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{{short description|Ministry in the Indian government}}
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| minister1_name = [[Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu]]
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|logo=|employees=|budget={{INRConvert|6602.86|c}} <small>(2018–19 est.)</small><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=}}
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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]].
The '''Ministry of Civil Aviation''' ({{Transliteration|hi|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]].


== Composition of the Ministry  ==
==Organisation==
The ministry is under the charge of Minister [[ Jyotiraditya Scindia ]].
The ministry has under its [[ownership]] the following central government establishments:


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>
===Statutory bodies===
 
==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>
* [[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>
* [[Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (India)|Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau]] (AAIB)
* [[Bureau of Civil Aviation Security]] (BCAS)
* [[Airports Economic Regulatory Authority]] (AERA)
*[[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI)<ref name="Ministryinfo" />


===Attached offices===
===Attached offices===
*[[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" />


*[[Bureau of Civil Aviation Security]] (BCAS)<ref name="Ministryinfo"/>
===Training institutions===
*[[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>
<!--It is under the hierarchy of the ministry, but which type of organization is it?-->
**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"/>
*[[Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi]] (IGRUA)<ref name="Ministryinfo"/>
*[[Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University|National Aviation University]] (NAU)


===Statutory bodies===
===Central Public Sector Undertakings===
 
#[[Pawan Hans]]
*[[Airports Authority of India]]<ref name="Ministryinfo" />
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==Aircraft projects==
==Aircraft projects==
*[[Civil Air Department RG-1 Rohini]]
*[[Civil Aviation Department RG-1 Rohini]]
*[[Civil Aviation Department MG-1]]
*[[Civil Aviation Department MG-1]]
*[[Civil Aviation Department Mrigasheer]]
*[[Civil Aviation Department Mrigasheer]]
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*[[Hindustan Ardhra]]
*[[Hindustan Ardhra]]


