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REPORT NO. 244 PARLIAMENT OF INDIA RAJYA SABHA DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORT, TOURISM AND CULTURE TWO HUNDRED FORTY FOURTH REPORT Demands for Grants (2017-18) of the Ministry of Civil Aviation (Presented to the Rajya Sabha on17 th March, 2017) (Laid on the Table of Lok Sabha on17th March, 2017 ) Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi March, 2017/Phalguna, 1938 (Saka) 40 Hindi version of this publication is also available PARLIAMENT OF INDIA RAJYA SABHA DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORT, TOURISM AND CULTURE TWO HUNDRED FORTY FOURTH REPORT Demands for Grants (2017-18) of the Ministry of Civil Aviation (Presented to the Rajya Sabha on 17th March, 2017) (Laid on the Table of Lok Sabha on 17th March, 2017) Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi March, 2017/Phalguna, 1938 (Saka) Website : http://rajyasabha.nic.in E-mail : [email protected] CONTENTS PAGES 1. COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE ............................................................................................ (i)-(ii) 2. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... (iii) 3. ACRONYMS ................................................................................................................................. (iv)-(vi) 4. REPORT ...................................................................................................................................... 1-30 5. RECOMMENDATIONS/OBSERVATIONS — AT A GLANCE ............................................................... 31-38 6. MINUTES .................................................................................................................................... 39-45 7. ANNEXURE ................................................................................................................................. 47-50 COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE (Constituted on 1st September, 2016) 1. Shri Mukul Roy — Chairman RAJYA SABHA 2. Shri Ritabrata Banerjee 3. Dr. K. Chiranjeevi 4. Dr. Prabhakar Kore 5. Shri Kiranmay Nanda 6. Shri Rangasayee Ramakrishna 7. Kumari Selja 8. Shri Rajeev Shukla 9. Shri Narendra Kumar Swain 10. Shri Lal Sinh Vadodia LOK SABHA 11. Shri Subrata Bakshi 12. Shri Ram Charitra Nishad 13. Shri Vinod Chavda 14. Shri Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudsama 15. Kumari Arpita Ghosh 16. Shri Rahul Kaswan 17. Shri P. Kumar 18. Shri Harish Chandra Meena 19. Yogi Aditya Nath 20. Shri Kristappa Nimmala 21. Shri Rajesh Pandey 22. Shri Rajesh Ranjan 23. Shri P. Srinivasa Reddy 24. Shri Ram Kumar Sharma 25. Shri Prathap Simha 26. Shri Dushyant Singh 27. Shri Kunwar Haribansh Singh 28. Shri Rakesh Singh 29. Shri Shatrughan Sinha 30. Shri Manoj Tiwari 31. Shri K. C. Venugopal (i) (ii) SECRETARIAT Shri J.G. Negi, Joint Secretary Shri Swarabji B., Director Shri Arun Kumar, Assistant Director Shrimati Catherine John L., Assistant Director Shri P.P. Raumon, Committee Officer INTRODUCTION I, the Chairman, Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture, having been authorized by the Committee to present on its behalf, do hereby present this Two Hundred Forty Fifth Report on Demands for Grants (2017-18) of the Ministry of Civil Aviation. 2. The Committee, at its meeting held on 2nd March, 2017 considered the subject and heard the Secretary and other officials of the Ministry of Civil Aviation. 3. The Committee wishes to express its thanks to the officers of Ministry of Civil Aviation for placing before the Committee, the material and information desired in connection with the subject and for clarifying the points raised by the Members. 4. The Committee considered and adopted the Report at its meeting held on the 9th March, 2017. MUKUL ROY NEW DELHI; Chairman, 9 March, 2017 Department-related Parliamentary Standing Phalguna 18, 1938 (Saka) Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture Rajya Sabha (iii) ACRONYMS AA&ES : Administrative Approval and Expenditure Sanction AAI : Airports Authority of India AAIB : Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau AASL : Airline Allied Services Limited AERA : Airports Economic Regulatory Authority AGM : Assistant General Manager AIATSL : Air India Air Transport Services Limited AIL : Air India Limited ANS : Air Navigation Services ATF : Aviation Turbine Fuel ATM-NOC : Air Traffic Management-No Objection Certificate Av Gas : Aviation Gasoline BCAS : Bureau of Civil Aviation Security BE : Budget Estimates CAA : Controller of Aid Accounts CASLO : Civil Aviation Security Logistic Officer CCEA : Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs CISF : Central Industrial Security Force CM : Chief Minister CRS : Commission of Railway Safety DGCA : Directorate General of Civil Aviation DGM-OPS : Deputy General Manager Operations DIACL : Dholera International