REPORT NO. 257 PARLIAMENT OF INDIA RAJYA SABHA DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORT, TOURISM AND CULTURE TWO HUNDRED FIFTY SEVENTH REPORT Demands for Grants (2018-19) of the Ministry of Civil Aviation (Presented to the Rajya Sabha on 6th March, 2018) (Laid on the Table of Lok Sabha on 6th March, 2018) Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi March, 2018/Phalguna, 1939 (Saka) Website : http://rajyasabha. nic. in E-mail : [email protected]. in 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 FIFTY SEVENTH REPORT Demands for Grants (2018-19) of the Ministry of Civil Aviation (Presented to the Rajya Sabha on 6th March, 2018) (Laid on the Table of Lok Sabha on 6th March, 2018) Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi March, 2018/Phalguna, 1939 (Saka) CONTENTS PAGES 1. COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE............................................................................ (i)-(ii) 2. INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................... (iii) 3. ACRONYMS............................................................................................................ (iv)-(vi) 4. REPORT................................................................................................................. 1-36 5. RECOMMENDATIONS/OBSERVATIONS — AT A GLANCE.................................................... 37-41 6. MINUTES............................................................................................................... 43-49 7. ANNEXURE............................................................................................................. 51-54 COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE (Constituted on 1st September, 2017) 1. Shri Derek O' Brien — Chairman RAJYA SABHA 2. Shri Ritabrata Banerjee 3. Shri La. Ganesan 4. Dr. Prabhakar Kore 5. Shri Praful Patel 6. Kumari Selja 7. Shri Rajeev Shukla 8. Shri Rewati Raman Singh 9. Shri Narendra Kumar Swain 10. Shri Vinay Dinu Tendulkar LOK SABHA 11. Shri Subrata Bakshi 12. Shri Ramcharan Bohra 13. Shri Vinod Chavda 14. Shri Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama 15. Kumari Arpita Ghosh 16. Shri Rahul Kaswan 17. Shri Nimmala Kristappa 18. Shri P. Kumar 19. Shri Harish Chandra Meena 20. Shri Ram Charitra Nishad 21. Shri Rajesh Pandey 22. Shri Rajesh Ranjan 23. Shri Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy 24. Shri Ram Kumar Sharma (i) 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 SECRETARIAT Shrimati Sunita Sekaran, Director Shri Swarabji B., Director Shrimati Monica Baa, Additional Director Shrimati Catherine John L., Under Secretary Shrimati Anamika Das Bora, Committee Officer (ii) 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 Fifty Seventh Report on Demands for Grants (2018-19) of the Ministry of Civil Aviation. 2. The Committee, at its meeting held on the 20th February, 2018 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 1st March, 2018. NEW DELHI; DEREK O'BRIEN 1 March, 2018 Chairman, Phalguna 10, 1939 (Saka) Department-related Parliamentary Standing 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 AAICLAS : Airport Authority of India Cargo Logistics & Allied Services Company Ltd. ACI : Aero Club of India AERA : Airports Economic Regulatory Authority AIL : Air India Limited ATF : Aviation Turbine Fuel BCAS : Bureau of Civil Aviation Security CAR : Civil Aviation Requirement CASP-AP : Cooperative Aviation Security Programme Asia Pacific CCEA : Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs COSCAP : Cooperative Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness Programme CPCB : Central Pollution Control Board CPSU : Central Public Sector Undertaking CPWD : Central Public Works Department CRS : Commission of Railway Safety DGCA : Directorate General of Civil Aviation DIPAM : Department of Investment and Public Asset Management DPE : Department of Public Enterprises EASA : European Aviation Safety Agency ECIL : Electronics Corporation of India Limited e-GCA : e-Governance for Civil Aviation EOI : Expression of Interest FAA : Federal Aviation Administration (iv) FAQs : Frequently Asked Questions FRP : Financial Restructuring Plan FTI : Futuristic Telecommunication Infrastructure FTO : Flying Training Organization FY : Financial Year GAGAN : GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation GATE : Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering GMR : G.M. Rao Group GoI : Government of India GoUP : Government of Uttar Pradesh GRIHA : Green Rating of Integrated Habitat Assessment GST : Goods and Service Tax HAL : Hindustan Aeronautics Limited HCIL : Hotel Corporation of India Limited HQ : Head Quarter HVAC : Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning I&EBR : Internal & Extra Budgetary Resource IATA : International Air Transport Association ICAO : International Civil Aviation Organization ICEGATE : Indian Custom and Central Excise Gateway IGRUA : Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi iOS : iPhone Operating System IT : Information Technology JV : Joint Venture MHA : Ministry of Home Affairs MLCP : Multi Level Car Parking MoCA : Ministry of Civil Aviation (v) MoU : Memoranda of Understanding MRO : Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul MWP : Mega Watt Peak NAU : National Aviation University NE : North East NIAMAR : National Institute of Aviation Management and Research NIC : National Informatics Centre NISG : National Institute for Smart Government PGD : Post Graduate Diploma PHL : Pawan Hans Limited PIC : Photo Identification Card RCAFT : Regional Air Connectivity Fund Trust RCS : Regional Connectivity Scheme RDE : Radiological Detection Equipments RE : Revised Estimates RFP : Request for Proposal RGNAU : Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University SECI : Solar Energy Corporation of India SESF : Special Extra Section Flight STQC : Standardization Testing and Quality Certification TAP : Turn Around Plan TSIICL : Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Limited UAT : User Acceptance Test UDAN : Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik VAT : Value Added Tax VGF : Viability Gap Funding (vi) 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 the primary functions of framing of policies, the Ministry provides guidance to the organizations in 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 • Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) • Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) • Commission of Railway Safety (CRS) • Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) (ii) Autonomous Bodies • Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA) • Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) • Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University (RGNAU) (iii) Public Sector Undertakings • Airports Authority of India (AAI) • Air India Limited (AIL) • Pawan Hans Limited (PHL) 4. The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture considered Demand No.9 containing the details of budget allocations of the Ministry of Civil Aviation for the financial year 2018-19 at its meeting held on the 20th February, 2018. 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. 2 Assessment of the Demands for Grants (2018-19) of the Ministry Demand No.9 (` in crores) Budget 2017-18 Revised 2017-18 Budget 2018-19 Revenue Capital Total Revenue Capital Total Revenue Capital Total 12345678910 Gross 781.34 1920.70 2702.04 866.59 1843.72 2710.31 5881.86 721.00 6602.86 Recoveries -0.04 – -0.04 – – – – – – Receipts – – – – – – – – – NET 781.30 1920.70 2702.00 866.59 1843.72 2710.31 5881.86 721.00 6602.86 A. Budget allocation, net of recoveries, are given below Centre's Expenditure Establishment Expenditure of the Centre 1. Secretariat 230.55 – 230.55 36.00 – 36.00 38.95 – 38.95 2. Directorate 135.00 79.50 214.50 160.00 19.72 179.72 160.00 50.00 210.00 General of Civil Aviation 3. Bureau of Civil 45.00 41.00 86.00 25.00 24.00 49.00 49.00 21.00 70.00 Aviation Security 4. Airports 14.00 – 14.00 14.00