The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya-GSV have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to train youth in broad areas of Aviation, including Aviation Engineering and Aviation Management. The Ministry of Civil Aviation said, the agreement was signed by DGCA Faiz Ahmed Kidwai and Vice Chancellor of GSV Prof Manoj Choudhury.

During the signing ceremony, Minister of Civil Aviation K Rammohan Naidu, Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw and other senior officials from DGCA, Railways and GSV were present. Speaking on the occasion, the Civil Aviation Minister said that this MoU is going to transform the overall aviation sector in terms of the workforce that the government is trying to build for tomorrow. He said, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the country has witnessed tremendous success in the last 12 years.

Speaking about the future of the aviation sector in the country, Mr Naidu said, the most important part in the aviation sector is how well we are able to create an aviation manufacturing ecosystem in the country, and this is something the government has focused upon. He added that the country has seen tremendous success in the last 5 years, especially in terms of Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MROs), which have increased from around 160 to more than 240.

In closing remarks Mr Vaishnaw reiterated that the GSV has already earned its worldwide reputation and entered in collaboration with sixty two industry partners to produce industry ready professionals. He called upon to establish a centre of excellence for precision manufacturing engineering in GSV to support the initiative of Viksit Bharat.