Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)

Government ministry of India

Ministry of Civil Aviation

Branch of Government of India

Ministry of Civil Aviation

Agency overview
Formed| 1947; 78 years ago (1947)
Jurisdiction| Government of India
Headquarters| Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan
New Delhi
Annual budget| ₹3,113.50 crore (US$370 million) (2023–24 est.)[1]
Ministers responsible|

* Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu, Union Cabinet Minister
* Murlidhar Kisan Mohol, Minister of State

Agency executive|

* Samir Kumar Sinha, IAS

Website| www.civilaviation.gov.in

The Ministry of Civil Aviation (Naagar Vimaan Mantraalay) 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

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

### Statutory bodies

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* Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)[2]
* Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB)
* Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS)
* Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA)
* Airports Authority of India (AAI)[2]

### Attached offices

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* Commission of Railway Safety[3] \- The commission is the rail safety authority in India, as directed by the 1989 Railways Act. The agency investigates rail accidents.[3]

### Training institutions

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* Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA)[2]
* National Aviation University (NAU)

### Central Public Sector Undertakings

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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

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

## Cabinet ministers

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No. | Portrait  | Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency | Term of office  | Political party  | Ministry  | Prime Minister

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From  | To  | Period
Minister in the Department of Civil Aviation, Ministry of Communications
1  |  |  | Hari Vinayak Pataskar
(1892–1970)
MP for Jalgaon
(MoS)  | 7 December
1956  | 16 April
1957  | 130 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru II |  | Jawaharlal Nehru
Ministry disestablished during this interval[a]
Minister of Civil Aviation
2  |  |  | Satya Narayan Sinha
(1900–1983)
MP for Samastipur | 9 June
1964  | 13 June
1964  | 4 days | Indian National Congress | Shastri |  | Lal Bahadur Shastri
3  |  |  | Nityanand Kanungo
(1900–1988)
MP for Cuttack
(MoS)  | 13 June
1964  | 31 July
1965  | 1 year, 48 days
4  |  |  | Raj Bahadur
(1912–1990)
MP for Bharatpur | 31 July
1965  | 11 January
1966  | 164 days
11 January
1966  | 24 January
1966  | Nanda II |  | Gulzarilal Nanda
Ministry disestablished during this interval[b]
Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation
5  |  |  | Karan Singh
(born 1931)
MP for Udhampur | 16 March
1967  | 18 March
1971  | 4 years, 2 days | Indian National Congress | Indira II |  | Indira Gandhi
| 18 March
1971  | 9 November
1973  | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III
(4)  |  |  | Raj Bahadur
(1912–1990)
MP for Bharatpur | 9 November
1973  | 22 December
1976  | 3 years, 43 days
6  |  |  | Kotha Raghuramaiah
(1912–1979)
MP for Guntur | 23 December
1976  | 24 March
1977  | 91 days
7  |  |  | Purushottam Kaushik
(1930–2017)
MP for Raipur | 26 March
1977  | 15 July
1979  | 2 years, 111 days | Janata Party | Desai |  | Morarji Desai
–  |  |  | Morarji Desai
(1896–1995)
MP for Surat
(Prime Minister)  | 16 July
1979  | 28 July
1979  | 12 days
8  |  |  | Mohammad Shafi Qureshi
(1928–2016)
MP for Anantnag | 30 July
1979  | 14 January
1980  | 168 days | Janata Party (Secular) | Charan |  | Charan Singh
9  |  |  | Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
(1927–2015)
MP for Cuttack | 14 January
1980  | 7 June
1980  | 145 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV |  | Indira Gandhi
10  |  |  | Anant Sharma
(1919–1988)
Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar | 8 June
1980  | 2 September
1982  | 2 years, 86 days
Minister of Civil Aviation
11  |  |  | Bhagwat Jha Azad
(1922–2011)
MP for Bhagalpur
(MoS, I/C)  | 2 September
1982  | 14 February
1983  | 165 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV |  | Indira Gandhi
Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation
12  |  |  | Khurshed Alam Khan
(1919–2013)
MP for Farrukhabad
(MoS, I/C)  | 14 February
1983  | 31 October
1984  | 1 year, 316 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV |  | Indira Gandhi
4 November
1984  | 31 December
1984  | Rajiv I |  | Rajiv Gandhi
–  |  |  | Rajiv Gandhi
