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Formed | 1947 |
Jurisdiction | Government of India |
Headquarters | Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan New Delhi |
Annual budget | ₹3,113.50 crore (US$360 million) (2023–24 est.)[1] |
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Website | www |
The Ministry of Civil Aviation (naagar vimaanan mantraalay) in India is the nodal ministry responsible for the formulation of national policies and programmes for the development and regulation of civil aviation. It devises and implements schemes for the orderly growth and expansion of civil air transport in the country. The mandate of this ministry also extend to overseeing airport facilities, air traffic services and carriage of passengers and goods by air. The ministry also administers the implementation of the Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024, Aircraft Rules, 1937 and is administratively responsible for the Commission of Railway Safety.