DGCA officials face conflict of interest

New Delhi: Former Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Bharat Bhushan's unceremonious ouster by the civil aviation ministry has put the airline regulator in a tenuous position - its top two officials have a direct conflict of interest.
The new acting DGCA Prashant Sukul is on the Air India board, while the joint DGCA Anil Srivastava is also the CMD of Pawan Hans Helicopters.
DGCA regulates Air India, Pawan Hans and all their competitors. This is the second time in a fortnight that the aviation ministry has refused to comply with the diktat of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC).
A week before, the ACC decided to extend Bhushan's tenure on July 4 - it had asked the aviation ministry to relieve Srivastava from his Pawan Hans' job as it constituted an obvious conflict of interest. Even this hasn't been complied with. Srivastava, who took charge at Pawan Hans in March this year, continues to hold both the positions.
13/07/12 Vikas Dhoot/Economic Times

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Categories: Air India Jul 2012, Indian Aviation- In General Jul 2012