New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): Under a special drive, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) conducted 353 spot checks and surveillance in 77 days, informed the Ministry of Civil Aviation in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.

New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): The Ministry of Civil Aviation on Thursday invited applications for Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for drones and drone components. It said that the last date for submitting the application form is May 20, 2022.

New Delhi Jan 26 PTI The Ministry of Civil Aviation MoCA on Wednesday notified a drone certification scheme to ensure minimum safety and quality requirements as it will boost indigenous manufacturing an official statement said The drone certification scheme notified on January 26 2022 under Rule 7 of the liberalized Drone Rules 2021 will help in simpler faster and transparent type-certification of drones the MoCA said on Twitter Along with the liberalised drone rules airspace map the PLI production-linked incentive scheme and the single window DigitalSky Platform this will help drone manufacturing industry in India grow it stated Another step in making India the drone hub of the world by 2030 it mentioned The MoCA had on September 16 last year approved a PLI scheme for drones and drone components with an allocation of Rs 120 crore spread over three financial years The PLI scheme came as a follow-through of the liberalised Drone Rules 2021 released by the MoCA on August 25 2021 The certification criteria mention in the drone certification scheme DCS -- which was notified on Wednesday -- will be applicable to indigenous drone manufacturers assemblers as well as importers the MoCA noted The objective of this DCS is to provide the minimum requirements for airworthiness -- safety and security requirements -- for drones and enable their evaluation for certification it mentioned A multi-stakeholder steering committee MSC chaired by a known professional who is respected by government and industry alike will oversee the scheme along with a QCI Quality Control of India secretariat it stated This MSC will also be supported by a technical committee TC and a certification committee CC that will be constituted by the QCI the MoCA mentioned The manufacturer while submitting an application for certification of a drone will have to submit various data and test results on topics such as weight type of launch and recovery mechanism installed speed range endurance battery performance type of material used in construction according to the MoCA PTI DSP RCJ RCJ

New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) circulated a fresh circular to all airlines and airports in India, asking them to provide protocol courtesy support to members of parliament at airports.

New Delhi [India], September 18 (ANI): Following a dip in the COVID-19 case in the country, the Ministry of Civil Aviation on Saturday increased the passenger capacity from 72.5 per cent to 85 per cent.

New Delhi Sep 18 PTI Airlines can now operate a maximum of 85 per cent of their pre-Covid domestic flights instead of the 725 per cent allowed till date the Ministry of Civil Aviation stated on Saturday The carriers have been operating 725 per cent of their pre-Covid domestic flights since August 12 according to the ministrys order Between July 5 and August 12 the cap stood at 65 per cent Between June 1 and July 5 the cap was at 50 per centThe ministry issued a fresh order on Saturday in which it modified the August 12order stating that 725 per cent capacity may be read as 85per cent capacity Saturdays order also noted that the 725 per cent cap will remain in place until further orderWhen the government had resumed the scheduled domestic flights on May 25 last year after a two-month break the ministry had allowed the carriers to operate not more than 33 per cent of their pre-Covid domestic servicesThe cap was gradually increased to 80 per cent by DecemberThe 80 per cent cap remained in place till June 1The May 28 decision to bring down the cap from 80 to 50 per cent from June 1 onwards was taken in view of the sudden surge in the number of active COVID-19 cases across the country decrease in passenger traffic and the passenger load occupancy rate factor the ministry had said PTI DSP KJ