(1944–1991)
MP for Amethi
(Prime Minister)  | 31 December
1984  | 25 September
1985  | 268 days | Rajiv II
Ministry disestablished during this interval[c]
Minister of Civil Aviation
13  |  |  | Jagdish Tytler
(born 1944)
MP for Delhi Sadar
(MoS, I/C)  | 22 October
1986  | 14 February
1988  | 1 year, 115 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II |  | Rajiv Gandhi
14  |  |  | Motilal Vora
(1928–2020)
Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh | 14 February
1988  | 25 June
1988  | 132 days
Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism
15  |  |  | Shivraj Patil
(born 1935)
MP for Latur
(MoS, I/C)  | 25 June
1988  | 2 December
1989  | 1 year, 160 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II |  | Rajiv Gandhi
Minister of Civil Aviation
–  |  |  | Vishwanath Pratap Singh
(1931–2008)
MP for Fatehpur
(Prime Minister)  | 2 December
1989  | 5 December
1989  | 3 days | Janata Dal | Vishwanath |  | Vishwanath Pratap Singh
16  |  |  | Arif Mohammad Khan
(born 1951)
MP for Bahraich | 6 December
1989  | 10 November
1990  | 339 days
17  |  |  | Harmohan Dhawan
(1940–2024)
MP for Chandigarh
(MoS, I/C)  | 21 November
1990  | 21 June
1991  | 212 days | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | Chandra Shekhar |  | Chandra Shekhar
Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism
18  |  |  | Madhavrao Scindia
(1945–2001)
MP for Gwalior | 21 June
1991  | 9 January
1993  | 1 year, 202 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao |  | P. V. Narasimha Rao
19  |  |  | Ghulam Nabi Azad
(born 1949)
Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra | 9 January
1993  | 16 May
1996  | 3 years, 128 days
20  |  |  | V. Dhananjay Kumar
(1951–2019)
MP for Mangalore | 16 May
1996  | 1 June
1996  | 16 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee I |  | Atal Bihari Vajpayee
21  |  |  | C. M. Ibrahim
(born 1948)
Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka | 1 June
1996  | 29 June
1996  | 28 days | Janata Dal | Deve Gowda |  | H. D. Deve Gowda
Minister in the Department of Civil Aviation  | 29 June
1996  | 21 April
1997  | 296 days
21A  |  |  | C. M. Ibrahim
(born 1948)
Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka
Minister in the Department of Tourism
21B  |  |  | Srikant Kumar Jena
(born 1950)
MP for Kendrapara
Minister in the Department of Civil Aviation  | 21 April
1997  | 19 March
1998  | 332 days | Gujral |  | Inder Kumar Gujral
(21A)  |  |  | C. M. Ibrahim
(born 1948)
Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka
Minister in the Department of Tourism
(21B)  |  |  | Srikant Kumar Jena
(born 1950)
MP for Kendrapara
Minister of Civil Aviation
22  |  |  | Ananth Kumar
(1959–2018)
MP for Bangalore South | 19 March
1998  | 13 October
1999  | 1 year, 208 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee II |  | Atal Bihari Vajpayee
23  |  |  | Sharad Yadav
(1947–2023)
MP for Madhepura | 13 October
1999  | 1 September
2001  | 1 year, 323 days | Samata Party | Vajpayee III
24  |  |  | Syed Shahnawaz Hussain
(born 1968)
MP for Kishanganj | 1 September
2001  | 24 May
2003  | 1 year, 265 days | Bharatiya Janata Party
25  |  |  | Rajiv Pratap Rudy
(born 1962)
MP for Chapra
(MoS, I/C)  | 24 May
2003  | 22 May
2004  | 364 days
26  |  |  | Praful Patel
(born 1957)
Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra
(MoS, I/C)  | 23 May
2004  | 22 May
2009  | 6 years, 235 days | Nationalist Congress Party | Manmohan I |  | Manmohan Singh
28 May
2009  | 19 January
2011  | Manmohan II
27  |  |  | Vayalar Ravi
(born 1937)
Rajya Sabha MP for Kerala | 19 January
2011  | 18 December
2011  | 333 days | Indian National Congress
28  |  |  | Ajit Singh
(1939–2021)
MP for Baghpat | 18 December
2011  | 26 May
2014  | 2 years, 159 days | Rashtriya Lok Dal
29  |  |  | Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju
(born 1951)
MP for Vizianagaram | 27 May
2014  | 9 March
2018  | 3 years, 286 days | Telugu Desam Party | Modi I |  | Narendra Modi
–  |  |  | Narendra Modi
(born 1950)
MP for Varanasi
(Prime Minister)  | 9 March
2018  | 10 March
2018  | 1 day | Bharatiya Janata Party
30  |  |  | Suresh Prabhu
(born 1953)
Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh | 10 March
2018  | 30 May
2019  | 1 year, 81 days
31  |  |  | Hardeep Singh Puri
(born 1952)
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh
(MoS, I/C)  | 31 May
2019  | 7 July
2021  | 2 years, 37 days | Modi II
32  |  |  | Jyotiraditya Scindia
(born 1971)
Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh | 7 July
2021  | 9 June
2024  | 2 years, 338 days
33  |  |  | Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu
(born 1987)
MP for Srikakulam | 10 June
2024  | Incumbent  | 1 year, 53 days | Telugu Desam Party | Modi III

