# Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)

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.

## Organisation

The ministry has under its ownership the following central government establishments:

### Statutory bodies

* Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)
* Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB)
* Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS)
* Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA)
* Airports Authority of India(AAI)

### Attached offices

* Commission of Railway Safety - The commission is the rail safety authority in India, as directed by the 1989 Railways Act. The agency investigates rail accidents.

### Training institutions

* Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA)
* National Aviation University (NAU)

### Central Public Sector Undertakings

* Pawan Hans
* AI Assets Holding Limited
* Hotel Corporation of India Limited, a subsidiary of AI Assets Holding Ltd.
* AI Engineering Services Limited Official Website

## Aircraft projects

* Civil Aviation Department RG-1 Rohini
* Civil Aviation Department MG-1
* Civil Aviation Department Mrigasheer
* Civil Aviation Department Revathi
* Hindustan Ardhra

## Cabinet ministers

| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | Prime Minister |
| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | From | To | Period | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | Prime Minister |
| Minister in the Department of Civil Aviation, Ministry of Communications |||||||||||
| 1 | | | Hari Vinayak Pataskar (1892–1970) MP for Jalgaon (MoS) | 7 December 1956 | 16 April 1957 | 130 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru II | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Ministry disestablished during this interval |||||||||||
| Minister of Civil Aviation |||||||||||
| 2 | | | Satya Narayan Sinha (1900–1983) MP for Samastipur | 9 June 1964 | 13 June 1964 | 4 days | Indian National Congress | Shastri | | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| 3 | | | Nityanand Kanungo (1900–1988) MP for Cuttack (MoS) | 13 June 1964 | 31 July 1965 | 1 year, 48 days | Indian National Congress | Shastri | | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| 4 | | | Raj Bahadur (1912–1990) MP for Bharatpur | 31 July 1965 | 11 January 1966 | 164 days | Indian National Congress | Shastri | | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| 4 | | | Raj Bahadur (1912–1990) MP for Bharatpur | 11 January 1966 | 24 January 1966 | 164 days | Indian National Congress | Nanda II | | Gulzarilal Nanda |
| Ministry disestablished during this interval |||||||||||
| Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation |||||||||||
| 5 | | | Karan Singh (born 1931) MP for Udhampur | 16 March 1967 | 18 March 1971 | 4 years, 2 days | Indian National Congress | Indira II | | Indira Gandhi |
| 5 | | | Karan Singh (born 1931) MP for Udhampur | 18 March 1971 | 9 November 1973 | 4 years, 2 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | | Indira Gandhi |
| (4) | | | Raj Bahadur (1912–1990) MP for Bharatpur | 9 November 1973 | 22 December 1976 | 3 years, 43 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | | Indira Gandhi |
| 6 | | | Kotha Raghuramaiah (1912–1979) MP for Guntur | 23 December 1976 | 24 March 1977 | 91 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | | Indira Gandhi |
| 7 | | | Purushottam Kaushik (1930–2017) MP for Raipur | 26 March 1977 | 15 July 1979 | 2 years, 111 days | Janata Party | Desai | | Morarji Desai |
| – | | | Morarji Desai (1896–1995) MP for Surat (Prime Minister) | 16 July 1979 | 28 July 1979 | 12 days | Janata Party | Desai | | Morarji Desai |
| 8 | | | Mohammad Shafi Qureshi (1928–2016) MP for Anantnag | 30 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | 168 days | Janata Party (Secular) | Charan | | Charan Singh |
| 9 | | | Janaki Ballabh Patnaik (1927–2015) MP for Cuttack | 14 January 1980 | 7 June 1980 | 145 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | | Indira Gandhi |
| 10 | | | Anant Sharma (1919–1988) Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar | 8 June 1980 | 2 September 1982 | 2 years, 86 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | | Indira Gandhi |
| Minister of Civil Aviation |||||||||||
| 11 | | | Bhagwat Jha Azad (1922–2011) MP for Bhagalpur (MoS, I/C) | 2 September 1982 | 14 February 1983 | 165 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | | Indira Gandhi |
| Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation |||||||||||
| 12 | | | Khurshed Alam Khan (1919–2013) MP for Farrukhabad (MoS, I/C) | 14 February 1983 | 31 October 1984 | 1 year, 316 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | | Indira Gandhi |
| 12 | | | Khurshed Alam Khan (1919–2013) MP for Farrukhabad (MoS, I/C) | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | 1 year, 316 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv I | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| – | | | Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991) MP for Amethi (Prime Minister) | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | 268 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| Ministry disestablished during this interval |||||||||||
| Minister of Civil Aviation |||||||||||
| 13 | | | Jagdish Tytler (born 1944) MP for Delhi Sadar (MoS, I/C) | 22 October 1986 | 14 February 1988 | 1 year, 115 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 14 | | | Motilal Vora (1928–2020) Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh | 14 February 1988 | 25 June 1988 | 132 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism |||||||||||
