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{{short description|Ministry in the Indian government}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2013}}
{{More citations needed|date=June 2009}}
{{Infobox government agency
|agency_name = Union Ministry of Civil Aviation
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|seal_caption = [[Emblem of India]]
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|jurisdiction = {{flag icon|India}}[[Republic of India]]
|headquarters = Ministry of Civil Aviation [[Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan]] [[New Delhi]]
|minister1_name = [[Jyotiraditya Scindia]]
|minister1_pfo = Cabinet Minister
|minister2_name = [[V.K. Singh]]
|minister2_pfo = Minister of State
|website = [http://www.civilaviation.gov.in civilaviation.gov.in]
|logo=|employees=|budget={{INRConvert|6602.86|c}} (2018–19 est.)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiabudget.gov.in/ub2018-19/eb/sbe95.pdf |title=Budget data |date=2019 |website=www.indiabudget.gov.in |access-date=15 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304170727/http://www.indiabudget.gov.in/ub2018-19/eb/sbe95.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>|chief1_name=• Pradeep Singh Kharola, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]|chief1_position=Civil Aviation Secretary|chief2_name=• Vimalendra Anand Patwardhan|chief2_position=Joint Secretary & Financial Advisor|chief3_name=• Vandana Aggarwal |chief3_position=Economic Advisor|chief4_name=• Narendra Singh |chief4_position=Under Secretary (NS)|chief5_name=• Harprit K Singh|chief5_position=Financial Controller|chief6_name=• Ajit Saha|chief6_position=Technical Director |chief7_name=• Rajeev Jain|chief7_position=Additional Diretor General (M&C) |parent_department=|native_name=|deputyminister1_pfo=|deputyminister1_name=}}

The '''Ministry of Civil Aviation of Government of India''' is the nodal Ministry responsible for the formulation of national policies and programmes for development and regulation of Civil Aviation and for devising and implementing schemes for the orderly growth and expansion of civil air transport. Its functions also extend to overseeing airport facilities, air traffic services and carriage of passengers and goods by air. The Ministry also administers implementation of the [[Aircraft Act|Aircraft Act, 1934]], Aircraft Rules, 1937 and is administratively responsible for the [[Commission of Railways Safety]].

== Composition of the Ministry ==
The ministry is under the charge of Minister [[ Jyotiraditya Scindia ]].

The Secretary, an IAS officer, is administrative the head of the Ministry and is assisted by one Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser, three Joint Secretaries, seven officers of the level of Director / Deputy Secretary / Financial Controller and ten officers of the level of Under Secretary. It is located at [[Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan|Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan]], [[Safdarjung Airport]], [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.civilaviation.gov.in/MocaEx/faces/orgsetup.jspx |title=Archived copy |access-date=1 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121230141848/http://www.civilaviation.gov.in/MocaEx/faces/orgsetup.jspx |archive-date=30 December 2012 }}</ref>

==Structure==
The Ministry has under its purview the following organisations:

===Directorates===

*[[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)|Directorate General of Civil Aviation]] (DGCA)<ref name="Ministryinfo">"[http://india.gov.in/sectors/transport/ministry_civilaviation.php Ministry of Civil Aviation]." Government of India. Retrieved on 20 February 2012.</ref>

===Attached offices===

*[[Bureau of Civil Aviation Security]] (BCAS)<ref name="Ministryinfo"/>
*[[Commission of Railway Safety]]<ref name="Commission of Railway Safety">"[http://civilaviation.gov.in/CRSS/Commission%20of%20Railway%20Safety.html Commission of Railway Safety] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029073620/http://civilaviation.gov.in/CRSS/Commission%20of%20Railway%20Safety.html |date=29 October 2012 }}." Ministry of Civil Aviation. Retrieved on 19 February 2012.</ref>

**The commission is the rail safety authority in India, as directed by the 1989 Railways Act. The agency investigates rail accidents.<ref name="Commission of Railway Safety"/>
*[[Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (India)|Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau]] (AAIB)

===Autonomous bodies===

*[[Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi]] (IGRUA)<ref name="Ministryinfo"/>

===Statutory bodies===

*[[Airports Authority of India]]<ref name="Ministryinfo" />

==Aircraft projects==
*[[Civil Air Department RG-1 Rohini]]
*[[Civil Aviation Department MG-1]]
*[[Civil Aviation Department Mrigasheer]]
*[[Civil Aviation Department Revathi]]
*[[Hindustan Ardhra]]

