Union Minister K. Rammohan Naidu announced on Tuesday the establishment of a dedicated Helicopter Directorate under the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). This new body aims to provide single-window regulatory oversight and address chopper-specific safety and certification issues.

The Minister for Civil Aviation was delivering a keynote speech at the 7th Helicopter & Small Aircraft Summit in Pune, an event organised by his ministry in collaboration with the Maharashtra government, Pawan Hans, and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).

“Robust regional connectivity and logistics has laid the foundation for high growth and high opportunity. We are building a strong framework of regional connectivity through initiatives such as Bharatmala, Sagarmala, National Logistics Policy, National Civil Aviation Policy, the PM Gatishakti Master Plan and Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (UDAAN) schemes for multimodal connectivity,” he stated, reported PTI.