Lok Sabha Question No. 955 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-05
Subject: Safety Audits by DGCA
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Shri Ashok Kumar Rawat, Dr. K Sudhakar, Dr. Hemang Joshi, Dr. Hemant Vishnu Savara, Smt. D K Aruna, Shri Ramesh Awasthi, Shri Alok Sharma, Shri Pradeep Kumar Singh, Dr. Rajesh Mishra, Shri Vijay Baghel, Shri Dilip Saikia, Shri Khagen Murmu, Shri Vishnu Dayal Ram, Smt. Aparajita Sarangi, Shri Manoj Tiwari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 955

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  5th February 2026 )

## SAFETY AUDITS BY DGCA

955.      SHRI DILIP SAIKIA DR. HEMANT VISHNU SAVARA SHRI RAMESH AWASTHI SHRI ALOK SHARMA DR. RAJESH MISHRA SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH SHRI MANOJ TIWARI DR. HEMANG JOSHI SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT SMT D K ARUNA SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM SMT APARAJITA SARANGI DR. K SUDHAKAR SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL SHRI KHAGEN MURMU

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the number of safety audits, ramp inspections and surveillance checks conducted by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) since January, 2025 till date and the procedure for the surveillance checks;
- (b)  whether  any  recurring  technical  or  operational  faults/deficiencies  have  been identified across various airlines and if so, the details thereof along with the number of the aircrafts in which such faults have been identified, airline-wise;
- (c) the steps being taken to address shortages of inspectors, pilots and technical experts in DGCA;
- (d) the measures taken to strengthen real-time monitoring and enforcement mechanisms; and
- (e) whether there is any plan to operate airline services from Singrauli Airport and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a):  The  detailed  surveillance  procedures  are  laid  down  in  the  DGCA  Surveillance Procedure Manual, which is available on their website.;

Planned Surveillance Activities (Year 2025):

- (i) Surveillance Inspections: 3,890 conducted
- (ii) Regulatory Audits: 56 conducted
- (iii) Surveillance of Foreign Aircraft (SOFA): 84 conducted
- (iv) Ramp Checks: 492 conducted

Unplanned Surveillance Activities:

- (i) Spot Checks: 874 conducted
- (ii) Night Surveillance: 550 conducted

(b): A total of 377 aircraft have been Identified for repetitive defects since Jan 2025 against  754  aircraft  from  various  scheduled  airlines.  The  airline-wise  details  as  on 03.02.2026 is at Annexure A.

(c): In year 2022, DGCA had 637 number of sanctioned technical posts. In order to address shortage of manpower in future, the restructuring has been done and number of sanctioned technical posts has been increased to 1063.

(d):  DGCA has issued Surveillance and Enforcement Division Circular No. 1/2025 dated 07 July 2025, mandating the use of the eGCA Portal for all surveillance activities, issuance  and  closure  of  Deficiency  Reporting  Form  (CA-2001),  and  enforcement orders  which  enables  the  monitoring  and  tracking  of  the  entire  surveillance  and enforcement process on real time basis.

(e):  As  per  Winter  Schedule  2025,  no  scheduled  domestic  airlines  has  proposed  to operate scheduled flight to/from Singrauli Airport.

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Annexure A

| S. No   | Name of Airline   |   Number of aircraft analyzed for repetitive defect |   Number of aircraft identified for repetitive defect |
|---------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.      | Indigo            |                                                 405 |                                                   148 |
| 2.      | Air India         |                                                 166 |                                                   137 |
| 3.      | Air India Express |                                                 101 |                                                    54 |
| 4.      | Spicejet          |                                                  43 |                                                    16 |
| 5.      | Alliance Air      |                                                   7 |                                                     8 |
| 6.      | Akasa Air         |                                                  32 |                                                    14 |
| Total   | Total             |                                                 754 |                                                   377 |