== Ministers of Civil Aviation==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:70%;"
|-
!No
! Name
! Portrait
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! colspan=2| Political party
! Prime Minister
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|1
| [[John Mathai]] (Minister of Transport)
| [[File:John Mathai.jpg|103x103px]]
| 15 August 1947
| 22 September 1948
|{{Ayd|15 august 1947|22 september 1948}}
| rowspan=15| [[Indian National Congress]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=15|
|rowspan=8| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|2
| [[N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar]] (Minister of Transport and Railways)
| [[File:Gopalaswamy Ayyangar.jpg|77x77px]]
| 17 August 1948
| 13 May 1952
|{{Ayd|17 august 1948|13 may 1952}}
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|3
| [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]] (Minister of Railways and Transport)
| [[File:Lal Bahadur Shastri (cropped).jpg|93x93px]]
| 13 May 1952
| 7 December 1956
|{{Ayd|13 may 1952|7 december 1956}}
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|4
| [[Hari Vinayak Pataskar]]
|
| 7 December 1956
| 16 April 1957
|{{Ayd|7 december 1956|16 april 1957}}
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|(3)
| [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]] (Minister of Transport and Communications)
| [[File:Lal Bahadur Shastri (cropped).jpg|93x93px]]
| 16 April 1957
| 28 March 1958
|{{Ayd|16 april 1957|28 march 1958}}
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|5
| [[S. K. Patil]] (Minister of Transport and Communications)
|
| 29 March 1958
| 24 August 1959
|{{Ayd|29 march 1958|24 august 1959}}
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|6
| [[P. Subbarayan]] (Minister of Transport and Communications)
| [[File:P Subbarayan 1989 stamp of India.jpg|102x102px]]
| 2 September 1959
| 10 April 1962
|{{Ayd|2 september 1959|10 april 1962}}
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|7
| [[Jagjivan Ram]] (Minister of Transport and Communications)
| [[File:Jagjivan Ram 1991 stamp of India.jpg|99x99px]]
| 10 April 1962
| 31 August 1963
|{{Ayd|10 april 1962|31 august 1963}}
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|8
| [[Satya Narayan Sinha]]
|
| 9 June 1964
| 13 June 1964
|{{Ayd|9 june 1964|13 june 1964}}
| rowspan=3|[[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|9
| [[Nityanand Kanungo]] (As MoS)
|
| 13 June 1964
| 31 July 1965
|{{Ayd|13 june 1964|31 july 1965}}
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|10
| rowspan="1" | [[Raj Bahadur]]
| rowspan="1" | [[File:Raj Bahadur 2013 stamp of India.jpg|100x100px]]
| rowspan=1| 31 July 1965
| rowspan=1| 24 January 1966
|{{Ayd|31 july 1965|24 january 1966}}
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|11
| [[Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy]] (Minister of Transport, Aviation, Shipping, and Tourism)
| [[File:Neelam Sanjiva Reddy.jpg|111x111px]]
| 24 January 1966
| 16 March 1967
|{{Ayd|24 january 1966|16 march 1967}}
| rowspan=4|[[Indira Gandhi]]
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|12
| [[Karan Singh]]
| [[File:Dr-Karan-Singh-sept2009.jpg|113x113px]]
| 16 March 1967
| 9 November 1973
|{{Ayd|16 march 1967|9 november 1973}}
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|(10)
| [[Raj Bahadur]]
| [[File:Raj Bahadur 2013 stamp of India.jpg|100x100px]]
| 9 November 1973
| 22 December 1976
|{{Ayd|9 november 1973|22 december 1976}}
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|13
| [[Kotha Raghuramaiah]]
|[[File:Kotha Raghuramaiah.jpg|84x84px]]
| 23 December 1976
| 24 March 1977
|{{Ayd|23 december 1976|24 march 1977}}
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|14
| [[Purushottam Kaushik]]
|
| 24 March 1977
| 15 July 1979
|{{Ayd|24 march 1977|15 july 1979}}
| rowspan=1| [[Janata Party]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Party/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
| rowspan=1| [[Morarji Desai]]
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|15
| [[Mohammad Shafi Qureshi]]
|
| 30 July 1979
| 14 January 1980
|{{Ayd|30 july 1979|14 january 1980}}
| rowspan=1| [[Indian National Congress (U)]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress (U)/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
| rowspan=1| [[Charan Singh]]
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|16
| [[Janaki Ballabh Patnaik]]
| [[File:J B Pattnaik, Governor of Assam.jpg|94x94px]]
| 14 January 1980
| 7 June 1980
|{{Ayd|14 january 1980|7 june 1980}}
| rowspan=7| [[Indian National Congress]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=7|
| rowspan=4| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|17
| [[Anant Prasad Sharma]]
|[[File:Anant Prasad Sharma Official portrait 1983.jpg|90x90px]]
| 19 October 1980
| 2 September 1982
|{{Ayd|19 october 1980|2 september 1982}}
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|18
| [[Bhagwat Jha Azad]] (Independent Charge)
| [[File:Bhagwat Jha Azad.jpg|108x108px]]
| 2 September 1982
| 14 February 1983
|{{Ayd|2 september 1982|14 january 1983}}
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|19
| [[Khurshed Alam Khan]]
| [[File:KhurshedAlamKhan.jpeg|92x92px]]
| 14 February 1983
| 31 December 1984
|{{Ayd|14 january 1983|31 december 1984}}
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|20
| [[Jagdish Tytler]]
| [[File:Jagdish Tytler in Mumbai on January 6, 2005.jpg|97x97px]]
| 22 October 1986
| 14 February 1988
|{{Ayd|22 october 1986|14 february 1988}}
| rowspan=3| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|21
| [[Motilal Vora]]
| [[File:Motilal Vora.jpg|100x100px]]
| 14 February 1988<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/vayudoot-remains-harsh-vardhans-show/1/323576.html|title=Vayudoot remains Harsh Vardhan's show|website=India Today}}</ref>
