Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced 50 new airports, helipads and water aerodromes, which will be built to improve regional connectivity across the country, as she allocated Rs 3,113.36 crore for the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
Budget 2023: The allocation for the civil aviation ministry in the Union Budget has more than halved to Rs 3,113.36 crore for next financial year, especially due to a sharp reduction in the amount set aside for Air India Asset Holding Ltd.
Senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Vikram Dev Dutt has been appointed as the next director general in the Directorate of General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
Vikram Dev Dutt, a 1993-batch IAS officer of the AGMUT cadre is currently serving as the chairman and managing director (CMD) of Air India Asset Holding