Lok Sabha Question No. 4457 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-27
Subject: Impact Assessment of Electronic Personnel License
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Shri Chandan Chauhan, Shri Basavaraj Bommai, Shri Vishnu Dayal Ram, Shri Jagdambika Pal, Smt. Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION Lok Sabha

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 4457 ( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  27th March 2025 )

## IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF ELECTRONIC PERSONNEL LICENSE

4457.    SHRI CHANDAN CHAUHAN

SHRI BASAVARAJ BOMMAI

SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM

SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL

SMT POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether any impact assessment was conducted on the transition  from  physical  pilot  licenses  to  Electronic  Personnel License (EPL) and if so, the details thereof;
- EPL  would  streamline  the
- (b) whether  the  implementation  of licensing process for pilots and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the specific measures  taken to ensure the security and authenticity of digital pilot licenses and to prevent potential misuse or fraud;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  feedback  from airlines, pilot associations or international regulatory bodies regarding the implementation of EPL; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken in response
- thereto?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): The Electronic Personnel License (EPL) has been issued in conformance  with  the  International  Civil Aviation  Organisation (ICAO)  regulations  as  stipulated  in  ICAO  Annex  1  on  Personnel Licensing and Doc 9379 - Manual of Procedures for Establishment and Management of a State's Personnel Licensing System. The EPL, in India, has been launched on 20th February 2025 with the approval of ICAO.;

The EPL implementation offers certain advantages such as-

- (i) Seamless, Efficient, and Globally accepted Flight Crew Licensing

Framework; (ii) Real Time Updates (iii) Environmental and Cost Benefits (iv) Empowering Indian Pilots Globally with Streamlined Verification

- (v) Anywhere, Anytime Access to Pilot License through mobile hand held devices via eGCA mobile application;

Accordingly,  DGCA  India  job  aid  for  verification  of  EPL,  has  been published on ICAO website under the heading Electronic Personnel Licence.  ICAO  had  published  Job  Aid  on  compliance  with  the necessary  requirements such as blueprint, roadmap, challenges of transition  from  card  licence  to  EPL    etc.  All  the  above  have  been undertaken post several discussions with the ICAO EPL task force.;

The security features of EPL, by India, are in complete compliance with  the  specifications  as  per  ICAO  Annex  1  incorporating  both dynamic and static security features.

(d) & (e): As part of stakeholder consultation, a Public notice along with  the  draft  Plan  for  phased  implementation  was  issued  on  5th September  2024.  Comments  from  stakeholders  were  invited  and suggestions received thereafter had been addressed.

Additionally, the details of the Job Aid have been disseminated by ICAO and DGCA India to all other ICAO contracting states regarding the  implementation  and  applicable  procedures  for  verification  by Inspectors.

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