== Ministers of Civil Aviation==
== Cabinet ministers==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:70%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" | {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Portrait
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em" |Minister<br>{{small|(Birth-Death)<br>Constituency}}
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
! rowspan="2" style="width:6em" | Ministry
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Prime Minister
|-
! style="width:8em"| From
! style="width:8em"| To
! style="width:6em"| Period
|-
! colspan="11"| Minister in the Department of Civil Aviation, Ministry of Communications
|-
! 1
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Hari Vinayak Pataskar Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Hari Vinayak Pataskar]]'''<br>{{small|(1892{{ndash}}1970)<br>MP for [[Jalgaon Lok Sabha constituency|Jalgaon]]}}<br>(MoS)
| 7 December<br>1956
| 16 April<br>1957
| '''{{ayd|7 Dec 1956|16 Apr 1957}}'''
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Second Nehru ministry|Nehru II]]
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| style="width:9em"| '''[[Jawaharlal Nehru]]'''
|-
! colspan="11"| {{nobold|''Ministry disestablished during this interval''}}{{efn|The matters pertaining to the Department of Civil Aviation were placed under the [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways|Ministry of Transport and Communications]] from 1957 till 1963 and thereupon under the [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways|Ministry of Transport]] from 1963.}}
|-
! colspan="11"| Minister of Civil Aviation
|-
! 2
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Satya Narayan Sinha portrait.gif|70px]]
| '''[[Satya Narayan Sinha]]'''<br>{{small|(1900{{ndash}}1983)<br>MP for [[Samastipur Lok Sabha constituency|Samastipur]]}}
| 9 June<br>1964
| 13 June<br>1964
| '''{{ayd|9 Jun 1964|13 Jun 1964}}'''
| rowspan="4"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Shastri ministry|Shastri]]
| rowspan="3" style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="3"| '''[[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]'''
|-
! 3
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Nityanand Kanungo.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Nityanand Kanungo]]'''<br>{{small|(1900{{ndash}}1988)<br>MP for [[Cuttack Lok Sabha constituency|Cuttack]]}}<br>(MoS)
| 13 June<br>1964
| 31 July<br>1965
| '''{{ayd|13 Jun 1964|31 Jul 1965}}'''
|-
! rowspan="2"| 4
| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[File:Raj Bahadur 2013 stamp of India (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Raj Bahadur]]'''<br>{{small|(1912{{ndash}}1990)<br>MP for [[Bharatpur Lok Sabha constituency|Bharatpur]]}}
| 31 July<br>1965
| 11 January<br>1966
| rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|31 Jul 1965|11 Jan 1966}}'''
|-
| 11 January<br>1966
| 24 January<br>1966
| [[Second Nanda ministry|Nanda II]]
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| '''[[Gulzarilal Nanda]]'''
|-
! colspan="11"| {{nobold|''Ministry disestablished during this interval''}}{{efn|The Ministry of Civil Aviation was merged with the Ministry of Transport and Aviation.}}
|-
! colspan="11"| Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation
|-
! rowspan="2"| 5
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[File:Dr-Karan-Singh-sept2009.jpg|70px]]
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Karan Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1931)<br>MP for [[Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency|Udhampur]]}}
| 16 March<br>1967
| 18 March<br>1971
| rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|16 Mar 1967|18 Mar 1971}}'''
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira II]]
| rowspan="4" style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="4"| '''[[Indira Gandhi]]'''
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
| 18 March<br>1971
| 9 November<br>1973
| rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Third Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira III]]
|-
! (4)
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
| [[File:Raj Bahadur 2013 stamp of India (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Raj Bahadur]]'''<br>{{small|(1912{{ndash}}1990)<br>MP for [[Bharatpur Lok Sabha constituency|Bharatpur]]}}
| 9 November<br>1973
| 22 December<br>1976
| '''{{ayd|9 Nov 1973|22 Dec 1976}}'''
|-
! 6
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
| [[File:Kotha Raghuramaiah.png|70px]]
| '''[[Kotha Raghuramaiah]]'''<br>{{small|(1912{{ndash}}1979)<br>MP for [[Guntur Lok Sabha constituency|Guntur]]}}
| 23 December<br>1976
| 24 March<br>1977
| '''{{ayd|23 Dec 1976|24 Mar 1977}}'''
|-
! 7
| style="background:{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Purushottam Kaushik Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Purushottam Kaushik]]'''<br>{{small|(1930{{ndash}}2017)<br>MP for [[Raipur Lok Sabha constituency|Raipur]]}}
| 26 March<br>1977
| 15 July<br>1979
| '''{{ayd|26 Mar 1977|15 Jul 1979}}'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Janata Party]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Morarji Desai ministry|Desai]]
| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Morarji Desai]]'''
|-
! {{ndash}}
| style="background:{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Morarji Desai visits the USA (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Morarji Desai]]'''<br>{{small|(1896–1995)<br>MP for [[Surat Lok Sabha constituency|Surat]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| 16 July<br>1979
| 28 July<br>1979
| '''{{ayd|1979|7|16|1979|7|28}}'''
|-
! 8
| style="background:{{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}"|
| [[File:Mohammad Shafi Qureshi, Governor of Madhya Pradesh (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Mohammad Shafi Qureshi]]'''<br>{{small|(1928{{ndash}}2016)<br>MP for [[Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency|Anantnag]]}}
| 30 July<br>1979
| 14 January<br>1980
| '''{{ayd|30 Jul 1979|14 Jan 1980}}'''
| [[Janata Party (Secular)]]
| [[Charan Singh ministry|Charan]]
| style="background:{{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}"|
| '''[[Charan Singh]]'''
|-
! 9
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| [[File:Assam Governor Janaki Ballabh Patnaik at Platinum Jubilee of Assam Legislative Assembly (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Janaki Ballabh Patnaik]]'''<br>{{small|(1927{{ndash}}2015)<br>MP for [[Cuttack Lok Sabha constituency|Cuttack]]}}
| 14 January<br>1980
| 7 June<br>1980
| '''{{ayd|14 Jan 1980|7 Jun 1980}}'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress (I)]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Fourth Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira IV]]
| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Indira Gandhi]]'''
|-
! 10
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| [[File:Anant Sharma Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Anant Sharma]]'''<br>{{small|(1919{{ndash}}1988)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Bihar]]}}
| 8 June<br>1980
| 2 September<br>1982
| '''{{ayd|8 Jun 1980|2 Sep 1982}}'''
|-
! colspan="11"| Minister of Civil Aviation
|-
! 11
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| [[File:Bhagwat Jha Azad.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Bhagwat Jha Azad]]'''<br/>{{small|(1922{{ndash}}2011)<br/>MP for [[Bhagalpur Lok Sabha constituency|Bhagalpur]]}}<br/>(MoS, I/C)
| 2 September<br/>1982
| 14 February<br/>1983
| '''{{ayd|2 Sep 1982|14 Feb 1983}}'''
| [[Indian National Congress (I)]]
| [[Fourth Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira IV]]
