New Delhi: Three DGCA officials have been suspended for issuing licences classifying 28 flying schools as charitable non-profit entities instead of fully commercial entities, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said on Thursday.
He said based on investigation report submitted by the Chief Vigilance Officer in the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), it was decided to suspend the three officials alleged to have been involved in preparation of the list of flying schools or clubs and to initiate disciplinary proceedings against them.
"It has also been decided to re-examine the eligibility criteria for flying schools or clubs for availing the facility of nominal rates for different charges in the context of flying clubs for training purposes in the whole country," Singh said in reply to a question in Rajya Sabha.
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