Aviation safety: Parliament panel flags DGCA staff shortage; half of all posts vacant, push for autonomy
A Parliamentary panel has raised alarm over the “existential threat” posed by severe staffing shortages at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and pressed for granting the regulator both financial and administrative autonomy through a time-bound plan.The Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture, chaired by JD(U) leader and Rajya Sabha MP…