| 25 June 1988
|{{Ayd|14 february 1988|25 june 1988}}
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|22
| [[Shivraj Patil]] (Independent Charge)
| [[File:Shivraj Patil.jpg|100x100px]]
| 25 June 1988
| 2 December 1989
|{{Ayd|25 june 1988|2 december 1989}}
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|23
| [[Arif Mohammed Khan]]
| [[File:Governor Arif Mohammad Khan.jpg|93x93px]]
| 6 December 1989
| 10 November 1990
|{{Ayd|6 december 1989|10 november 1990}}
| rowspan="1" | [[Janata Dal]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Dal/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
| rowspan=1| [[V. P. Singh]]
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|24
| [[Harmohan Dhawan]] (Independent Charge)
|
| 21 November 1990
| 21 June 1991
|{{Ayd|21 november 1990|21 june 1991}}
| rowspan=1| [[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
| rowspan=1| [[Chandra Shekhar]]
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|25
| [[Madhavrao Scindia]]
| [[File:Madhavrao Scindia 2005 stamp of India.jpg|75x75px]]
| 21 June 1991
| 9 January 1993
|{{Ayd|21 june 1991|9 january 1993}}
| rowspan=2| [[Indian National Congress]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=2|
| rowspan=2| [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|26
| [[Ghulam Nabi Azad]]
| [[File:Ghulam Nabi Azad-cropped.JPG|98x98px]]
| 9 January 1993
| 16 May 1996
|{{Ayd|9 january 1993|16 may 1996}}
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|27
| [[V. Dhananjaya Kumar]]
| [[File:Danajaya kumar001.png|97x97px]]
| 16 May 1996
| 1 June 1996
|{{Ayd|16 may 1996|1 june 1996}}
| rowspan=1| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
| rowspan=1| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| rowspan="2" |28
| rowspan="2" | [[C. M. Ibrahim]]
| rowspan=2|
| rowspan=2| 1 June 1996
| rowspan=2| 19 March 1998
| rowspan="2" |{{Ayd|1 june 1996|19 march 1998}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Janata Dal]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Dal/meta/color}}" rowspan=2|
| rowspan=1| [[H. D. Deve Gowda]]
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| rowspan=1| [[I. K. Gujral]]
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|29
| [[Ananth Kumar]]
| [[File:The Leader of Opposition, BThe Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Shri Ananthkumar, in New Delhi on January 08, 2015 (cropped).jpg|89x89px]]
| 19 March 1998
| 13 October 1999
|{{Ayd|19 march 1998|13 october 1999}}
| rowspan="1" | [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
| rowspan=4| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|30
| [[Sharad Yadav]]
| [[File:Sharadyadavjdu.jpg|82x82px]]
| 13 October 1999
| 31 August 2001
|{{Ayd|13 october 1999|31 august 2001}}
| rowspan="1" | [[Janata Dal (United)]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Dal (United)/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|31
| [[Syed Shahnawaz Hussain]]
| [[File:The Union Minister for Textiles Shri Syed Shahnawaz Hussain addressing the Press on the forthcoming mega event for showcasing the expertise and capabilities of Indian Fashion Industry, Textiles and Apparel manufacturing.jpg|111x111px]]
| 1 September 2001
| 23 May 2003
|{{Ayd|1 september 2001|23 may 2003}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" rowspan=2|
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|32
| [[Rajiv Pratap Rudy]] (Independent Charge)
| [[File:Rajivrudy.png|75x75px]]
| 24 May 2003
| 22 May 2004
|{{Ayd|24 may 2003|22 may 2004}}
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|33
| [[Praful Patel]] (Independent Charge)
| [[File:Praful Patel World Economic Forum 2013.jpg|75x75px]]
| 23 May 2004
| 18 January 2011
|{{Ayd|23 may 2004|18 january 2011}}
| rowspan="1" | [[Nationalist Congress Party]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Nationalist Congress Party/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
| rowspan=3| [[Manmohan Singh]]
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|34
| [[Vayalar Ravi]]
| [[File:Vayalar Ravi-crop.jpg|105x105px]]
| 19 January 2011
| 18 December 2011
|{{Ayd|19 january 2011|18 december 2011}}
| rowspan="1" | [[Indian National Congress]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|35
| [[Ajit Singh (politician)|Ajit Singh]]
| [[File:Ajit Singh at press conference.jpg|99x99px]]
| 18 December 2011
| 26 May 2014
|{{Ayd|18 december 2011|26 may 2014}}
| rowspan="1" | [[Rashtriya Lok Dal]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Rashtriya Lok Dal/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|36
| [[Ashok Gajapathi Raju]]
| [[File:Shri_Ashok_Gajapati_Raju.jpg|80x80px]]
| 26 May 2014
| 9 March 2018
|{{Ayd|26 may 2014|9 march 2018}}
| rowspan="1" | [[Telugu Desam Party]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Telugu Desam Party/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
| rowspan="4" | [[Narendra Modi]]
|- align="center" style="height: 50px;"
|37
|[[Suresh Prabhu]]
|[[File:The Union Minister for Commerce & Industry, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu holding a Press Conference on the 3rd meeting of Council for Trade Development and Promotion, in New Delhi on January 08, 2018.jpg|75x75px]]
|10 March 2018
|30 May 2019
|{{Ayd|10 march 2018|30 may 2019}}
| rowspan="3" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|- align="center" style="height: 50px;"
|38
|[[Hardeep Singh Puri]] (Independent Charge)
|[[File:Shri Hardeep Singh Puri in July 2021.jpg|104x104px]]
|30 May 2019
|7 July 2021
|{{Ayd|30 may 2019|7 july 2021}}
|- align="center" style="height: 50px;"
|39
|[[Jyotiraditya Scindia]]
|[[File:Shri Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia in July 2021.jpg|96x96px]]
|7 July 2021
|''Incumbent''
|{{Ayd|7 july 2021|}}
|}

