Indian civil aviation system jumps to 55th rank in latest ICAO audit: DGCA

The audit was done in five areas, following which India received an updated overall effective implementation (EI) of 85.65%

The Indian civil aviation system has jumped from 112th rank to 55th rank in the latest audit done by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) stated on Friday.

The audit -- called ICAO coordinated validated mission (ICVM) -- was done in India between November 9 and November 16 last year in five areas, the DGCA said.

These five areas are LEG (Primary Aviation Legislation and Specific Operating Regulations), ORG (Civil Aviation Organisation), PEL (Personnel Licensing and Training), OPS (Aircraft Operations) and AGA (Aerodrome and Ground Aid). The audit in the sixth area, called