DGCA questions govt on staff progeny

New Delhi: Air safety regulator, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has questioned the civil aviation ministry’s silence over its investigation report recommending major penalties on eight of the nine DGCA officials whose wards were employed with private aviation companies. These officials had flouted service rules by failing to obtain government sanction before their wards took up private sector jobs.
In a scathing letter to civil aviation secretary Nasim Zaidi in October last year, DGCA chief EK Bharat Bhushan expressed his displeasure with the lackadaisical attitude of the ministry.
“The letter accused the ministry of stonewalling further action in these cases. It said that the ministry should decide on the future course of action instead of seeking repeated clarifications,” said a top source, revealing the contents of the letter. The action based on DGCA recommendations could lead to dismissal, the source added.
28/02/12 Smita Aggarwal/Financial Express

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Feb 2012