== List of Ministers of State ==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible style=" ;"sortable mw-collapsible"
|+Ministers of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation
! [[Minister of state]]
! Portrait
! colspan=2| Political party
! colspan="2" | Term
! Days
|-align=center
|[[G. M. Siddeshwara]]
|[[File:Gm siddeswara.jpg|100px]]
|Rowspan=4|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|Rowspan=4 bgcolor=FF9933|
|26 May 2014
|9 November 2014
|{{Age in days|2014|5|26|2014|11|9}} days
|-align=center
|[[Mahesh Sharma]]
|[[File:Mahesh Sharma January 2015.jpg|100px]]
|9 November 2014
|5 July 2016
|{{Age in days|2014|11|9|2016|07|05}} days
|-align=center
|[[Jayant Sinha]]
|[[File:JayantSinha.JPG|100px]]
|5 July 2016
|30 May 2019
|{{Age in days|2016|07|05|2019|05|30}} days
|-align=center
|[[V. K. Singh]]
|[[File:General Vijay Kumar Singh.jpg|100px]]
|07 July 2021
|Incumbent
|{{Age in days|2021|07|07}} days
|}
==See also==
{{Portal|Aviation}}
* [[Aviation in India]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070330065353/http://www.civilaviation.nic.in/ Ministry of Civil Aviation]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150507104329/http://dgca.nic.in/ Directorate General of Civil Aviation]

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