Lok Sabha Question No. 739 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-24
Subject: Establishment of Committee for preventing Aviation Accidents
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Shri  Selvaganapathi T.M., Shri Eatala Rajender, Shri Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy, Smt. D K Aruna, Adv. Adoor Prakash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION Lok Sabha

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 739

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  24th July 2025 )

## ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMITTEE FOR PREVENTING

## AVIATION ACCIDENTS

## 739.    SHRI EATALA RAJENDER

SHRI CHAMALA KIRAN KUMAR REDDY

SMT D K ARUNA

ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH

SHRI SELVAGANAPATHI T.M.

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has set up a high-level committee/task force to probe the crash of Air India plane AI-171 in Ahmedabad and aviation
- to  suggest ' comprehensive  guidelines ' to respond  to accidents against the backdrop of the said crash;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the present status of the said committee and the action taken on its reports till date;
- (c)  if  not,  the  reasons  therefor  and  the  time  by  which  such  a committee  would  be  set  up  to  prepare  a  roadmap  to  prevent accidents and ensure compensation to the victim families;
- (d)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  said  committee  would  focus  on formulating  Standard  Operating  Procedures  (SOPs)  for  preventing and handling such occurrences in the future and publish its report within three months and if so, the details thereof;
- (e)  whether it is  also true that the proposed committee would not substitute other inquiries being conducted by relevant organizations and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f)  whether  there  was  any  lack  of  rescue  operations  when  the  air crash  took  place  on  12.6.2025  in  Ahmedabad  which prompted  the Government  to  constitute  such  a  panel  and  if  so,  the  details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (f):  A  High-Level  Committee  was  constituted  on  13.06.2025 under  the  chairmanship  of  the  Union  Home  Secretary  to  suggest comprehensive  guidelines  for  dealing  with  such  instances  in  the future  post  Air  India  Flight  AI-171  incident.  The  Committee  is  to submit its report within three months.

The key objectives of the Committee are given below:;

- 1) Recommend necessary improvements and formulate suitable SOP to prevent such incidents in the future.
- 2)  Suggest  policy  changes,  operational  improvements  and  training enhancements  required  to  prevent  such  occurrences  and  handle post-crash incident situation.
- 3) Assess emergency  response  of various stakeholders (both Central  and  State  Governments),  including  rescue  operations,  and coordination among them.

; High-Level Committee has been constituted to suggest comprehensive  guidelines  for  dealing  with  such  instances  in  the future.  The  Committee  will  not  be  a  substitute  to  other  enquiries being conducted  by relevant organisations but will focus on formulating SOPs for preventing and handling such occurrences in the future.

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