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| '''[[Indira Gandhi]]'''
|-
! colspan="11"| Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation
|-
! rowspan="2"| 12
| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[File:Khurshed Alam Khan (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Khurshed Alam Khan]]'''<br>{{small|(1919{{ndash}}2013)<br>MP for [[Farrukhabad Lok Sabha constituency|Farrukhabad]]}}<br>(MoS, I/C)
| 14 February<br>1983
| 31 October<br>1984
| rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|14 Feb 1983|26 Dec 1984}}'''
| rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress (I)]]
| [[Fourth Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira IV]]
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| '''[[Indira Gandhi]]'''
|-
| 4 November<br>1984
| 31 December<br>1984
| [[First Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv I]]
| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Rajiv Gandhi]]'''
|-
! {{ndash}}
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| [[File:RajivGandhi.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Rajiv Gandhi]]'''<br>{{small|(1944{{ndash}}1991)<br>MP for [[Amethi Lok Sabha constituency|Amethi]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| 31 December<br>1984
| 25 September<br>1985
| '''{{ayd|31 Dec 1984|25 Sep 1985}}'''
| [[Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv II]]
|-
! colspan="11"| {{nobold|''Ministry disestablished during this interval''}}{{efn|The Ministry of Civil Aviation was merged into the Ministry of Transport as the Department of Civil Aviation.}}
|-
! colspan="11"| Minister of Civil Aviation
|-
! 13
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| [[File:Jagdish Tytler in Mumbai on January 6, 2005.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Jagdish Tytler]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1944)<br>MP for [[Delhi Sadar Lok Sabha constituency|Delhi Sadar]]}}<br>(MoS, I/C)
| 22 October<br>1986
| 14 February<br>1988
| '''{{ayd|22 Oct 1986|14 Feb 1988}}'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress (I)]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv II]]
| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Rajiv Gandhi]]'''
|-
! 14
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| [[File:Motilal Vora.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Motilal Vora]]'''<br>{{small|(1928{{ndash}}2020)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Madhya Pradesh]]}}
| 14 February<br>1988
| 25 June<br>1988
| '''{{ayd|14 Feb 1988|25 Jun 1988}}'''
|-
! colspan="11"| Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism
|-
! 15
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| [[File:Shivraj Patil in pensive mood at the inauguration of the one day Seminar on “The Role of Media in Bringing Parliament Closer to the People”.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Shivraj Patil]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1935)<br>MP for [[Latur Lok Sabha constituency|Latur]]}}<br>(MoS, I/C)
| 25 June<br>1988
| 2 December<br>1989
| '''{{ayd|25 Jun 1988|2 Dec 1989}}'''
| [[Indian National Congress (I)]]
| [[Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv II]]
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| '''[[Rajiv Gandhi]]'''
|-
! colspan="11"| Minister of Civil Aviation
|-
! {{ndash}}
| style="background:{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
| [[File:V. P. Singh (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[V. P. Singh|Vishwanath Pratap Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1931{{ndash}}2008)<br>MP for [[Fatehpur Lok Sabha constituency|Fatehpur]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| 2 December<br>1989
| 5 December<br>1989
| '''{{ayd|1989|12|2|1989|12|5}}'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Janata Dal]]
| rowspan="2"| [[V. P. Singh ministry|Vishwanath]]
| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
| rowspan="2"| '''[[V. P. Singh|Vishwanath Pratap Singh]]'''
|-
! 16
| style="background:{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
| [[File:Kerala Governor Khan during an inaugural function in 2023.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Arif Mohammad Khan]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1951)<br>MP for [[Bahraich Lok Sabha constituency|Bahraich]]}}
| 6 December<br>1989
| 10 November<br>1990
| '''{{ayd|1989|12|6|1990|11|10}}'''
|-
! 17
| style="background:{{party color|Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}"|
| [[File:No image.svg|70px]]
| '''[[Harmohan Dhawan]]'''<br>{{small|(1940{{ndash}}2024)<br>MP for [[Chandigarh Lok Sabha constituency|Chandigarh]]}}<br>(MoS, I/C)
| 21 November<br>1990
| 21 June<br>1991
| '''{{ayd|21 Nov 1990|21 Jun 1991}}'''
| [[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)]]
| [[Chandra Shekhar ministry|Chandra Shekhar]]
| style="background:{{party color|Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}"|
| '''[[Chandra Shekhar]]'''
|-
! colspan="11"| Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism
|-
! 18
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| [[File:Madhavrao Scindia 2005 stamp of India.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Madhavrao Scindia]]'''<br>{{small|(1945{{ndash}}2001)<br>MP for [[Gwalior Lok Sabha constituency|Gwalior]]}}
| 21 June<br>1991
| 9 January<br>1993
| '''{{ayd|21 Jun 1991|9 Jan 1993}}'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress (I)]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Rao ministry|Rao]]
| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| rowspan="2"| '''[[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]'''
|-
! 19
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| [[File:Ghulam Nabi Azad at Healthcare Skill Summit 2013 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Ghulam Nabi Azad]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1949)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Maharashtra]]}}
| 9 January<br>1993
| 16 May<br>1996
| '''{{ayd|9 Jan 1993|16 May 1996}}'''
|-
! 20
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Danajaya kumar001.png|70px]]
| '''[[V. Dhananjay Kumar]]'''<br>{{small|(1951{{ndash}}2019)<br>MP for [[Mangalore Lok Sabha constituency|Mangalore]]}}
| 16 May<br>1996
| 1 June<br>1996
| '''{{ayd|16 May 1996|1 Jun 1996}}'''
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[First Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee I]]
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| '''[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]'''
|-
! 21
| style="background:{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
| [[File:C. M. Ibrahim (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[C. M. Ibrahim]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1948)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Karnataka]]}}
| 1 June<br>1996
| 29 June<br>1996
| '''{{ayd|1 Jun 1996|29 Jun 1996}}'''
| rowspan="9"| [[Janata Dal]]
| rowspan="5"| [[Deve Gowda ministry|Deve Gowda]]
| rowspan="5" style="background:{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
| rowspan="5"| '''[[H. D. Deve Gowda]]'''
|-
! colspan="4"| Minister in the Department of Civil Aviation
| rowspan="4"| 29 June<br/>1996
| rowspan="4"| 21 April<br/>1997
| rowspan="4"| '''{{ayd|29 Jun 1996|21 Apr 1997}}'''
|-
! 21A
| style="background:{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
| [[File:C. M. Ibrahim (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[C. M. Ibrahim]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1948)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Karnataka]]}}
|-
! colspan="4"| Minister in the Department of Tourism
|-
|-
!No
! 21B
! Name
