Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)

The Ministry of Civil Aviation (नागर विमानन मंत्रालय, naagar vimaanan 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. Its functions 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 Aircraft Act, 1934, Aircraft Rules, 1937 and is administratively responsible for the Commission of Railway Safety.

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

Directorates

 * Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)

Regulatory Bodies

 * Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA)

Attached Offices

 * Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS)
 * Commission of Railway Safety - The commission is the rail safety authority in India, as directed by the 1989 Railways Act. The agency investigates rail accidents.
 * Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB)

Training Institutions

 * Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA)

Statutory Bodies

 * Airports Authority of India

Central Public Sector Undertakings

 * Pawan Hans

Aircraft projects

 * Civil Aviation Department RG-1 Rohini
 * Civil Aviation Department MG-1
 * Civil Aviation Department Mrigasheer
 * Civil Aviation Department Revathi
 * Hindustan Ardhra