DREDGING CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD
- DCI was established in 1976 to provide integrated dredging service to the major ports of the country.
- DCI is a Miniratna Category—I Public Sector Undertaking under the administrative control of Ministry of Shipping.
- The Company is a Schedule “B” Company.
- The Company has 10 trailer suction hopper dredgers (ISHDS) and 3 cutter suction dredgers.
- The Company is listed in Mumbai, National, Delhi and Kolkata Stock Exchanges.
CIVIL AVIATION
- The Ministry of Civil Aviation is responsible for the formulation of national policies and programmes for development and regulation of civil aviation.
- The Ministry also administratively controls the institution of Commission of Railway Safety, which is responsible for the safety in rail travel and operations in terms of the provisions of the Railways Act.
- India has been a member of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and is also on the Council of ICAO since its inception.
- In the public sector, there are National Aviation Company of India Limited (Air India) and its subsidiaries, Alliance Air, Air India Charters Ltd, (Air India Express), etc.
- Apart from Air India, Indian Airlines, Alliance Air and Air India Charters Ltd., there are at present six private scheduled operators, viz., Jet Airways (India) Ltd., Jetlite Airlines, Go Airlines (India) Pvt. Ltd., Spicejet Ltd, Paramount Airways Pvt. Ltd., and Inter Globe Aviation Ltd. (IndiGO) operating on the domestic sector providing a wide choice of flights and connectivity to various parts of India.
- Besides above, a new category of scheduled airlinese. Scheduled Air Transport (Regional) services has been introduced to enhance connectivity to smaller cities and within a region.
- MDLR airlines is operating as regional scheduled airlines in northern region.
- Three cargo airlines, Blue Aviation Pvt Ltd., Deccan Cargo and Express Logistics (Pvt.) Ltd. and Aryan Cargo Express Pvt. Ltd. are operating scheduled cargo services in the country.
DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF CIVIL AVIATION
- The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is the regulatory body in the field of Civil Aviation.
- It is responsible for regulating of air transport services to/from and within India, Licensing of Pilots, aircraft maintenance engineers, laying down airworthiness requirements for civil aircraft, to implement in India the provisions of the Chicago convention relating to aviation, etc.
BUREAU OF CIVIL AVIATION SECURITY
- It was initially set up as a Cell in the DGCA in January, 1978 on the recommendation of the Pande Committee constituted in the wake of the hijacking of an Indian Airlines flight in September, 1976.
- It was reorganized into an independent Department in April, 1987 under the Ministry of Civil Aviation following the Kanishka Tragedy.
- The main responsibility of BCAS is to lay down standards and measures in respect of security of civil flights at International and domestic airports in India and Indian aircraft operators at foreign airports.
- It is the regulator for civil aviation security in the country.
- BCAS is headed by Commissioner of Security (Civil Aviation) who is the Appropriate Authority to ensure development, maintenance, updating and implementation of National Civil Aviation Security programme for India.
- The BCAS has its headquarters in New Delhi and at present has four regional offices located in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai airport.
