What happened: Parliamentary Consultative Committee meeting on civil aviation in Mysuru
The Parliamentary Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Civil Aviation met in Mysuru, Karnataka. The meeting was chaired by Union Minister for Civil Aviation Shri Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu, with Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Cooperation Shri Murlidhar Mohol present. Members of Parliament and senior aviation regulators attended the meeting, including MPs from Bihar, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, and Maharashtra (Rajya Sabha), along with the Mysore MP Shri Yaduveer Chamaraja Wadiyar.
The Committee discussed three linked themes for India’s civil aviation system: the Next Phase of UDAN (UDAN = Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik), reforms in the Flying Training Organisation (FTO) ecosystem, and the transformation of Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA).
Background and earlier position: aviation consultative reviews outside Delhi
The Parliamentary Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Civil Aviation met outside Delhi for the first time since 2017. At the Mysuru meeting, the Ministry emphasized that aviation growth is shifting from major destinations and airports toward regional development and inclusive economic growth under the Prime Minister’s UDAN vision.
What changed now: announced scale and training capacity metrics
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