| style="background:{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
! Portrait
| [[File:Srikant Kumar Jena addressing in New Delhi on November 18, 2013 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Srikant Kumar Jena]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1950)<br>MP for [[Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency|Kendrapara]]}}
|-
! colspan="4"| Minister in the Department of Civil Aviation
| rowspan="4"| 21 April<br/>1997
| rowspan="4"| 19 March<br/>1998
| rowspan="4"| '''{{ayd|21 Apr 1997|19 Mar 1998}}'''
| rowspan="4"| [[Gujral ministry|Gujral]]
| rowspan="4" style="background:{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
| rowspan="4"| '''[[Inder Kumar Gujral]]'''
|-
! (21A)
| style="background:{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
| [[File:C. M. Ibrahim (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[C. M. Ibrahim]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1948)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Karnataka]]}}
|-
! colspan="4"| Minister in the Department of Tourism
|-
! (21B)
| style="background:{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
| [[File:Srikant Kumar Jena addressing in New Delhi on November 18, 2013 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Srikant Kumar Jena]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1950)<br>MP for [[Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency|Kendrapara]]}}
|-
! colspan="11"| Minister of Civil Aviation
|-
! 22
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:The Leader of Opposition, BThe Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Shri Ananthkumar, in New Delhi on January 08, 2015 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Ananth Kumar]]'''<br>{{small|(1959{{ndash}}2018)<br>MP for [[Bangalore South Lok Sabha constituency|Bangalore South]]}}
| 19 March<br>1998
| 13 October<br>1999
| '''{{ayd|19 Mar 1998|13 Oct 1999}}'''
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[Second Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee II]]
| rowspan="4" style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| rowspan="4"| '''[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]'''
|-
! 23
| style="background:{{party color|Samata Party}}"|
| [[File:Sharadyadavjdu.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Sharad Yadav]]'''<br>{{small|(1947{{ndash}}2023)<br>MP for [[Madhepura Lok Sabha constituency|Madhepura]]}}
| 13 October<br>1999
| 1 September<br>2001
| '''{{ayd|13 Oct 1999|1 Sep 2001}}'''
| [[Samata Party]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Third Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee III]]
|-
! 24
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Syed Shahnawaz Hussain (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Syed Shahnawaz Hussain]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1968)<br>MP for [[Kishanganj Lok Sabha constituency|Kishanganj]]}}
| 1 September<br>2001
| 24 May<br>2003
| '''{{ayd|1 Sep 2001|24 May 2003}}'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
! 25
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Rajiv Pratap Rudy PIB (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Rajiv Pratap Rudy]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1962)<br>MP for [[Chapra Lok Sabha constituency|Chapra]]}}<br>(MoS, I/C)
| 24 May<br>2003
| 22 May<br>2004
| '''{{ayd|24 May 2003|22 May 2004}}'''
|-
! rowspan="2"| 26
| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party (post–2023)}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[File:Praful Patel assuming charge as Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises in January 2011 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Praful Patel]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1957)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Maharashtra]]}}<br>(MoS, I/C)
| 23 May<br>2004
| 22 May<br>2009
| rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|23 May 2004|13 Jan 2011}}'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Nationalist Congress Party]]
| [[First Manmohan Singh ministry|Manmohan I]]
| rowspan="4" style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="4"| '''[[Manmohan Singh]]'''
|-
| 28 May<br>2009
| 19 January<br>2011
| rowspan="3"| [[Second Manmohan Singh ministry|Manmohan II]]
|-
! 27
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Vayalar Ravi-crop.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Vayalar Ravi]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1937)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Kerala]]}}
| 19 January<br>2011
| 18 December<br>2011
| '''{{ayd|19 Jan 2011|18 Dec 2011}}'''
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|-
! 28
| style="background:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}}"|
| [[File:Ajit Singh at press conference.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Ajit Singh (politician, born 1939)|Ajit Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1939{{ndash}}2021)<br>MP for [[Baghpat Lok Sabha constituency|Baghpat]]}}
| 18 December<br>2011
| 26 May<br>2014
| '''{{ayd|18 Dec 2011|26 May 2014}}'''
| [[Rashtriya Lok Dal]]
|-
! 29
| style="background:{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}"|
| [[File:Ashok Gajapathi Raju (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Ashok Gajapathi Raju|Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1951)<br>MP for [[Vizianagaram Lok Sabha constituency|Vizianagaram]]}}
| 27 May<br>2014
| 9 March<br>2018
| '''{{ayd|27 May 2014|9 Mar 2018}}'''
| [[Telugu Desam Party]]
| rowspan="3"| [[First Modi ministry|Modi I]]
| rowspan="7" style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| rowspan="7"| '''[[Narendra Modi]]'''
|-
! {{ndash}}
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:PM Modi 2015.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Narendra Modi]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1950)<br>MP for [[Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency|Varanasi]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| 9 March<br>2018
| 10 March<br>2018
| '''{{ayd|9 Mar 2018|10 Mar 2018}}'''
| rowspan="4"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
! 30
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Suresh Prabhu (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Suresh Prabhu]]'''<br />{{small|(born 1953)<br />Rajya Sabha MP for [[Andhra Pradesh]]}}
| 10 March<br>2018
| 30 May<br>2019
| '''{{ayd|10 Mar 2018|30 May 2019}}'''
|-
! 31
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Shri Hardeep Singh Puri in July 2021.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Hardeep Singh Puri]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1952)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]]}}<br>(MoS, I/C)
| 31 May<br>2019
| 7 July<br>2021
| '''{{ayd|31 May 2019|7 Jul 2021}}'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Second Modi ministry|Modi II]]
|-
! 32
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Shri Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Jyotiraditya Scindia]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1971)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Madhya Pradesh]]}}
| 7 July<br>2021
| 9 June<br>2024
| '''{{ayd|7 Jul 2021|9 June 2024}}'''
|-
! 33
| style="background:{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}"|
| [[File:Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu|Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu]]'''<br/>{{small|(born 1987)<br/>MP for [[Srikakulam Lok Sabha constituency|Srikakulam]]}}
| 10 June<br>2024
| Incumbent
| '''{{ayd|10 June 2024|}}'''
| [[Telugu Desam Party]]
| [[Third Modi ministry|Modi III]]
|-
|}
 