| 15 | | | Shivraj Patil (born 1935) MP for Latur (MoS, I/C) | 25 June 1988 | 2 December 1989 | 1 year, 160 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| Minister of Civil Aviation |||||||||||
| – | | | Vishwanath Pratap Singh (1931–2008) MP for Fatehpur (Prime Minister) | 2 December 1989 | 5 December 1989 | 3 days | Janata Dal | Vishwanath | | Vishwanath Pratap Singh |
| 16 | | | Arif Mohammad Khan (born 1951) MP for Bahraich | 6 December 1989 | 10 November 1990 | 339 days | Janata Dal | Vishwanath | | Vishwanath Pratap Singh |
| 17 | | | Harmohan Dhawan (1940–2024) MP for Chandigarh (MoS, I/C) | 21 November 1990 | 21 June 1991 | 212 days | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | Chandra Shekhar | | Chandra Shekhar |
| Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism |||||||||||
| 18 | | | Madhavrao Scindia (1945–2001) MP for Gwalior | 21 June 1991 | 9 January 1993 | 1 year, 202 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| 19 | | | Ghulam Nabi Azad (born 1949) Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra | 9 January 1993 | 16 May 1996 | 3 years, 128 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| 20 | | | V. Dhananjay Kumar (1951–2019) MP for Mangalore | 16 May 1996 | 1 June 1996 | 16 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee I | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 21 | | | C. M. Ibrahim (born 1948) Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | 28 days | Janata Dal | Deve Gowda | | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| Minister in the Department of Civil Aviation | Minister in the Department of Civil Aviation | Minister in the Department of Civil Aviation | Minister in the Department of Civil Aviation | 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | 296 days | Janata Dal | Deve Gowda | | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| 21A | | | C. M. Ibrahim (born 1948) Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka | 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | 296 days | Janata Dal | Deve Gowda | | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| H. D. Deve Gowda ||||
| 21B | | | Srikant Kumar Jena (born 1950) MP for Kendrapara | 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | 296 days | Janata Dal | Deve Gowda | | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| Minister in the Department of Civil Aviation | Minister in the Department of Civil Aviation | Minister in the Department of Civil Aviation | Minister in the Department of Civil Aviation | 21 April 1997 | 19 March 1998 | 332 days | Janata Dal | Gujral | | Inder Kumar Gujral |
| (21A) | | | C. M. Ibrahim (born 1948) Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka | 21 April 1997 | 19 March 1998 | 332 days | Janata Dal | Gujral | | Inder Kumar Gujral |
| Inder Kumar Gujral ||||
| (21B) | | | Srikant Kumar Jena (born 1950) MP for Kendrapara | 21 April 1997 | 19 March 1998 | 332 days | Janata Dal | Gujral | | Inder Kumar Gujral |
| Minister of Civil Aviation |||||||||||
| 22 | | | Ananth Kumar (1959–2018) MP for Bangalore South | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | 1 year, 208 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee II | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 23 | | | Sharad Yadav (1947–2023) MP for Madhepura | 13 October 1999 | 1 September 2001 | 1 year, 323 days | Samata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 24 | | | Syed Shahnawaz Hussain (born 1968) MP for Kishanganj | 1 September 2001 | 24 May 2003 | 1 year, 265 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 25 | | | Rajiv Pratap Rudy (born 1962) MP for Chapra (MoS, I/C) | 24 May 2003 | 22 May 2004 | 364 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 26 | | | Praful Patel (born 1957) Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra (MoS, I/C) | 23 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | 6 years, 235 days | Nationalist Congress Party | Manmohan I | | Manmohan Singh |
| 26 | | | Praful Patel (born 1957) Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra (MoS, I/C) | 28 May 2009 | 19 January 2011 | 6 years, 235 days | Nationalist Congress Party | Manmohan II | | Manmohan Singh |
| 27 | | | Vayalar Ravi (born 1937) Rajya Sabha MP for Kerala | 19 January 2011 | 18 December 2011 | 333 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | | Manmohan Singh |
| 28 | | | Ajit Singh (1939–2021) MP for Baghpat | 18 December 2011 | 26 May 2014 | 2 years, 159 days | Rashtriya Lok Dal | Manmohan II | | Manmohan Singh |
| 29 | | | Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati (born 1951) MP for Vizianagaram | 27 May 2014 | 9 March 2018 | 3 years, 286 days | Telugu Desam Party | Modi I | | Narendra Modi |
| – | | | Narendra Modi (born 1950) MP for Varanasi (Prime Minister) | 9 March 2018 | 10 March 2018 | 1 day | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | | Narendra Modi |
| 30 | | | Suresh Prabhu (born 1953) Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh | 10 March 2018 | 30 May 2019 | 1 year, 81 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | | Narendra Modi |
| 31 | | | Hardeep Singh Puri (born 1952) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh (MoS, I/C) | 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | 2 years, 37 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | | Narendra Modi |
| 32 | | | Jyotiraditya Scindia (born 1971) Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh | 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | 2 years, 338 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | | Narendra Modi |
| 33 | | | Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu (born 1987) MP for Srikakulam | 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | 280 days | Telugu Desam Party | Modi III | | Narendra Modi |

