Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)
Parent Agency – Ministry of Civil Aviation | |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of India |
| Headquarters | Office of Director General Of Civil Aviation, opp. Safdarjung Airport, New Delhi 28°34′58.56″N 77°12′47.12″E / 28.5829333°N 77.2130889°E |
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| Parent department | Ministry of Civil Aviation (India) |
| Parent Regulator | Ministry of Civil Aviation (India) |
| Website | dgca.gov.in |
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is a statutory body of the Government of India to regulate civil aviation in India. It became a statutory body under the Aircraft (Amendment) Act, 2020. The DGCA investigates aviation accidents and incidents, maintains all regulations related to aviation and is responsible for issuance of licenses pertaining to aviation like PPL's, SPL's and CPL's in India. It is headquartered along Sri Aurobindo Marg, opposite Safdarjung Airport, in New Delhi. The Government of India is planning to replace the organisation with a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), modelled on the lines of the American Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).