## Ministers of State

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No. | Portrait  | Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency | Term of office  | Political party  | Ministry  | Prime Minister

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From  | To  | Period
Minister of State for Tourism and Civil Aviation
1  |  |  | Sarojini Mahishi
(1927–2015)
MP for Dharwad North | 2 May
1971  | 10 October
1974  | 3 years, 161 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III |  | Indira Gandhi
2  |  |  | Surendra Pal Singh
(1917–2009)
MP for Bulandshahr | 10 October
1974  | 23 December
1976  | 2 years, 74 days
3  |  |  | P. Ankineedu Prasada Rao
(1929–1997)
MP for Bapatla | 4 August
1979  | 27 November
1979  | 115 days | Indian National Congress (U) | Charan |  | Charan Singh
4  |  |  | Kartik Oraon
(1924–1981)
MP for Lohardaga | 14 January
1980  | 8 June
1980  | 146 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV |  | Indira Gandhi
5  |  |  | Chandulal Chandrakar
(1920–1995)
MP for Durg | 8 June
1980  | 15 January
1982  | 1 year, 221 days
6  |  |  | Khurshed Alam Khan
(1919–2013)
MP for Farrukhabad | 15 January
1982  | 2 September
1982  | 230 days
Minister of State for Tourism and Civil Aviation
7  |  |  | Ashok Gehlot
(born 1951)
MP for Jodhpur | 31 December
1984  | 24 August
1985  | 236 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II |  | Rajiv Gandhi
Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Tourism
8  |  |  | M. O. H. Farook
(1937–2012)
MP for Pondicherry | 21 June
1991  | 2 July
1992  | 1 year, 11 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao |  | P. V. Narasimha Rao
Minister of State in the Department of Civil Aviation
(8)  |  |  | M. O. H. Farook
(1937–2012)
MP for Pondicherry | 2 July
1992  | 17 January
1996  | 3 years, 199 days
9B  |  |  | G. Y. Krishnan
(1929–2001)
Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka | 15 September
1995  | 16 May
1996  | 244 days
Minister of State in the Department of Tourism
9A  |  |  | Sukhbans Kaur Bhinder
(1943–2006)
MP for Gurdaspur | 2 July
1992  | 16 May
1996  | 3 years, 319 days
Minister of State for Civil Aviation
10  |  |  | Jayanthi Natarajan
(born 1954)
Rajya Sabha MP for Tamil Nadu | 9 June
1997  | 19 March
1998  | 283 days | Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) | Gujral |  | Inder Kumar Gujral
11  |  |  | Chaman Lal Gupta
(1934–2021)
MP for Udhampur | 13 October
1999  | 1 September
2001  | 1 year, 323 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III |  | Atal Bihari Vajpayee
12  |  |  | Shripad Naik
(born 1952)
MP for Panaji | 1 July
2002  | 24 May
2003  | 327 days
13  |  |  | K. C. Venugopal
(born 1963)
MP for Alappuzha | 28 October
2012  | 26 May
2014  | 1 year, 210 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II |  | Manmohan Singh
14  |  |  | G. M. Siddeshwara
(born 1952)
MP for Davanagere | 26 May
2014  | 9 November
2014  | 167 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I |  | Narendra Modi
15  |  |  | Mahesh Sharma
(born 1959)
MP for Gautam Buddh Nagar | 9 November
2014  | 5 July
2016  | 1 year, 239 days
16  |  |  | Jayant Sinha
(born 1963)
MP for Hazaribagh | 5 July
2016  | 30 May
2019  | 2 years, 329 days
17  |  |  | General
V. K. Singh (Retd.)
PVSM AVSM YSM ADC
(born 1950)
MP for Ghaziabad | 7 July
2021  | 10 June 2024  | 4 years, 26 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II
18  |  |  | Murlidhar Mohol
(born 1974)
MP for Pune | 10 June
2024  | Incumbent  | 1 year, 54 days | Modi III

