Lok Sabha Question No. 2961 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-12
Subject: Pilot Training Schools
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Km. Sudha R

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## Lok Sabha

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 2961

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  12th December 2024 )

## PILOT TRAINING SCHOOLS

2961.     KM. SUDHA R Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a)  the number of State-run and private flight/pilot training schools
- in the country, State-wise;
- (b) the fee structure and course details at the said training schools in the country;
- (c)  the  list  of  pilot  training  schools  closed  since  2014,  State-wise; and
- (d) the list of overseas pilot training schools and courses approved by the Government and the DGCA for commercial as well as private jet?

## ANSWER

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

CIVIL  AVIATION

- (a)  and  (b)  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 State run and Rrivate 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.;

(c)The  details  of  DGCA  approved  Flying  Training  Organizations (FTOs) closed since 2014 are as under-

(i) Ahmedabad Aviation & Aeronautics Ltd. Ahmedabad, Gujarat;; (ii) HAL Rotary Wing Academy. Bangalore, Karnataka (iii) Centaur Aviation Academy Ltd., Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh Academy; (iv) Saraswati Aviation Academy, Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh (v) M/s Amber Aviation Pvt. Ltd., Pant Nagar, Uttarakhand (vi) Global Konnect Aviation Services Pvt. Ltd., Pant Nagar, Uttarakhand (vii) Orient Flying School, Chennai, Tamil Nadu (viii) Amritsar Aviation Club, Rajasansi, Punjab (ix) Madras Flying club, Chennai, Tamil Nadu; ; (d) DGCA does not approve any overseas Flying Training Organisations or courses for issue of ab-initio licenses.

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## ANNEXURE 1

## ANNEXURE IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2961 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 2961 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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