiatives.<\/li>\n<li>The introduction of EPL follows <strong>International Civil Aviation Organization\u2019s (ICAO) Amendment<\/strong> 178 to Annex 1 \u2013 Personnel Licensing, which encourages Member States to adopt electronic licenses for improved security and efficiency.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>With this advancement<strong>, India becomes the second country<\/strong> globally to implement this advanced system, following approval from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).<\/li>\n<li>It is implemented by the <strong>Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Key Facts about International Civil Aviation Organization<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>It is an intergovernmental specialized agency <strong>associated with the United Nations<\/strong> (UN).\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>It was established in 1947 by the Convention on International Civil Aviation (1944) known as Chicago Convention.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Headquarters:<\/strong> Montreal, Canada<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Functions of International Civil Aviation Organization<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>It is dedicated to <strong>developing safe and efficient international air transport<\/strong> for peaceful purposes and ensuring a reasonable opportunity for every state to operate international airlines.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>It sets standards and regulations necessary for <strong>aviation safety<\/strong>, security and facilitation, efficiency, and economic development of air transport as well as to improve the environmental performance of aviation.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>It also serves as a clearinghouse for cooperation and discussion on civil aviation issues among its member states.<\/li>\n<li>It also promotes regional and international agreements aimed at liberalizing aviation markets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Electronic Personnel License FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q1:<\/strong> What is the Directorate General of Civil Aviation?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans:<\/strong> The Directorate General of Civil Aviation is the regulatory body in the field of Civil Aviation primarily dealing with safety issues<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2:<\/strong> What is Digital India?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans:<\/strong> Digital India is a flagship programme of the Government of India with a vision to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/industry\/transportation\/airlines-\/-aviation\/civil-aviation-minister-k-rammohan-naidu-launches-electronic-personnel-license-for-pilots\/articleshow\/118407469.cms?from=mdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ET<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Electronic Personnel License is a digital version of a personnel license that will replace traditional physical licenses for 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