Pune: Union minister K Rammohan Naidu on Tuesday announced the establishment of a dedicated helicopter directorate under the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to provide a single-window regulatory oversight, address chopper-specific safety and certification issues.
The Minister for Civil Aviation was delivering a keynote speech at the 7th Helicopter & Small Aircraft Summit in Pune, organised by his ministry in collaboration with the Maharashtra government, Pawan Hans, and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
“Robust regional connectivity and logistics have laid the foundation for high growth and high opportunity. We are building a strong framework of regional connectivity through initiatives such as Bharatmala, Sagarmala, National Logistics Policy, National Civil Aviation Policy, and PM Gatishakti Master Plan and ‘Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik’ (UDAAN) schemes for multimodal connectivity,” he said.
