Recruitment, reform drive on in civil aviation regulator

New Delhi: In its bid to provide more safety for air passengers, India's civil aviation watchdog, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Monday said it has started a recruitment and reform drive.
"We have started many initiatives. The government has approved creation of 500 new jobs (at DGCA), the first batch will join soon," DGCA Director General E.K. Bharat Bhushan said in his address at a Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) event here.
According to Bhushan, the process to fill all the vacancies will take time as other government agencies like the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) are involved.
"It will take time, but it is happening. Agencies like UPSC are also involved and we are working with them," Bhushan told reporters after the event.
Currently, the DGCA - which is the prime aviation safety, regulation and inspection authority in the country - has about 130 staff.
31/10/11 IANS/Economic Times

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