{"id":351478,"date":"2025-12-08T14:27:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T08:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=351478"},"modified":"2025-12-08T14:27:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T08:57:18","slug":"directorate-general-of-civil-aviation-dgca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/directorate-general-of-civil-aviation-dgca\/","title":{"rendered":"Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>News- <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The DGCA granted IndiGo temporary exemptions from new Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL)\u00a0 norms to stabilise operations after widespread flight cancellations and severe disruptions.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>About the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Directorate General of Civil Aviation is the regulatory body in the field of civil aviation that primarily deals with safety issues in India.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Established in: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was originally <\/span><b>established in 1978.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Ministry<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> : It is an attached to the office of the <\/span><b>Ministry of Civil Aviation\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Legal status: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It became a statutory body under the <\/span><b>Aircraft (Amendment) Act, 2020.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Headquarters:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Its headquarters is <\/span><b>located in New Delhi.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Vision<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Its vision is to endeavour to promote safe and efficient air transportation through regulation and a proactive safety oversight system.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Key Functions of DGCA<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Regulation of Air Transport Services: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It regulates air transport services to, from, within, and over India, grants Air Operator\u2019s Certificates, and ensures compliance with civil aviation requirements.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Aircraft Registration and Airworthiness: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It registers civil aircraft, formulates airworthiness standards, and grants Certificates of Airworthiness to aircraft registered in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Licensing and Training of Aviation Personnel: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It licenses pilots, aircraft maintenance engineers, flight engineers, and air traffic controllers, and approves training programmes and organisations, including those for carriage of dangerous goods.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Safety Oversight and Accident Investigation: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It conducts safety inspections, investigates aviation accidents and incidents, implements accident prevention and safety management programmes, and monitors aircraft noise and engine emissions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>International Coordination and Policy Framework: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It coordinates regulatory functions with the International Civil Aviation Organisation, amends aviation laws and rules to meet ICAO standards, and promotes indigenous design and manufacture of aircraft and components.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News- The DGCA granted IndiGo temporary exemptions from new Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL)\u00a0 norms to stabilise operations after widespread flight cancellations and severe disruptions. 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