India has jumped to the 55th position from 112th place in the ranking of oversight capability of global aviation Safety. According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), after the final report India’s safety oversight capability ranking has climbed from 112 to 55.
The ICAO had last month audited the DGCA to check its effective implementation (EI) of critical safety Elements. The ICAO undertakes audit of all the contracting states under this programme. It may be noted that this ranking is dynamic and is contingent upon the outcomes of various Audits undertaken by ICAO,” it said.