Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)
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 Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan |
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| Jurisdiction |
 Republic of India
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| Headquarters | Ministry of Civil Aviation Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan New Delhi |
| Annual budget | ₹2,702 crore (US$400 million) (2017-18 est.) |
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| Website | civilaviation.gov.in |
The Ministry of Civil Aviation of Government of India is the nodal Ministry responsible for the formulation of national policies and programmes for development and regulation of Civil Aviation and for devising and implementing schemes for the orderly growth and expansion of civil air transport. Its functions also extend to overseeing airport facilities, air traffic services and carriage of passengers and goods by air. The Ministry also administers implementation of the 1934 Aircraft Act and is administratively responsible for the Commission of Railways Safety.
The ministry is under the charge of Pusapati Ashok Gajapati Raju, assisted by minister of state Jayant Sinha. The Secretary is the head of the Ministry and is assisted by one Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser, three Joint Secretaries, seven officers of the level of Director / Deputy Secretary / Financial Controller and ten officers of the level of Under Secretary. It is located at Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan, Safdarjung Airport, New Delhi.
The Ministry has under its purview the following organisations:
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