Lok Sabha Question No. 802 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-24
Subject: Aviation Safety
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Shri Vishaldada Prakashbapu Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## Lok Sabha

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 802

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  24th July 2025 )

## AVIATION SAFETY

## 802.    SHRI VISHALDADA PRAKASHBAPU PATIL Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a)  the  findings  of  the  high-powered  committee  formed  by  the Government to investigate the Ahmedabad plane crash of Air India Flight 171 of June 12, 2025 with casualties of more than 270 people;
- (b) the number of aviation safety incidents reported during the last three years along with their causes;
- (c)  the  measures  to  strengthen  the  aviation  safety  standards  to prevent incidents such as the Ahmedabad  crash,  particularly maintenance  of airplanes, adequate pilot training in case of emergencies, engine failures and cybersecurity threats on onboard software;
- (d) the role of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation in preventing such incidents; and
- (e) the details of compensation  provided to victims ' families including for ground victims?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (e) :The High Level Committee constituted to investigate Air India  flight  (AI-171)  crash  on  12.06.2025  at  Ahmedabad,  has  not submitted its report.;

58 Incidents were reported during last three years. These incidents may arise due to various reasons like bad weather, technical snags, bird hits etc. The year-wise breakup of the incidents is given below:

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(upto  June, 2025)
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2023    -    24 2024    -    17 2025    -    17;; ; ;;
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Directorate  General  of  Civil  Aviation  (DGCA)  has  a  comprehensive and  structured  civil aviation regulations  for  safe operation  of aircraft  and  its  maintenance.  These  regulations  are  continuously updated and aligned with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)/European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) standards. ;

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DGCA  also  has  a  structured  surveillance  and  audit  framework  in place i.e. planned and  unplanned  surveillance of organization /aircraft,  which  includes  regular  and  periodic  audits,  spot  checks, night surveillance and ramp  inspections across all operators, including  continuous  oversight  of  maintenance  practices.  In  case there  is  a  violation,  DGCA  takes  enforcement  action  as  per  its Enforcement Policy and Procedure Manual.;

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India has ratified the Montreal Convention, 1999 by making amendments to the Carriage by Air Act, 1972 in 2009 which interalia  provides the liabilities of carriers for compensation in case of death,  delay,  damage  or  loss  to  persons,  baggage  or  cargo  for international carriage.;

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Air India has informed that it has released an interim compensation of Rs. 25 Lakhs to the Next of Kin (NoK) of 128 deceased persons as on 18.07.2025. For the remaining deceased, the payment of interim compensation is in various stages of  document submission by the NoK. The process for the final compensation will be initiated after the completion of disbursement of interim compensation.;

Air  India  has  also  informed  that  the  registration  of  the  requisite Trust  by  TATA  Sons  has  been  completed  on  18.07.2025  and  the airline  is  in  the  process  of  initiating  the  requisite  documentation and  verification  formalities  to  enable  the  disbursement  of  the voluntary ex gratia payment of Rs. 1 crore each to the Next of Kin (NoK)  of  deceased.  Further,  Air  India  is  assisting  families  of  the deceased and injured in various ways such as travel arrangements, accommodation,  medical  expenses,  immediate  cash  payments  to daily wage earners who are injured etc. ;

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