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Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)

Government ministry of India

Summary

Government ministry of India

FieldValue
agency_nameMinistry of Civil Aviation
sealGovernment of India logo.svg
seal_width100px
seal_captionBranch of Government of India
logoMinistry of Civil Aviation India.svg
logo_size250px
logo_captionMinistry of Civil Aviation
formed
jurisdictionGovernment of India
headquartersRajiv Gandhi Bhawan
New Delhi
minister1_nameKinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu
minister1_pfoUnion Cabinet Minister
minister2_nameMurlidhar Kisan Mohol
minister2_pfoMinister of State
website
budget(2023–24 est.)
chief1_positionSamir Kumar Sinha, IAS

New Delhi

The Ministry of Civil Aviation (hi) in India is the nodal ministry responsible for the formulation of national policies and programmes for the development and regulation of civil aviation. It devises and implements schemes for the orderly growth and expansion of civil air transport in the country. The mandate of this ministry also extend to overseeing airport facilities, air traffic services and carriage of passengers and goods by air. The ministry also administers the implementation of the Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024, Aircraft Rules, 1937 and is administratively responsible for the Commission of Railway Safety.

Organisation

The ministry has under its ownership the following central government establishments:

Statutory bodies

  • Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)
  • Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB)
  • Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS)
  • Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA)
  • Airports Authority of India (AAI)

Attached offices

  • Commission of Railway Safety - The commission is the rail safety authority in India, as directed by the 1989 Railways Act. The agency investigates rail accidents.

Training institutions

  • Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA)
  • National Aviation University (NAU)

Central Public Sector Undertakings

  1. Pawan Hans
  2. AI Assets Holding Limited
  3. Hotel Corporation of India Limited, a subsidiary of AI Assets Holding Ltd.
  4. AI Engineering Services Limited Official Website

Aircraft projects

  • Civil Aviation Department RG-1 Rohini
  • Civil Aviation Department MG-1
  • Civil Aviation Department Mrigasheer
  • Civil Aviation Department Revathi
  • Hindustan Ardhra