Airport Company Ltd. DM : District Magistrate DoPT : Department of Personnel and Training EFC : Expenditure Finance Committee e-GCA : e- Governance of Civil Aviation (iv) (v) FAQs : Frequently Asked Questions FRP : Financial Restructuring Plan FY : Financial Year GAGAN : GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation GBS : Gross Budgetary Support GoI : Government of India GoUP : Government of Uttar Pradesh GSS : Ground Safety Services GST : Goods and Service Tax HAG : Higher Administrative Grade HAL : Hindustan Aeronautics Limited HQ : Head Quarter I&EBR : Internal & Extra Budgetary Resource IATA : International Air Transport Association IGI Airport : Indira Gandhi International Airport IGRUA : Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi iOS : iPhone Operating System IT : Information Technology JV : Joint Venture JVC : Joint Venture Corporation MGR : Manager MHA : Ministry of Home Affairs MoCA : Ministry of Civil Aviation MoU : Memoranda of Understanding MRO : Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul NFTI : National Flying Training Institute OL : Official Language OMDA : Operation, Management and Development Agreement PDC : Probable Date of Completion PHHL : Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited (vi) PHL : Pawan Hans Limited PPP : Public Private Partnership PSU : Public Sector Undertaking RBD : Reservation Booking Designators RBI : Reserve Bank of India RCF : Regional Connectivity Fund RCS-UDAN : Regional Connectivity Scheme- Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik RDE : Radiological Detection Equipments RE : Revised Estimates RESA : Runway End Safety Area RFQ : Request for Quotation RGNAU : Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University RRs : Recruitment Rules SPV : Special Purpose Vehicle SSC : Staff Selection Commission TAP : Turn Around Plan UPSC : Union Public Service Commission REPORT The Ministry of Civil Aviation is responsible for the formulation of national policies and programmes for the development and regulation of the Civil Aviation sector in the country. It is responsible for the administration of the Aircraft Act, 1934, Aircraft Rules, 1937 and various other legislations pertaining to the aviation sector in the country. 2. In addition to primary functions of framing of policies, the Ministry provides guidance to the various organizations under it for the implementation of policy guidelines, monitors and evaluates their activities and also provides their interface with Parliament. It also supervises implementation by the organizations of special programmes of the Government, particularly those intended for the weaker sections of society. 3. The Ministry of Civil Aviation has the following organizations under its administrative control:- (i) Attached Offices /Organizations z Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) z Bureau of Civil Aviation Authority (BCAS) z Commission of Railway Safety (CRS) z Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) (ii) Autonomous Bodies z Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA) z Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) z Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University (RGNAU) (iii) Public Sector Undertakings z Airports Authority of India (AAI) z Air India Limited (AIL) z Pawan Hans Limited (PHL) 4. The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture considered the Demand No.9 containing the details of budget allocations of the Ministry of Civil Aviation for the financial year 2017-18 at its meeting held on the 2nd March, 2017. During the meeting, the Committee heard the views of the Secretary and other senior officers of the Ministry of Civil Aviation as well as the Heads of the organizations under its purview on budgetary and other aspects. 1 2 Assessment of the Demands for Grants (2017-18) of the Ministry 5. The Capital outlay in respect of Ministry of Civil Aviation for 2017-18 is ` 5188.20 crores with a budgetary support component of ` 1920.70 crores and I&EBR of ` 3267.50 crores. 6. The Revenue and Capital break-up of the total budgetary provision of the Ministry for the year 2017-18 are as given in the following table: (` in crores) Demand No. Total Revenue Capital 9-Ministry of Civil 2702.04 781.34 1920.70 Aviation 7. The budgetary support component as reflected in the Demands for Grants of the Ministry is as under:- (` in crores) A. Capital Sl.No. Name of Organization Budgetary Support 1. Air India Ltd. 1800.00 2. Directorate General of Civil Aviation 79.50 3. Bureau of Civil Aviation Security 41.00 4. Hotel Corporation of India Ltd. 0.10 5. Pawan Hans Ltd. 0.10 TOTAL Plan 1920.70 8. On the Revenue side, approved outlay of Ministry of Civil Aviation for 2017-18 is ` 781.34 crores which is earmarked for establishment related expenditure of various organizations under the Ministry as well as payment of subsidy for special operations