Ajit Singh’s ministry may dilute norms for picking next DGCA

Just when questions are being raised over the inexplicable and dramatic exit of Director General of Civil Aviation EK Bharat Bhushan, it has emerged that the civil aviation ministry is mulling a dilution of the criteria for future appointments to the country’s aviation regulatory body.
It has already been pushing for Arun Misra as Bhushan’s successor with the Cabinet Committee on Appointments (ACC) though he does not have the required 12-year aviation experience to qualify. Sources told Firstpost that Misra’s name had been approved by the ACC but there was official confirmation of this.
Misra is expected to be granted a one-time extension (from the stringent norms) for a one-year term but the ministry has begun discussions on how to relax the norms to get a suitable candidate to head this critical safety and regulatory body.
13/07/12 Sindhu Bhattacharya/First Post.com

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Jul 2012