Cabinet ministers

No.PortraitMinister
(Birth-Death)
ConstituencyTerm of officePolitical partyMinistryPrime MinisterFromToPeriodMinister in the Department of Civil Aviation, Ministry of Communications1Ministry disestablished during this intervalMinister of Civil Aviation234Ministry disestablished during this intervalMinister of Tourism and Civil Aviation5(4)678910Minister of Civil Aviation11Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation12Ministry disestablished during this intervalMinister of Civil Aviation1314Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism15Minister of Civil Aviation1617Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism18192021Minister in the Department of Civil Aviation21AMinister in the Department of Tourism21BMinister in the Department of Civil Aviation(21A)Minister in the Department of Tourism(21B)Minister of Civil Aviation222324252627282930313233
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Hari Vinayak Pataskar Lok Sabha photo.jpg70px]]Hari Vinayak Pataskar
(18921970)
MP for Jalgaon
(MoS)7 December
195616 April
1957****Indian National CongressNehru IIIndian National Congress}}"Jawaharlal Nehru
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Satya Narayan Sinha portrait.gif70px]]Satya Narayan Sinha
(19001983)
MP for Samastipur9 June
196413 June
1964****Indian National CongressShastriIndian National Congress}}"Lal Bahadur Shastri
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Nityanand Kanungo.jpg70px]]Nityanand Kanungo
(19001988)
MP for Cuttack
(MoS)13 June
196431 July
1965****
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Raj Bahadur 2013 stamp of India (cropped).jpg70px]]Raj Bahadur
(19121990)
MP for Bharatpur31 July
196511 January
1966****
11 January
196624 January
1966Nanda IIIndian National Congress}}"Gulzarilal Nanda
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Dr-Karan-Singh-sept2009.jpg70px]]Karan Singh
(born 1931)
MP for Udhampur16 March
196718 March
1971****Indian National CongressIndira IIIndian National Congress}}"Indira Gandhi
Indian National Congress (R)}}"18 March
19719 November
1973Indian National Congress (R)Indira III
Indian National Congress (R)}}"[[File:Raj Bahadur 2013 stamp of India (cropped).jpg70px]]Raj Bahadur
(19121990)
MP for Bharatpur9 November
197322 December
1976****
Indian National Congress (R)}}"[[File:Kotha Raghuramaiah.png70px]]Kotha Raghuramaiah
(19121979)
MP for Guntur23 December
197624 March
1977****
Janata Party}}"[[File:Purushottam Kaushik Lok Sabha photo.jpg70px]]Purushottam Kaushik
(19302017)
MP for Raipur26 March
197715 July
1979****Janata PartyDesaiJanata Party}}"Morarji Desai
Janata Party}}"[[File:Morarji Desai visits the USA (cropped).jpg70px]]Morarji Desai
(1896–1995)
MP for Surat
(Prime Minister)16 July
197928 July
1979****
Janata Party (Secular)}}"[[File:Mohammad Shafi Qureshi, Governor of Madhya Pradesh (cropped).jpg70px]]Mohammad Shafi Qureshi
(19282016)
MP for Anantnag30 July
197914 January
1980****Janata Party (Secular)CharanJanata Party (Secular)}}"Charan Singh
Indian National Congress (I)}}"[[File:Assam Governor Janaki Ballabh Patnaik at Platinum Jubilee of Assam Legislative Assembly (cropped).jpg70px]]Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
(19272015)
MP for Cuttack14 January
19807 June
1980****Indian National Congress (I)Indira IVIndian National Congress (I)}}"Indira Gandhi
Indian National Congress (I)}}"[[File:Anant Sharma Lok Sabha photo.jpg70px]]Anant Sharma
(19191988)
Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar8 June
19802 September
1982****
Indian National Congress (I)}}"[[File:Bhagwat Jha Azad.jpg70px]]Bhagwat Jha Azad
(19222011)
MP for Bhagalpur
(MoS, I/C)2 September
198214 February
1983****Indian National Congress (I)Indira IVIndian National Congress (I)}}"Indira Gandhi
Indian National Congress (I)}}"[[File:Khurshed Alam Khan (cropped).jpg70px]]Khurshed Alam Khan
(19192013)
MP for Farrukhabad
(MoS, I/C)14 February
198331 October
1984****Indian National Congress (I)Indira IVIndian National Congress (I)}}"Indira Gandhi
4 November
198431 December
1984Rajiv IIndian National Congress (I)}}"Rajiv Gandhi
Indian National Congress (I)}}"[[File:RajivGandhi.jpg70px]]Rajiv Gandhi
(19441991)
MP for Amethi
(Prime Minister)31 December
198425 September
1985****Rajiv II
Indian National Congress (I)}}"[[File:Jagdish Tytler in Mumbai on January 6, 2005.jpg70px]]Jagdish Tytler
(born 1944)
MP for Delhi Sadar
(MoS, I/C)22 October
198614 February
1988****Indian National Congress (I)Rajiv IIIndian National Congress (I)}}"Rajiv Gandhi
Indian National Congress (I)}}"[[File:Motilal Vora.jpg70px]]Motilal Vora
(19282020)
Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh14 February
198825 June
1988****
Indian National Congress (I)}}"[[File:Shivraj Patil in pensive mood at the inauguration of the one day Seminar on “The Role of Media in Bringing Parliament Closer to the People”.jpg70px]]Shivraj Patil
(born 1935)
MP for Latur
(MoS, I/C)25 June
19882 December
1989****Indian National Congress (I)Rajiv IIIndian National Congress (I)}}"Rajiv Gandhi
Janata Dal}}"[[File:V. P. Singh (cropped).jpg70px]]Vishwanath Pratap Singh
(19312008)
MP for Fatehpur
