Lok Sabha Question No. 2401 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-05
Subject: Shortage of Pilots
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Anto  Antony

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTIQN NO. : 2401 (To be answered on the Sth March 2020)

## SHORTAGE OF PILOTS

## 2401. SHRI ANTO ANTONY

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether the Government has any data regarding number of registered pilots in the country and if s0, the details of pilots registered in the country during the last five years; year-wise; (b) whether the country is facing shortage of pilots and if s0, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government is using the services of pilots from outside the country and if s0, the details of foreign registered in the country during the last five years; country and year-wise? pilots

## ANSWER

## Minister of State (IC) in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

- (a) The year-wise details of the Commercial Pilot Licenses (CPL) issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in the country during the last five years are given below:

|   Year |   CPL issued as on 31st December of the year |
|--------|----------------------------------------------|
|   2015 |                                        15334 |
|   2016 |                                        15792 |
|   2017 |                                        16385 |
|   2018 |                                        17044 |
|   2019 |                                        17839 |

(b) & (c) There is shortage of type rated Pilot-InCommand/Commanders in the country To cover the shortage of type rated Pilot-In-Command/Commanders, validation of foreign license is done by the DGCA under the provisions contained in Rule 45 of Aircraft Rules, 1937 and procedures laid down in Civil Aviation Foreign Aircrew Temporary Authorization (FATA) is as per policy decision taken by this Ministry from time to time depending upon the demand of industry: Presently, as per the decision taken by this Ministry, the provision of FATA is upto 31st December 2020. Country-wise details of foreign pilots holding foreign licenses who have been issued FATA by DGCA during 2016 to 2019 is at Annexure. The data prior to the year 2016 has been weeded out by DGCA

## registered outside\_India during 2016to 2019 and FATA issued bY DGCA:

| S. No_   | NATIONALITY           | TOTAL NO OF PILOTS IN 2016   | TOTAL NO OF PILOTS IN 2017   | TOTAL NO OF PILOTS IN 2018   | TOTAL NO OF PILOTS IN 2019   |
|----------|-----------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1        | U.SA                  | 05                           |                              | 06                           | 50                           |
| 2        | EUROPE                | 45                           | 52                           | 57                           | 100                          |
| 3        | IRAN                  | 07                           | 15                           | 32                           | 151                          |
| 4        | BRAZIL                |                              |                              | 14                           |                              |
| 5_       | CANADA                |                              | 05                           | 06                           |                              |
| 6        | NEPAL                 | 08                           | 10                           | 18                           |                              |
| 7        | ARGENTINA             | 02                           |                              |                              |                              |
| 8        | COLOMBIA              | 09                           |                              | 02                           |                              |
|          | MALAYSIA              | 10                           |                              |                              | 04                           |
| 10.      | PANAMA                | 1                            |                              |                              | 03                           |
| 11       | AFRICA                | 03                           |                              | 08                           | 19                           |
| 12.      | MYANMAR               | 00                           | 02                           | 13                           | 45                           |
| 13.      | FIJI                  |                              | 01                           |                              | 00                           |
| 14.      | HONDURAS              | 05                           | 08                           |                              |                              |
| 15.      | PAPUA NEW GUINEA      | 00                           |                              |                              | 08                           |
| 16       |                       |                              |                              |                              |                              |
|          |                       |                              | G                            |                              | 06                           |
| 18,      | VEITNAM               | 00                           |                              |                              | 03                           |
| 19       | SOUTH AFRICA          |                              | %                            |                              | 10                           |
| 20_      | MEXICO                | 09                           |                              | 16                           | 49                           |
| 21_      | RUSSIAN               | 02                           |                              | 03                           | 08                           |
| 22       | BANGLADESH            | 00                           |                              | 06                           | 09                           |
| 23_      | ANGOLAN               | 00                           |                              |                              | 02                           |
|          | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO   | 00                           |                              |                              | 03                           |
| 25       | COSTA RICAN           | 00                           |                              |                              |                              |
| 26,      | ALGERIAN              | 01                           |                              |                              | 04                           |
| 27 ,     | CAPE VERDE            | 00                           |                              |                              |                              |
| 28.      | ECUATORIANA           | 00                           |                              | 02                           |                              |
| 29.      | INDONESIAN            | 00                           |                              | 14                           |                              |
| 30.      | TAJIKISTAN            |                              |                              | 02                           |                              |
| 32       |                       |                              |                              |                              |                              |
|          |                       |                              | o                            |                              |                              |
| 33.      | ARMENIA               | 02                           | 00                           |                              |                              |
| 34.      | TURKISH               |                              | 00                           |                              |                              |
| 35.      | SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE | 00                           | 00                           |                              |                              |
| 36.      | ZIMBAWE               | 00                           | 00                           |                              |                              |
|          | FILIPINO              | 04                           | 00                           |                              |                              |
| 38_      | SYRIAN                |                              |                              | 04                           | 03                           |
| 39       | ZAMBIA                |                              |                              | 02                           | 03                           |
|          | PERU                  | 03                           | 02                           | 03                           | 06                           |
| 41_      | SINGAPORE             | 01                           | 02                           | 04                           | 06                           |

| 42   | VANEZULAN   |     | 00   | 01   | 06   |
|------|-------------|-----|------|------|------|
| 43   | GUATEMALA   |     | 00   | 04   | 11   |
| 44   | ANTIGUAN    |     | 03   | 03   | 01   |
| 45   | GRENADIAN   | 00  |      |      |      |
| 46   | SIBERIAN    | 00  |      |      |      |
|      | SNISIAKAN   |     |      |      | 00   |
| 48   |             | 01  |      |      | 02   |
| 49.  | CHILE       |     |      | 04   | 10   |
| 50.  | CUBA        | 02  | 02   | 10   | 39   |
| 51_  | EQUADOR     | 01  |      | 04   | 09   |
| 52   | EGYPT       |     |      |      | 00   |
| 53.  | PHILIPPINE  | 03  | 02   |      | 03   |
| 54.  | IVORY COAST |     | 00   |      | 00   |
| 55.  | JAMAICA     | 02  | 02   |      | 01   |
| 56.  | JORDEN      | 00  | 00   |      | 02   |
| 57.  | LIBYA       | 00  | 00   |      | 02   |
| 58.  | KENYA       | 00  | 00   |      | 02   |
| 59,  | MALAWI      | 00  | 01   | 03   | 09   |
| 60_  | MALDIVES    | 00  |      | 01   |      |
| 61_  | MALTA       |     | 00   | 00   |      |
| 62_  | BOTSWANA    | 00  | 00   |      | 16   |
| 63   | YEMEN       | 00  | 00   |      | 02   |
| 64   | SALVADOR    | 00  | 00   |      | 03   |
| 65.  | TANZANIA    | 00  | 02   |      | 10   |
| 66.  | UKRAINE     | 00  | 00   | 01   | 20   |
| 67   | UAE         | 00  | 00   | 00   | 02   |
| 68.  | KYRGYZSTAN  | 00  |      | 00   | 01   |
| 69.  | URUGUAY     |     |      | 00   | 02   |
|      | TOTAL       | 139 | 184  | 323  | 892  |