DGCA plans to hire 400 tech staff in 1-2 years: Chief Arun Kumar

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) plans to hire 400 people in the next one to two years to ramp up its technical staff to 1,100, its chief Arun Kumar said. DGCA also looks to strengthen the safety oversight capabilities by increasing the number of offices to 19. Currently, DGCA has around 1,300 employees, including about 700 technical staff.