Lok Sabha Question No. 1579 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-13
Subject: Promotion of Flying Training
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

Lok Sabha

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1579

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  13th February 2025 )

## PROMOTION OF FLYING TRAINING

1579.    SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether it is true that the Aero Club of India is responsible for promoting flying training across the country and if so, the details of the  flying  network  established  along  with  the  number  of  training hours conducted;
- (b)  whether  it  is  also  true  that  the  Aero  Club  of  India  is  officially entrusted with the promotion of aero sports in the country and if so, the  details  thereof  along  with  the  specific  areas  of  focus  and activities undertaken by the Club;
- (c) whether the Aero Club of India has received financial support in the past and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether any proposals are under consideration to provide further
- financial support and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL  AVIATION (Shri Murlidhar Mohol)

- (a) As per National Air Sports Guidelines 2023, para 5(iii),  ACI-(NAC India)  shall  provide  governance  over  all  aspects  of  air  sports including but not limited to, regulation, certification, competitions, awards and penalties.

It  shall  conduct  promotional  events  and  competitions  across  the country  through  the  different  national  Air  Sports  Commissions among National Air Sports Commissions one of the commissions is General  Aviation  (including  flying  clubs).  Flying  training  in  the country is regulated by DGCA under the provision stipulated in CAR

Section  7,  Series  D,  Part  1.  Flying  training  is  imparted  by  DGCA approved Flying Training Organisations. The list of FTOs presently operating  in  country  may  be  seen  at  Annexure  1.  The  details  of flying training hours logged in are as under:

2022  - 1.63 Lakh Hours

2023  - 1.94 Lakh Hours

2024  - 2.25 Lakh Hours

- (b) Yes, Aero Club of India is the National Air Sports Control as per National Air sports Guidelines 2023. As per NASG  2023,
- (i)        ACI-(NAC  India)  shall  be  a  body  accountable  to  Air  Sports Federation of India (ASFI) of the  Ministry of  Civil  Aviation  (MoCA), Government of India.
- (ii)      ACI-(NAC  India)  will  represent  India  at  FAI  and  other  global platforms related to air sports.
- (iii)  ACI-(NAC India) shall provide governance over all aspects of air sports including but not limited to, regulation, certification, competitions,  awards  and  penalties.  It  shall  conduct  promotional events  and  competitions  across  the  country  through  the  different national Air Sports Commissions.
- (iv)    ACI-(NAC  India)  Council  will  have  representatives  f  rom  each National Air sports Commission in alignment and harmonization with the FAI structure.
- (c) and (d) Aero Club of India was granted project specific grant in aid  for  development  of  aero  sports  till  2014-15  subject  to  the conditions  for  release  of  grants  in  aid.  The  grantee  organisation (ACI)  was  required  to  adhere  to  the  conditions  of  grant  including maintenance  of  such  books  and  accounts  for  scrutiny/audit  by authority specified by the Government.

No budgetary allocation was provided to ACI as grants in aid since 2015-16.

Details  of  Grants  given  to  ACI  prior  to  2015-16,  may  be  seen  at Annexure 2.

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Annexure in reply to Lok Sabha Question Number 1579 due for answer on 13.02.2025.

## LIST OF FLYING TRAINING ORGANISATIONS (FTOs)

|   S No | State     | Name                                | Ownership Type   | Flying Bases                                                                                                                 |
|--------|-----------|-------------------------------------|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | Bihar     | Bihar Flying Institute              | State Government | Patna Airport, Patna                                                                                                         |
|      2 | Gujarat   | Blue Ray Aviation Pvt. Ltd.         | Private          | Mehsana Airstrip, Ahmedabad, Gujarat- 384002                                                                                 |
|      3 | Gujarat   | Dunes Aviation Academy              | Private          | Bhavnagar Airport, Bhavnagar, Gujarat- 364001                                                                                |
|      4 | Gujarat   | Gujarat FlyingClub,                 | Society          | 1. Civil Aerodrome, Harni Road, Vadodara Airport, Gujarat. 2. Amreli Airstrip, Amreli, Gujarat-365601.                       |
|      5 | Gujarat   | Vision Flying Training Institute    | Trust            | VFTI Hangar, Amreli Airport, Chital Road, mreli, Gujarat 365601                                                              |
|      6 | Haryana   | Haryana Institute of Civil Aviation | State Government | 1. Civil Aerodrome, Kunjpura Road, Karnal, Haryana. 2. Civil Aerodrome, Hisar, Haryana. 3. Civil Aerodrome, Pinjore, Haryana |
|      7 | Haryana   | FSTC Flying School Private Ltd      | Private          | 1. Chaudhary Bansi Lal Airport,Bhiwani, Haryana 2. Narnaul Airstrip.                                                         |
|      8 | Jharkhand | Alchemist Aviation Pvt. Ltd.        | Private          | Jamshedpur, Jharkhand                                                                                                        |

