DGCA technocrats criticise appontment of non-techie as DG

Mumbai: Technocrats in the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have criticised the government's move and subsequent appointment of a non-technocrat as the Director General of Civil Aviation.
"The Ministry of Civil Aviation is going ahead with filling up the DG's post only from person on deputation and departmental candidates are being ignored," a petition submitted to Civil Aviation Minister, Praful Patel, said.
The petition was submitted on the day Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) called in two Air Force officers and one IAS officer for the interview to select the Director General of Civil Aviation.
The Government subsequently appointed an IAS officer, Naseem Zaidi, as the DGCA on July 1.
Zaidi is a 1976-batch UP cadre IAS officer and currently India's representative at the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) at Montreal.
13/07/08 PTI/Economic Times

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Jul 2008