New Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju has renewed the efforts of the ministry to have an aviation ombudsman, a proposal which has been pending since 2011.
The minister’s office has forwarded a note to Civil Aviation Secretary V Somasundaram about the practice of appointment of ombudsman in some of the ministries and departments in the government and the possibility of having such an arrangement in the civil aviation sector.
The note said the institution of ombudsman is a major step forward in timely redressal of grievances and for bringing about better standards. Raju wants to check the viability of having having an ombudsman for the ministry, PSUs under the ministry, Air India, Airports Authority of India, Pawan Hans Ltd and DGCA.
Raju’s fresh efforts came after a series of delaying tactics on constituting an ombudsman when other sectors managed to set up watchdogs.
14/11/4 Deccan Herald
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The minister’s office has forwarded a note to Civil Aviation Secretary V Somasundaram about the practice of appointment of ombudsman in some of the ministries and departments in the government and the possibility of having such an arrangement in the civil aviation sector.
The note said the institution of ombudsman is a major step forward in timely redressal of grievances and for bringing about better standards. Raju wants to check the viability of having having an ombudsman for the ministry, PSUs under the ministry, Air India, Airports Authority of India, Pawan Hans Ltd and DGCA.
Raju’s fresh efforts came after a series of delaying tactics on constituting an ombudsman when other sectors managed to set up watchdogs.
14/11/4 Deccan Herald