(Prime Minister)2 December
19895 December
1989****Janata DalVishwanathJanata Dal}}"Vishwanath Pratap Singh
Janata Dal}}"[[File:Kerala Governor Khan during an inaugural function in 2023.jpg70px]]Arif Mohammad Khan
(born 1951)
MP for Bahraich6 December
198910 November
1990****
Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}"[[File:No image.svg70px]]Harmohan Dhawan
(19402024)
MP for Chandigarh
(MoS, I/C)21 November
199021 June
1991****Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)Chandra ShekharSamajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}"Chandra Shekhar
Indian National Congress (I)}}"[[File:Madhavrao Scindia 2005 stamp of India.jpg70px]]Madhavrao Scindia
(19452001)
MP for Gwalior21 June
19919 January
1993****Indian National Congress (I)RaoIndian National Congress (I)}}"P. V. Narasimha Rao
Indian National Congress (I)}}"[[File:Ghulam Nabi Azad at Healthcare Skill Summit 2013 (cropped).jpg70px]]Ghulam Nabi Azad
(born 1949)
Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra9 January
199316 May
1996****
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:Danajaya kumar001.png70px]]V. Dhananjay Kumar
(19512019)
MP for Mangalore16 May
19961 June
1996****Bharatiya Janata PartyVajpayee IBharatiya Janata Party}}"Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Janata Dal}}"[[File:C. M. Ibrahim (cropped).jpg70px]]C. M. Ibrahim
(born 1948)
Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka1 June
199629 June
1996****Janata DalDeve GowdaJanata Dal}}"H. D. Deve Gowda
29 June
199621 April
1997****
Janata Dal}}"[[File:C. M. Ibrahim (cropped).jpg70px]]C. M. Ibrahim
(born 1948)
Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka
Janata Dal}}"[[File:Srikant Kumar Jena addressing in New Delhi on November 18, 2013 (cropped).jpg70px]]Srikant Kumar Jena
(born 1950)
MP for Kendrapara
21 April
199719 March
1998****GujralJanata Dal}}"Inder Kumar Gujral
Janata Dal}}"[[File:C. M. Ibrahim (cropped).jpg70px]]C. M. Ibrahim
(born 1948)
Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka
Janata Dal}}"[[File:Srikant Kumar Jena addressing in New Delhi on November 18, 2013 (cropped).jpg70px]]Srikant Kumar Jena
(born 1950)
MP for Kendrapara
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:The Leader of Opposition, BThe Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Shri Ananthkumar, in New Delhi on January 08, 2015 (cropped).jpg70px]]Ananth Kumar
(19592018)
MP for Bangalore South19 March
199813 October
1999****Bharatiya Janata PartyVajpayee IIBharatiya Janata Party}}"Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Samata Party}}"[[File:Sharadyadavjdu.jpg70px]]Sharad Yadav
(19472023)
MP for Madhepura13 October
19991 September
2001****Samata PartyVajpayee III
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:Syed Shahnawaz Hussain (cropped).jpg70px]]Syed Shahnawaz Hussain
(born 1968)
MP for Kishanganj1 September
200124 May
2003****Bharatiya Janata Party
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:Rajiv Pratap Rudy PIB (cropped).jpg70px]]Rajiv Pratap Rudy
(born 1962)
MP for Chapra
(MoS, I/C)24 May
200322 May
2004****
Nationalist Congress Party (post–2023)}}"[[File:Praful Patel assuming charge as Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises in January 2011 (cropped).jpg70px]]Praful Patel
(born 1957)
Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra
(MoS, I/C)23 May
200422 May
2009****Nationalist Congress PartyManmohan IIndian National Congress}}"Manmohan Singh
28 May
200919 January
2011Manmohan II
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Vayalar Ravi-crop.jpg70px]]Vayalar Ravi
(born 1937)
Rajya Sabha MP for Kerala19 January
201118 December
2011****Indian National Congress
Rashtriya Lok Dal}}"[[File:Ajit Singh at press conference.jpg70px]]Ajit Singh
(19392021)
MP for Baghpat18 December
201126 May
2014****Rashtriya Lok Dal
Telugu Desam Party}}"[[File:Ashok Gajapathi Raju (cropped).jpg70px]]Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju
(born 1951)
MP for Vizianagaram27 May
20149 March
2018****Telugu Desam PartyModi IBharatiya Janata Party}}"Narendra Modi
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:PM Modi 2015.jpg70px]]Narendra Modi
(born 1950)
MP for Varanasi
(Prime Minister)9 March
201810 March
2018****Bharatiya Janata Party
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:Suresh Prabhu (cropped).jpg70px]]Suresh Prabhu
(born 1953)
Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh10 March
201830 May
2019****
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:Shri Hardeep Singh Puri in July 2021.jpg70px]]Hardeep Singh Puri
(born 1952)
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh
(MoS, I/C)31 May
20197 July
2021****Modi II
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:Shri Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia (cropped).jpg70px]]Jyotiraditya Scindia
(born 1971)
Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh7 July
20219 June
2024****
Telugu Desam Party}}"[[File:Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu (cropped).jpg70px]]Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu
(born 1987)
MP for Srikakulam10 June
2024Incumbent****Telugu Desam PartyModi III