== Ministers of State ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" | {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Portrait
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em" |Minister<br>{{small|(Birth-Death)<br>Constituency}}
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! colspan=2| Political party
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
! Prime Minister
! rowspan="2" style="width:6em" | Ministry
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Prime Minister
|1
|-
| [[John Mathai]]<br><small>(Minister of Transport)</small>
! style="width:8em"| From
| [[File:John Mathai.jpg|103x103px]]
! style="width:8em"| To
| 15 August 1947
! style="width:6em"| Period
| 22 September 1948
|-
|{{Ayd|15 august 1947|22 september 1948}}
! colspan="11"| Minister of State for Tourism and Civil Aviation
| rowspan=15| [[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=15|
! 1
|rowspan=8| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| [[File:Sarojini Mahishi portrait.gif|70px]]
|2
| '''[[Sarojini Mahishi]]'''<br/>{{small|(1927{{ndash}}2015)<br/>MP for [[Dharwad North Lok Sabha constituency|Dharwad North]]}}
| [[N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar]]<br><small>(Minister of Transport and Railways)</small>
| 2 May<br/>1971
| [[File:Gopalaswamy Ayyangar.jpg|77x77px]]
| 10 October<br/>1974
| 17 August 1948
| '''{{ayd|2 May 1971|10 Oct 1974}}'''
| 13 May 1952
| rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
|{{Ayd|17 august 1948|13 may 1952}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Third Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira III]]
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|3
| rowspan="2" style="width:9em"| '''[[Indira Gandhi]]'''
| [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]<br><small>(Minister of Railways and Transport)</small>
|-
| [[File:Lal Bahadur Shastri (cropped).jpg|93x93px]]
! 2
| 13 May 1952
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| 7 December 1956
| [[File:Surendra Pal Singh portrait.jpg|70px]]
|{{Ayd|13 may 1952|7 december 1956}}
| '''[[Surendra Pal Singh (politician)|Surendra Pal Singh]]'''<br />{{small|(1917{{ndash}}2009)<br />MP for [[Bulandshahr Lok Sabha constituency|Bulandshahr]]}}
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| 10 October<br/>1974
|4
| 23 December<br/>1976
| [[Hari Vinayak Pataskar]]
| '''{{ayd|10 Oct 1974|23 Dec 1976}}'''
|
|-
| 7 December 1956
! colspan="11"|
| 16 April 1957
|-
|{{Ayd|7 december 1956|16 april 1957}}
! 3
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (U)}}"|
|3
| [[File:No image.svg|70px]]
| [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]<br><small>(Minister of Transport and Communications)</small>
| '''[[P. Ankineedu Prasada Rao]]'''<br/>{{small|(1929{{ndash}}1997)<br/>MP for [[Bapatla Lok Sabha constituency|Bapatla]]}}
| [[File:Lal Bahadur Shastri (cropped).jpg|93x93px]]
| 4 August<br/>1979
| 16 April 1957
| 27 November<br/>1979
| 28 March 1958
| '''{{ayd|4 Aug 1979|27 Nov 1979}}'''
|{{Ayd|16 april 1957|28 march 1958}}
| [[Indian National Congress (U)]]
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| [[Charan Singh ministry|Charan]]
|5
| style="background:{{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}"|
| [[S. K. Patil]]<br><small>(Minister of Transport and Communications)</small>
| '''[[Charan Singh]]'''
|  
|-
| 29 March 1958
! colspan="11"|
| 24 August 1959
|-
|{{Ayd|29 march 1958|24 august 1959}}
! 4
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|6
| [[File:Karthik Oraon (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[P. Subbarayan]]<br><small>(Minister of Transport and Communications)</small>
| '''[[Kartik Oraon]]'''<br>{{small|(1924{{ndash}}1981)<br>MP for [[Lohardaga Lok Sabha constituency|Lohardaga]]}}
| [[File:P Subbarayan 1989 stamp of India.jpg|102x102px]]
| 14 January<br/>1980
| 2 September 1959
| 8 June<br/>1980
| 10 April 1962
| '''{{ayd|14 Jan 1980|8 Jun 1980}}'''
|{{Ayd|2 september 1959|10 april 1962}}
| rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress (I)]]
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| rowspan="3"| [[Fourth Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira IV]]
|7
| rowspan="3" style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| [[Jagjivan Ram]]<br><small>(Minister of Transport and Communications)</small>
| rowspan="3"| '''[[Indira Gandhi]]'''
| [[File:Jagjivan Ram 1991 stamp of India.jpg|99x99px]]
|-
| 10 April 1962
! 5
| 31 August 1963
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|{{Ayd|10 april 1962|31 august 1963}}
| [[File:No image.svg|70px]]
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| '''[[Chandulal Chandrakar]]'''<br>{{small|(1920{{ndash}}1995)<br>MP for [[Durg Lok Sabha constituency|Durg]]}}
|8
| 8 June<br/>1980
| [[Satya Narayan Sinha]]
| 15 January<br/>1982
|  
| '''{{ayd|8 Jun 1980|15 Jan 1982}}'''
| 9 June 1964
|-
| 13 June 1964
! 6
|{{Ayd|9 june 1964|13 june 1964}}
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| rowspan=3|[[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]
| [[File:Khurshed Alam Khan (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| '''[[Khurshed Alam Khan]]'''<br>{{small|(1919{{ndash}}2013)<br>MP for [[Farrukhabad Lok Sabha constituency|Farrukhabad]]}}
|9
| 15 January<br/>1982
| [[Nityanand Kanungo]]<br><small>(As MoS)</small>
| 2 September<br/>1982
|  
| '''{{ayd|15 Jan 1982|2 Sep 1982}}'''
| 13 June 1964
|-
| 31 July 1965
! colspan="11"| Minister of State for Tourism and Civil Aviation
|{{Ayd|13 june 1964|31 july 1965}}
|-
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
! 7
|10
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| rowspan="1" | [[Raj Bahadur]]