| S No   | State             | Name                                         | Ownership Type   | Flying Bases                                                                                                                                             |
|--------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 9.     | Karnataka         | Govt. Flying Training School                 | State Government | Jakkur Aerodrome, Bangaluru, Karnataka                                                                                                                   |
| 10.    | Karnataka         | Orient Flight Aviation Academy               | Private          | Mysore Airport, Mandakally post, Mysore, Karnataka- 571311                                                                                               |
| 11.    | Kerala            | Rajiv Gandhi Academy for Aviation Technology | State Government | International Airport, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala                                                                                                        |
| 12.    | Madhya Pradesh    | Chimes Aviation Academy,                     | Private          | 1. Dhana Airstrip, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. 2. Neemuch Airstrip, Jaysingpura, Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh - 458441                                             |
| 13.    | Madhya Pradesh    | The Madhya Pradesh Flying Club Ltd.          | Society          | 1. Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport, Civil Aerodrome,Bijasan Road, Indore, Madhya Pradesh. 2. Raja Bhoj Airport, Nairagarh, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh- 462030. |
|        | 14.Madhya Pradesh | Sha-Shib Flying Academy,                     | Society          | Guna Airport, Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                             |
|        | 15.Madhya Pradesh | Jet Serve Aviation Pvt. Ltd.                 | Private          | 1. Fly Ola Aviation Academy, Terminal Road, Khajuraho Airport, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh. 2. Fly Ola Aviation Academy, Jalgaon, Maharashtra              |

| S No State        | Name                                         | Ownership Type   | Flying Bases                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 16.Madhya Pradesh | Indian Flying Academy                        | Private          | Khajuraho Airport, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                               |
| 17. Maharashtra   | Academy of Carver Aviation,                  | Private          | Baramati Airport, Baramati, Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 18. Maharashtra   | Ambitions Flying Club Pvt. Ltd.              | Private          | Karad Airport, Karad, Satara, Maharashtra- 415124                                                                                                                                                          |
| 19.Maharashtra    | Nagpur Flying Club                           | State Government | 1. Hangar No. 1, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, Sonegaon Aerodrome, Nagpur, Maharashtra 440005. 2. Chandrapur, Morva, Nagpur, Maharashtra.                                                  |
| 20.Maharashtra    | National Flying Training Institute,Pvt. Ltd, | Private          | Birsi Airport, P.O.P; Paraswada, Gondia, Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                       |
| 21.Maharashtra    | Redbird Flight Training AcademyPvt. Ltd.     | Private          | 1. Baramati Airport, Baramati, Pune, Maharashtra 413133. 2. Suktara Airport, Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. 3. Lilabari Airport, Assam. 4. Kalaburagi Airport, Karnataka. 5. Belagavi Airport, Belagavi, Karnataka |
| 22.Maharashtra    | SVKM NMIMS Academy of Aviation               | Private          | Shirpur Airstrip, Dist. Dhule, Maharashtra 425405                                                                                                                                                          |

| S No State      | Name                                     | Ownership Type   | Flying Bases                                                                                                                         |
|-----------------|------------------------------------------|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 23.Maharashtra  | SKYNEX Aero Pvt. Ltd.                    | Private          | Jalgaon Airport, Jalgaon, Maharashtra 425003                                                                                         |
| 24. Maharashtra | The Bombay Flying Club,                  | Society          | 1. Juhu Airport, Santacruz(W), Mumbai, Maharashtra. 2. Dhule Airstrip, Mumbai, Maharashtra                                           |
| 25. Odisha      | Govt. Aviation Training Institute        | State Government | 1. Biju Pattanaik International Airport, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha. 2. Birasal Airstrip, Birasal, Dhenkanal, Odisha-759039                |
| 26. Punjab      | Patiala AviationClub                     | State Government | 1. Hangar-1, Civil Aerodrome, Sangrur Road, Patiala, Punjab. 2. Sri Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport, Amritsar, Punjab.        |
| 27. Rajasthan   | Banasthali Vidyapith Gliding Flying Club | Society          | Banasthali Aerodrome, Dist. Tonk, Rajasthan- 304022                                                                                  |
| 28. Rajasthan   | Avyanna Aviation Pvt. Ltd.               | Private          | Kishangarh Airport, Ajmer, Rajasthan- 305802                                                                                         |
| 29. Tamil Nadu  | Ekvi Air Training Organisation           | Private          | Salem Airport, Tamil Nadu-636309                                                                                                     |
| 30. Telangana   | Asia Pacific Flight Training AcademyLtd. |                  | 1. GMR HIAL Airport, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Shamshabad, Hyderabad, Telangana 2. Kalaburagi Airport, Gulbarga, Karnataki |