Ministers of State

No.PortraitMinister
(Birth-Death)
ConstituencyTerm of officePolitical partyMinistryPrime MinisterFromToPeriodMinister of State for Tourism and Civil Aviation123456Minister of State for Tourism and Civil Aviation7Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Tourism8Minister of State in the Department of Civil Aviation(8)9BMinister of State in the Department of Tourism9AMinister of State for Civil Aviation101112131415161718
Indian National Congress (R)}}"[[File:Sarojini Mahishi portrait.gif70px]]Sarojini Mahishi
(19272015)
MP for Dharwad North2 May
197110 October
1974****Indian National Congress (R)Indira IIIIndian National Congress (I)}}"Indira Gandhi
Indian National Congress (I)}}"[[File:Surendra Pal Singh portrait.jpg70px]]Surendra Pal Singh
(19172009)
MP for Bulandshahr10 October
197423 December
1976****
Indian National Congress (U)}}"[[File:No image.svg70px]]P. Ankineedu Prasada Rao
(19291997)
MP for Bapatla4 August
197927 November
1979****Indian National Congress (U)CharanJanata Party (Secular)}}"Charan Singh
Indian National Congress (I)}}"[[File:Karthik Oraon (cropped).jpg70px]]Kartik Oraon
(19241981)
MP for Lohardaga14 January
19808 June
1980****Indian National Congress (I)Indira IVIndian National Congress (I)}}"Indira Gandhi
Indian National Congress (I)}}"[[File:No image.svg70px]]Chandulal Chandrakar
(19201995)
MP for Durg8 June
198015 January
1982****
Indian National Congress (I)}}"[[File:Khurshed Alam Khan (cropped).jpg70px]]Khurshed Alam Khan
(19192013)
MP for Farrukhabad15 January
19822 September
1982****
Indian National Congress (I)}}"[[File:Ashok Gehlot 2012.jpg70px]]Ashok Gehlot
(born 1951)
MP for Jodhpur31 December
198424 August
1985****Indian National Congress (I)Rajiv IIIndian National Congress (I)}}"Rajiv Gandhi
Indian National Congress (I)}}"[[File:M. O. H. Farook.jpg70px]]M. O. H. Farook
(19372012)
MP for Pondicherry21 June
19912 July
1992****Indian National Congress (I)RaoIndian National Congress (I)}}"P. V. Narasimha Rao
Indian National Congress (I)}}"[[File:M. O. H. Farook.jpg70px]]M. O. H. Farook
(19372012)
MP for Pondicherry2 July
199217 January
1996****
Indian National Congress (I)}}"[[File:No image.svg70px]]G. Y. Krishnan
(19292001)
Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka15 September
199516 May
1996****
Indian National Congress (I)}}"[[File:Sukhbans Kaur Bhinder Lok Sabha photo.jpg70px]]Sukhbans Kaur Bhinder
(19432006)
MP for Gurdaspur2 July
199216 May
1996****
Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)}}"[[File:Jayanthi Natarajan in 2012 (cropped).png70px]]Jayanthi Natarajan
(born 1954)
Rajya Sabha MP for Tamil Nadu9 June
199719 March
1998****Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)GujralJanata Dal}}"Inder Kumar Gujral
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:No image.svg70px]]Chaman Lal Gupta
(19342021)
MP for Udhampur13 October
19991 September
2001****Bharatiya Janata PartyVajpayee IIIBharatiya Janata Party}}"Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:Shripad Yasso Naik - Kolkata 2014-10-12 7755.JPG70px]]Shripad Naik
(born 1952)
MP for Panaji1 July
200224 May
2003****
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:K.C. Venugopal.JPG70px]]K. C. Venugopal
(born 1963)
MP for Alappuzha28 October
201226 May
2014****Indian National CongressManmohan IIIndian National Congress}}"Manmohan Singh
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:G. M. Siddeshwara (cropped).jpg70px]]G. M. Siddeshwara
(born 1952)
MP for Davanagere26 May
20149 November
2014****Bharatiya Janata PartyModi IBharatiya Janata Party}}"Narendra Modi
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:Mahesh Sharma January 2015.jpg70px]]Mahesh Sharma
(born 1959)
MP for Gautam Buddh Nagar9 November
20145 July
2016****
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:JayantSinha.JPG70px]]Jayant Sinha
(born 1963)
MP for Hazaribagh5 July
201630 May
2019****
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:India's Minister of State for External Affairs Vijay Kumar Singh (15760995677) (cropped).jpg70px]]General
V. K. Singh (Retd.)
(born 1950)
MP for Ghaziabad7 July
202110 June 2024****Bharatiya Janata PartyModi II
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:Murlidhar Mohol.png70px]]Murlidhar Mohol
(born 1974)
MP for Pune10 June
2024Incumbent****Modi III

Notes

References

References

  1. (2019). "Budget data".
  2. "[http://india.gov.in/sectors/transport/ministry_civilaviation.php Ministry of Civil Aviation]." Government of India. Retrieved on 20 February 2012.
  3. "[http://civilaviation.gov.in/CRSS/Commission%20of%20Railway%20Safety.html Commission of Railway Safety] {{webarchive. link. (29 October 2012 ." Ministry of Civil Aviation. Retrieved on 19 February 2012.)
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