| [[File:Ashok Gehlot 2012.jpg|70px]]
| rowspan="1" | [[File:Raj Bahadur 2013 stamp of India.jpg|100x100px]]
| '''[[Ashok Gehlot]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1951)<br>MP for [[Jodhpur Lok Sabha constituency|Jodhpur]]}}
| rowspan=1| 31 July 1965
| 31 December<br/>1984
| rowspan=1| 24 January 1966
| 24 August<br/>1985
|{{Ayd|31 july 1965|24 january 1966}}
| '''{{ayd|31 Dec 1984|24 Aug 1985}}'''
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| [[Indian National Congress (I)]]
|11
| [[Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv II]]
| [[Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy]]<br><small>(Minister of Transport, Aviation, Shipping, and Tourism)</small>
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| [[File:Neelam Sanjiva Reddy.jpg|111x111px]]
| '''[[Rajiv Gandhi]]'''
| 24 January 1966
|-
| 16 March 1967
! colspan="11"| Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Tourism
|{{Ayd|24 january 1966|16 march 1967}}
|-
| rowspan=4|[[Indira Gandhi]]
! 8
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|12
| [[File:M. O. H. Farook.jpg|70px]]
| [[Karan Singh]]
| '''[[M. O. H. Farook]]'''<br>{{small|(1937{{ndash}}2012)<br>MP for [[Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency|Pondicherry]]}}
| [[File:Dr-Karan-Singh-sept2009.jpg|113x113px]]
| 21 June<br>1991
| 16 March 1967
| 2 July<br/>1992
| 9 November 1973
| '''{{ayd|21 Jun 1991|2 Jul 1992}}'''
|{{Ayd|16 march 1967|9 november 1973}}
| rowspan="6"| [[Indian National Congress (I)]]
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| rowspan="6"| [[Rao ministry|Rao]]
|10
| rowspan="6" style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| [[Raj Bahadur]]
| rowspan="6"| '''[[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]'''
| [[File:Raj Bahadur 2013 stamp of India.jpg|100x100px]]
|-
| 9 November 1973
! colspan="7"| Minister of State in the Department of Civil Aviation
| 22 December 1976
|-
|{{Ayd|9 november 1973|22 december 1976}}
! (8)
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|13
| [[File:M. O. H. Farook.jpg|70px]]
| [[Kotha Raghuramaiah]]
| '''[[M. O. H. Farook]]'''<br>{{small|(1937{{ndash}}2012)<br>MP for [[Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency|Pondicherry]]}}
|[[File:Kotha Raghuramaiah.jpg|84x84px]]
| 2 July<br/>1992
| 23 December 1976
| 17 January<br/>1996
| 24 March 1977
| '''{{ayd|2 Jul 1992|17 Jan 1996}}'''
|{{Ayd|23 december 1976|24 march 1977}}
|-
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
! 9B
|14
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| [[Purushottam Kaushik]]
| [[File:No image.svg|70px]]
|  
| '''[[G. Y. Krishnan]]'''<br>{{small|(1929{{ndash}}2001)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Karnataka]]}}
| 24 March 1977
| 15 September<br>1995
| 15 July 1979
| 16 May<br>1996
|{{Ayd|24 march 1977|15 july 1979}}
| '''{{ayd|15 Sep 1995|16 May 1996}}'''
| rowspan=1| [[Janata Party]]
|-
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Party/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
! colspan="7"| Minister of State in the Department of Tourism
| rowspan=1| [[Morarji Desai]]
|-
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
! 9A
|15
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| [[Mohammad Shafi Qureshi]]
| [[File:Sukhbans Kaur Bhinder Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|  
| '''[[Sukhbans Kaur Bhinder]]'''<br>{{small|(1943{{ndash}}2006)<br>MP for [[Gurdaspur Lok Sabha constituency|Gurdaspur]]}}
| 30 July 1979
| 2 July<br>1992
| 14 January 1980
| 16 May<br>1996
|{{Ayd|30 july 1979|14 january 1980}}
| '''{{ayd|2 Jul 1992|16 May 1996}}'''
| rowspan=1| [[Indian National Congress (U)]]
|-
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress (U)/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
! colspan="11"| Minister of State for Civil Aviation
| rowspan=1| [[Charan Singh]]
|-
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
! 10
|16
| style="background:{{party color|Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)}}"|
| [[Janaki Ballabh Patnaik]]
| [[File:Jayanthi Natarajan in 2012 (cropped).png|70px]]
| [[File:J B Pattnaik, Governor of Assam.jpg|94x94px]]
| '''[[Jayanthi Natarajan]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1954)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Tamil Nadu]]}}
| 14 January 1980
| 9 June<br>1997
| 7 June 1980
| 19 March<br>1998
|{{Ayd|14 january 1980|7 june 1980}}
| '''{{ayd|9 Jun 1997|19 Mar 1998}}'''
| rowspan=7| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=7|
| [[Gujral ministry|Gujral]]
| rowspan=4| [[Indira Gandhi]]
| style="background:{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| '''[[Inder Kumar Gujral]]'''
|17
|-
| [[Anant Prasad Sharma]]
! 11
|[[File:Anant Prasad Sharma Official portrait 1983.jpg|90x90px]]
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| 19 October 1980
| [[File:No image.svg|70px]]
| 2 September 1982
| '''[[Chaman Lal Gupta]]'''<br>{{small|(1934{{ndash}}2021)<br>MP for [[Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency|Udhampur]]}}
|{{Ayd|19 october 1980|2 september 1982}}
| 13 October<br>1999
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| 1 September<br>2001
|18
| '''{{ayd|13 Oct 1999|1 Sep 2001}}'''
| [[Bhagwat Jha Azad]] <br><small>(Independent Charge)</small>
| rowspan="3"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[File:Bhagwat Jha Azad.jpg|108x108px]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Third Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee III]]
| 2 September 1982
| rowspan="3" style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| 14 February 1983
| rowspan="3"| '''[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]'''
