Lok Sabha Question No. 50 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-02
Subject: Partnership of AAI with CIDC
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Shankar Lalwani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 50

(To be answered on the 2 nd  February 2023)

## PARTNERSHIP OF AAI WITH CIDC

## 50. SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Airports Authority of India (AAI) in collaboration with Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC) has trained youth in the aviation sector and if so, the details thereof along with the number of people who got trained during the last three years;
- (b) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the number of commercial pilot licences issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to the trainees who got trained by various institutes in the country during the last three years; and
- (d) the number of pilot who got employment out of the said license-holders?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD))

- (a)  and  (b)  Airports  Authority  of  India  (AAI)  in  collaboration  with Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC) provided job oriented skill training and employment opportunities through livelihood promotion in backward and remote areas. The details are as under:-

Program                                                        No. of Trained

Employment Oriented                                         1999 Training & Skill Development programme of unemployed youth SC/ST/OBC Women and EWS of Society for 2000 persons by CIDC (PAN India). FY 2018-19 (CIDC).

Employment Oriented Training                          1604

and Skill Development Programme for SC/ST/OBC/ Women, Unemployed

Youth & EWS Society for 2000

Persons North Eastern Region

FY 2018-19 (CIDC).

- (c) The total number of Commercial Pilot Licenses (CPL) issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) during the last three years is as under

| Year   |   CPL issued to cadets from Indian Institute |   CPL issued to Total cadets from Foreign Institute |   CPL issued to Total cadets from Foreign Institute |
|--------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| 2020   |                                          335 |                                                 243 |                                                 578 |
| 2021   |                                          504 |                                                 358 |                                                 862 |
| 2022   |                                          616 |                                                 549 |                                                1165 |
| Total  |                                         1455 |                                                1150 |                                                2605 |

(d) DGCA issues licenses as per the provisions and on compliance of Aircraft Rules 1937. Post issue of licenses, license holders can undetake employment in any International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) contracting state.

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