Lok Sabha Question No. 2856 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-12
Subject: Aviation Training Institutes
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Mr Pathan Yusuf

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION Lok Sabha

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 2856

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  12th December 2024 )

## AVIATION TRAINING INSTITUTES

2856.     MR PATHAN YUSUF

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a)  the  details  of  the  Government  and  Private  aviation  training centres across the country along with their average cost, State and training centre-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has taken any steps to expand aviation training in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the  details  of  the  criteria  laid  down  by  the  Government  for setting up of new aviation training institutes along with the details of the infrastructure required in this regard; and
- (d)  the  number  of  pilots  trained  during  the  last  three  years  in  the country?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of (Shri Murlidhar Mohol)

CIVIL  AVIATION

- (a)  Currently,  there  are  38  Flying  Training  Organisations  (FTOs) operating  at  56  bases  as  approved  by  the  Directorate  General  of Civil  Aviation  (DGCA)  .  The  list  of  DGCA  approved  FTOs  is  at Annexure 1.;

Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) approves FTOs as per laid  down  rules  and  regulations.  DGCA  does  not  regulate  the financial aspects of obtaining CPLs by students from FTOs. The cost of training for obtaining Commercial Pilot License (CPL) is determined by the FTOs.;

The  courses  along  with  their  costs  provided  by  Indira  Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA) and Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University (RGNAU) is at Annexure 2.;

- (b)  Steps  taken  by  government  to  expand  aviation  training  in  the country are as follows:-;
- (i)  In  order  to  augment  the  supply  of  trained  pilots  in  the  country, the  Airports  Authority  of  India  (AAI)  has  brought  out  a  liberalised Flying  Training  Organisation  (FTO)  policy  whereby  the  concept  of airport  royalty  (revenue  share  payment  by  FTOs  to  AAI)  has  been abolished and land rentals have been significantly rationalised.
- (ii)  In  2021  and  2022,  after  two  rounds  of  competitive  bidding process, AAI awarded fifteen FTO slots at ten airports in Karnataka, Maharashtra,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Assam,  Gujarat,  Andhra  Pradesh, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu.;

(iii) In June 2023, AAI issued FTO policy which deals with allotment of  land  /  space  for  setting  up  FTOs  at  AAI  Airports  to  willing agencies  on  card  rate  basis  for  a  period  of  25  years.  No  royalty/ concession fee shall be payable/ applicable.

- (c) The details of criteria prescribed including the basic infrastructure facilities required for setting up a new Flying Training Organization  (FTO)  are  laid  down  under  Rules  41B  of  the  Aircraft Rules and Civil Aviation requirements Section 7, Series D, part I.;
- (d) The total number of Commercial Pilot Licenses (CPL) issued by DGCA during last 03 years is as mentioned below;

| Year              | Total Commercial Pilot Licenses(CPLs) Issued;   |
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 2021              | 862                                             |
| 2022              | 1165                                            |
| 2023              | 1622;                                           |
| 2024              | 1213                                            |
| (Till 30.11.2024) |                                                 |

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## ANNEXURE 1

## ANNEXURE IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2856 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 12.12.2024

## 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                                                                                                        |
|      9 | Karnataka | Govt. Flying                        | State Government | Jakkur Aerodrome,                                                                                                            |

| S No State         | Name                                         | Ownership Type   | Flying Bases                                                                                                                                             |
|--------------------|----------------------------------------------|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                    | Training School                              |                  | 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          | Fly Ola Aviation Academy, Terminal Road, Khajuraho Airport, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh                                                                    |
| 16.Madhya Pradesh  | Indian Flying Academy                        | Private          | Khajuraho Airport, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                             |
| 17. Maharashtra    | Academy of Carver                            | Private          | Baramati Airport, Baramati, Maharashtra                                                                                                                  |

| S No State      | Name                                         | Ownership Type   | Flying Bases                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|-----------------|----------------------------------------------|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                 | Aviation,                                    |                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 18. Maharashtra | Ambitions Flying Club Pvt. Ltd.              | Private          | Karad Airport, Karad, Satara, Maharashtra- 415124                                                                                                                                                          |
| 19.Maharashtra  | Nagpur Flying Club                           | State Government | Hangar No. 1, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, Sonegaon Aerodrome, Nagpur, Maharashtra 440005                                                                                                 |
| 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                                                                                                                                                          |
| 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,                                                                                                                                     |

| S No State     | Name                                     | Ownership Type   | Flying Bases                                                                                                                         |
|----------------|------------------------------------------|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                |                                          |                  | 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 |
| 31. Telangana  | Flytech Aviation Academy,                | Private          | 1. Nadergul Aerodrome, Hyderabad,Telangana 2. Nagarjuna Sagar, Airfield, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh                                      |

|   S No | State         | Name                                 | Ownership Type     | Flying Bases                                                                                                                                                       |
|--------|---------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|     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 2

## ANNEXURE IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2856 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 12.12.2024

## INDIRA GANDHI RASHTRIYA URAN AKADEMI (IGRUA)

|   S.No | Programme/Course Name                   | Course Fees     |
|--------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------|
|      1 | Commercial Pilot License (CPL) Training | Rs. 45.00 Lakhs |

## RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL AVIATION UNIVERSITY (RGNAU)

|   S.No | Programme/Course Name                                             | Course Fees    |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
|      1 | Post Graduate Diploma in Airport Operations                       | Rs 3,28,500/-  |
|      2 | Bachelor of Management Studies in Aviation Services and Air Cargo | Rs. 2,50,000/- |
|      3 | Basic Fire Fighters Course                                        | Rs. 2,95,000/- |

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