## See also

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* India portal
* Aviation portal

* Aviation in India
* DigiYatra

## Notes

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1. ^ The matters pertaining to the Department of Civil Aviation were placed under the Ministry of Transport and Communications from 1957 till 1963 and thereupon under the Ministry of Transport from 1963.
2. ^ The Ministry of Civil Aviation was merged with the Ministry of Transport and Aviation.
3. ^ The Ministry of Civil Aviation was merged into the Ministry of Transport as the Department of Civil Aviation.

## References

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1. ^ "Budget data" (PDF). indiabudget.gov.in. 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
2. ^ a b c "Ministry of Civil Aviation." Government of India. Retrieved on 20 February 2012.
3. ^ a b "Commission of Railway Safety Archived 29 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine." Ministry of Civil Aviation. Retrieved on 19 February 2012.

## External links

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* Official website

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Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)

Organizations|

| Directorates|

* Directorate General of Civil Aviation

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Attached offices|

* Bureau of Civil Aviation Security
* Commission of Railway Safety
* Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau

Autonomous bodies|

* Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Udan Academy

Statutory bodies|

* Airports Authority of India

Schemes|

* UDAN

Missions|

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Projects|

* National Infrastructure Pipeline
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* Civil Aviation Department MG-1
* Civil Aviation Department Mrigasheer
* Civil Aviation Department Revathi
* Hindustan Ardhra

Secretaries|

* Pradeep Singh Kharola(incumbent)

Ministers|

* John Mathai(Minister of Transport)
* N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar(Minister of Transport and Railways)
* Lal Bahadur Shastri(Minister of Railways and Transport)
* Hari Vinayak Pataskar
* Lal Bahadur Shastri(Minister of Transport and Communications)
* S. K. Patil(Minister of Transport and Communications)
* P. Subbarayan(Minister of Transport and Communications)
* Jagjivan Ram(Minister of Transport and Communications)
* Satya Narayan Sinha
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* Karan Singh
* Raj Bahadur
* Kotha Raghuramaiah
* Purushottam Kaushik
* Mohammad Shafi Qureshi
* Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
* Anant Prasad Sharma
* Bhagwat Jha Azad (MoS, IC)
* Khurshed Alam Khan
* Jagdish Tytler
* Motilal Vora
* Shivraj Patil (MoS, IC)
* Arif Mohammed Khan
* Harmohan Dhawan(MoS, IC)
* Madhavrao Scindia
* Ghulam Nabi Azad
* V. Dhananjaya Kumar
* C. M. Ibrahim
* Ananth Kumar
* Sharad Yadav
* Syed Shahnawaz Hussain
* Rajiv Pratap Rudy (MoS, IC)
* Praful Patel (MoS, IC)
* Vayalar Ravi
* Ajit Singh
* Ashok Gajapathi Raju
* Narendra Modi
* Suresh Prabhu
* Hardeep Singh Puri(MoS, IC)
* Jyotiraditya Scindia(incumbent)

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