|   S No | State         | Name                                 | Ownership Type     | Flying Bases                                                                                                                                                        |
|--------|---------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|     31 | Telangana     | Flytech Aviation Academy,            | Private            | 1. Nadergul Aerodrome, Hyderabad,Telangana 2. Nagarjuna Sagar, Airfield, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh                                                                     |
|     32 | Telangana     | Telangana StateAviation Academy,     | State Government   | Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad, Telangana 500011                                                                                                                       |
|     33 | Telangana     | Wings AviationPvt. Ltd.,             | Private            | Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad, Telangana 500016                                                                                                                       |
|     34 | Uttar Pradesh | Chetak Aviation                      | Society            | MS-10, NH-91, Aligarh Airstrip, Dhanipur Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                     |
|     35 | Uttar Pradesh | Falcon Aviation Academy              | Private            | 1. Civil Airport, Ayodhya, Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. 2. Rewa Airfield, Rewa, Madhya Pradesh.                                                                         |
|     36 | Uttar Pradesh | Garg AviationsLtd.                   | Private            | Hangar No.3, Civil Aerodrome, Cantt. Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                          |
|     37 | Uttar Pradesh | Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Udan Akademy | Central Government | 1. Fursatganj, Dist. Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh 229302. 2. Airport Authority of India, Birsi Airport, Gondia, Maharashtra. 3. Kalaburagi Airport, Gulbarga, Karnataka |
|     38 | Uttar Pradesh | Pioneer Flying AcademyPvt. Ltd       | Private            | MS-10, NH-91, DhanipurAirport, Post Panethi, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh-202001                                                                                          |

Source:  Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)

## Annexure in reply to Lok Sabha Question Number 1579 due for answer on 13.02.2025

## Grants in Aid released by Ministry of Civil Aviation to Aero Club of India (ACI) towards Capital Expenditure (1984-2015)

|   S.No. | Year       | Amount Sanctione d (Rs in crores)          | Amount Released (Rs in crores)             | Purpose                                                                                          |
|---------|------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | 1984-85    | 4.48                                       | 4.157                                      | For procurement of 152 Cessna Aircrafts                                                          |
|       2 | 1985- 2002 | No grants sanctioned and released by MoCA. | No grants sanctioned and released by MoCA. | No grants sanctioned and released by MoCA.                                                       |
|       3 | 2003-04    | 1.00                                       | 1.00                                       | Powered Hangliders/Parachutes/Gypsy/Motor Gliders &other aerosports equipment                    |
|       4 | 2004-05    | 4.76                                       | 1.00                                       | Paraglider/Parasail, HAB and Winch etc.                                                          |
|       5 | 2006-07    | 12.03                                      | 9.00                                       | Procurement of 11 Cessna 172 trainer aircraft.                                                   |
|       6 | 2007-08    | -                                          | 1.53                                       | Balance amount for the acquisition of 11 Cessna 172 R                                            |
|       7 | 2007-08    | -                                          | 4.12                                       | Acquisition of 04 additional 04 Cessna 172 R trainer aircraft                                    |
|       8 | 2007-08    | -                                          | 5.27                                       | Acquisition of 01 multi-engine Baron G- 58 a/c                                                   |
|       9 | 2008-09    | 15.00                                      | 5.00                                       | Purchase of 01 Multi-Engine Baron G- 58/2 single engine simulators and 01 multi-engine simulator |
|      10 | 2009-10    | 5.00                                       | 5.00                                       | Balance amount released                                                                          |
|      11 | 2010-11    | 19.40                                      | 4.73                                       | CTLS, 15 Parasails, 04 Gypsies, 02 Motor Gliders, 10 Parachute sets, 18 Aeromodels               |
|      12 | 2011-12    | 6.00                                       | 0.844                                      | 10 Parachute Sets, 02 Aeromodels, 01 Gypsy                                                       |
|      13 | 2012-13    | 15.00                                      | Nil                                        | 03 Single Engine Trainer aircraft/simulator                                                      |
|      14 | 2013-14    | 15.00                                      | Nil                                        | Four single engine aircraft                                                                      |
|      15 | 2014-15    | 0.10                                       | 0.10                                       | For IT items and construction of ACI library and website                                         |