## Ministers of State

| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | Prime Minister |
| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | From | To | Period | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | Prime Minister |
| Minister of State for Tourism and Civil Aviation |||||||||||
| 1 | | | Sarojini Mahishi (1927–2015) MP for Dharwad North | 2 May 1971 | 10 October 1974 | 3 years, 161 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | | Indira Gandhi |
| 2 | | | Surendra Pal Singh (1917–2009) MP for Bulandshahr | 10 October 1974 | 23 December 1976 | 2 years, 74 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | | Indira Gandhi |
| 3 | | | P. Ankineedu Prasada Rao (1929–1997) MP for Bapatla | 4 August 1979 | 27 November 1979 | 115 days | Indian National Congress (U) | Charan | | Charan Singh |
| 4 | | | Kartik Oraon (1924–1981) MP for Lohardaga | 14 January 1980 | 8 June 1980 | 146 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | | Indira Gandhi |
| 5 | | | Chandulal Chandrakar (1920–1995) MP for Durg | 8 June 1980 | 15 January 1982 | 1 year, 221 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | | Indira Gandhi |
| 6 | | | Khurshed Alam Khan (1919–2013) MP for Farrukhabad | 15 January 1982 | 2 September 1982 | 230 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | | Indira Gandhi |
| Minister of State for Tourism and Civil Aviation |||||||||||
| 7 | | | Ashok Gehlot (born 1951) MP for Jodhpur | 31 December 1984 | 24 August 1985 | 236 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Tourism |||||||||||
| 8 | | | M. O. H. Farook (1937–2012) MP for Pondicherry | 21 June 1991 | 2 July 1992 | 1 year, 11 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| P. V. Narasimha Rao |||||||
| (8) | | | M. O. H. Farook (1937–2012) MP for Pondicherry | 2 July 1992 | 17 January 1996 | 3 years, 199 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| 9B | | | G. Y. Krishnan (1929–2001) Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka | 15 September 1995 | 16 May 1996 | 244 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| P. V. Narasimha Rao |||||||
| 9A | | | Sukhbans Kaur Bhinder (1943–2006) MP for Gurdaspur | 2 July 1992 | 16 May 1996 | 3 years, 319 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| Minister of State for Civil Aviation |||||||||||
| 10 | | | Jayanthi Natarajan (born 1954) Rajya Sabha MP for Tamil Nadu | 9 June 1997 | 19 March 1998 | 283 days | Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) | Gujral | | Inder Kumar Gujral |
| 11 | | | Chaman Lal Gupta (1934–2021) MP for Udhampur | 13 October 1999 | 1 September 2001 | 1 year, 323 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 12 | | | Shripad Naik (born 1952) MP for Panaji | 1 July 2002 | 24 May 2003 | 327 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 13 | | | K. C. Venugopal (born 1963) MP for Alappuzha | 28 October 2012 | 26 May 2014 | 1 year, 210 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | | Manmohan Singh |
| 14 | | | G. M. Siddeshwara (born 1952) MP for Davanagere | 26 May 2014 | 9 November 2014 | 167 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | | Narendra Modi |
| 15 | | | Mahesh Sharma (born 1959) MP for Gautam Buddh Nagar | 9 November 2014 | 5 July 2016 | 1 year, 239 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | | Narendra Modi |
| 16 | | | Jayant Sinha (born 1963) MP for Hazaribagh | 5 July 2016 | 30 May 2019 | 2 years, 329 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | | Narendra Modi |
| 17 | | | General V. K. Singh (Retd.) PVSM AVSM YSM ADC (born 1950) MP for Ghaziabad | 7 July 2021 | 10 June 2024 | 3 years, 253 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | | Narendra Modi |
| 18 | | | Murlidhar Mohol (born 1974) MP for Pune | 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | 281 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi III | | Narendra Modi |