|{{Ayd|2 september 1982|14 january 1983}}
|-
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
! colspan="7"|  
|19
|-
| [[Khurshed Alam Khan]]
! 12
|  
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| 14 February 1983
| [[File:Shripad Yasso Naik - Kolkata 2014-10-12 7755.JPG|70px]]
| 31 December 1984
| '''[[Shripad Naik]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1952)<br>MP for [[North Goa Lok Sabha constituency|Panaji]]}}
|{{Ayd|14 january 1983|31 december 1984}}
| 1 July<br>2002
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| 24 May<br>2003
|20
| '''{{ayd|1 Jul 2002|24 May 2003}}'''
| [[Jagdish Tytler]]
|-
| [[File:Jagdish Tytler in Mumbai on January 6, 2005.jpg|97x97px]]
! colspan="11"|  
| 22 October 1986
|-
| 14 February 1988
! 13
|{{Ayd|22 october 1986|14 february 1988}}
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan=3| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
| [[File:K.C. Venugopal.JPG|70px]]
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| '''[[K. C. Venugopal]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1963)<br>MP for [[Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency|Alappuzha]]}}
|21
| 28 October<br>2012
| [[Motilal Vora]]
| 26 May<br>2014
| [[File:Motilal Vora.jpg|100x100px]]
| '''{{ayd|28 Oct 2012|26 May 2014}}'''
| 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>
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 25 June 1988
| [[Second Manmohan Singh ministry|Manmohan II]]
|{{Ayd|14 february 1988|25 june 1988}}
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| '''[[Manmohan Singh]]'''
|22
|-
| [[Shivraj Patil]] <br><small>(Independent Charge)</small>
! colspan="11"|
| [[File:Shivraj Patil.jpg|100x100px]]
|-
| 25 June 1988
! 14
| 2 December 1989
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|{{Ayd|25 june 1988|2 december 1989}}
| [[File:G. M. Siddeshwara (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| '''[[G. M. Siddeshwara]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1952)<br>MP for [[Davanagere Lok Sabha constituency|Davanagere]]}}
|23
| 26 May<br>2014
| [[Arif Mohammed Khan]]
| 9 November<br>2014
| [[File:Governor Arif Mohammad Khan.jpg|93x93px]]
| '''{{ayd|26 May 2014|9 Nov 2014}}'''
| 6 December 1989
| rowspan="3"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 10 November 1990
| rowspan="3"| [[First Modi ministry|Modi I]]
|{{Ayd|6 december 1989|10 november 1990}}
| rowspan="6" style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| rowspan="1" | [[Janata Dal]]
| rowspan="6"| '''[[Narendra Modi]]'''
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Dal/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
|-
| rowspan=1| [[V. P. Singh]]
! 15
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|24
| [[File:Mahesh Sharma January 2015.jpg|70px]]
| [[Harmohan Dhawan]]<br><small>(Independent Charge)</small>
| '''[[Mahesh Sharma]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1959)<br>MP for [[Gautam Buddh Nagar Lok Sabha constituency|Gautam Buddh Nagar]]}}
|  
| 9 November<br>2014
| 21 November 1990
| 5 July<br>2016
| 21 June 1991
| '''{{ayd|9 Nov 2014|5 Jul 2016}}'''
|{{Ayd|21 november 1990|21 june 1991}}
|-
| rowspan=1| [[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)]]
! 16
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| rowspan=1| [[Chandra Shekhar]]
| [[File:JayantSinha.JPG|70px]]
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| '''[[Jayant Sinha]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1963)<br>MP for [[Hazaribagh Lok Sabha constituency|Hazaribagh]]}}
|25
| 5 July<br>2016
| [[Madhavrao Scindia]]
| 30 May<br>2019
| [[File:Madhavrao Scindia 2005 stamp of India.jpg|75x75px]]
| '''{{ayd|5 Jul 2016|30 May 2019}}'''
| 21 June 1991
|-
| 9 January 1993
! colspan="9"|  
|{{Ayd|21 june 1991|9 january 1993}}
|-
| rowspan=2| [[Indian National Congress]]
! 17
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=2|
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| rowspan=2| [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| [[File:India's Minister of State for External Affairs Vijay Kumar Singh (15760995677) (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| {{small|General}}<br>'''[[V. K. Singh]]''' {{small|(Retd.)}}<br>{{post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM|YSM|ADC}}<br>{{small|(born 1950)<br>MP for [[Ghaziabad Lok Sabha constituency|Ghaziabad]]}}
|26
| 7 July<br>2021
| [[Ghulam Nabi Azad]]
| 10 June 2024
| [[File:Ghulam Nabi Azad-cropped.JPG|98x98px]]
| '''{{ayd|2021|7|7}}'''
| 9 January 1993
| rowspan="2"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 16 May 1996
| [[Second Modi ministry|Modi II]]
|{{Ayd|9 january 1993|16 may 1996}}
|-
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
! 18
|27
| style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[V. Dhananjaya Kumar]]
| [[File:Murlidhar Mohol.png|70px]]
| [[File:Danajaya kumar001.png|97x97px]]
| '''[[Murlidhar Mohol]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1974)<br/>MP for [[Pune Lok Sabha constituency|Pune]]}}
| 16 May 1996
| 10 June<br/>2024
| 1 June 1996
| Incumbent
|{{Ayd|16 may 1996|1 june 1996}}
| '''{{ayd|2024|6|9}}'''
| rowspan=1| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[Third Modi ministry|Modi III]]
|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]] <br><small>(Independent Charge)</small>
| [[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]] <br><small>(Independent Charge)</small>
| [[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]]<br><small>(Independent Charge)</small>
|[[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==
==See also==
{{Portal|India|Aviation}}
* [[Aviation in India]]
* [[DigiYatra]]


