Lok Sabha Question No. 1804 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-28
Subject: Employment Generation in Aviation Sector
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: RAOSAHEB PATIL DANVE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MNISTRY OF CIVIL A VIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1804 (To be answered on the December 2017) 28th

Employment Generation in Aviation Sector

1804.

SHRI RAOSAHEB DANVE PATIL

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

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be pleased to state: -

- {) te important steps taken by the Government for employment in aviation sector; generation
- whether a humber of licensed and trained pilots are unemployed due to inadequate employment opportunities, if 50, the details thereoroyed Ghe reasons therefor; large
- (b) the details of all working staff in aviation sector of the country;
- exams held by various airlines the last two years and the current during
- current year; and
- (f) the total number of unemployed licensed pilots in the country?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

- (a): The foundations for holistic development %f the aviation ecosystem have been laid through & comprehensive National Civil Aviation (NCAP) announced on 15 June 2016. NCAP covers over 22 aspects Of aviation for the and capture India's largely untapped market 0f 300 million middle-class especially for unskilled and semi-skilled workers; Policy
- (b): As per a recent comprehensive skill gap analysis conducted by the Ministry through a reputed management consultancy; the total direct

handling operations.

(c) to (e): The total number of licences issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in respect of pilots and other licenced categories during the last two years and the current year up to 30.11.2017 is enclosed at Annex. Presently, a total of 3,603 pilots and 3,914 cO-pilots, and 15,030 cabin crew are employed by the Scheduled Indian Airline Operators as per data maintained by DGCA Every Indian Scheduled and Non-Scheduled airline operator has its own independent system of human resource management, including conduct of recruitment exams. The Indian Scheduled Airline Operators have estimated empleyment opportunities for about 3,700 pilots and 3,600 co-pilots in the next five years

(f): Data on currently unemployed licenced and trained aviation pilots, and also cabin crew, in the country is not maintained:

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|   No. | Type of Licence                           | Year-2015   | Yeat-2016   | Yeat-2017 to 30.11.2017) (up   |
|-------|-------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|--------------------------------|
|     1 | Airline Transport Pilot s Licence_        | 421         | 482         | 458                            |
|     2 | Commercial Pilot s Licence                | 394         | 458         | 549                            |
|     3 | Private Pilot s Licence                   | 112         | 150         | 119                            |
|     4 | Flight Radio Telephone Operator S Licence | 822         | 1031        | 1180                           |
|     5 | Pilot's Licence (Microlight)              |             | 03          |                                |
|     6 | Pilot s Licence (Gliders_                 |             |             | 01                             |
|     7 | Aircraft Maintenance Engineer s Licence   | 31          | 74          | 185                            |

Source: DGCA