* [[Aviation in India]]
==Notes==
{{notelist}}


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


{{Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)}}
{{Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)}}

Latest revision as of 15:59, 10 December 2025


Ministry of Civil Aviation
Branch of Government of India
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Agency overview
Formed1947; 79 years ago (1947)
JurisdictionGovernment of India
HeadquartersRajiv Gandhi Bhawan
New Delhi
Annual budget₹3,113.50 crore (US$440 million) (2023–24 est.)[1]
Ministers responsible
Agency executive
Websitewww.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[edit | edit source]

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

Statutory bodies[edit | edit source]

Attached offices[edit | edit source]

Training institutions[edit | edit source]

Central Public Sector Undertakings[edit | edit source]

  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[edit | edit source]

Cabinet ministers[edit | edit source]

No. Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
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[lower-alpha 1]
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[lower-alpha 2]
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[lower-alpha 3]
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 2 years, 60 days Telugu Desam Party Modi III

Ministers of State[edit | edit source]

No. Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
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 5 years, 33 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi II
18 Murlidhar Mohol
(born 1974)
MP for Pune 		10 June
2024 		Incumbent 2 years, 61 days Modi III

See also[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  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[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Budget data" (PDF). indiabudget.gov.in. 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Ministry of Civil Aviation." Government of India. Retrieved on 20 February 2012.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Commission of Railway Safety Archived 29 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine." Ministry of Civil Aviation. Retrieved on 19 February 2012.

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