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REVIEWING THE AIRCRAFT AMENDMENT BILL,2020
On February 4 2020 the Minister of Civil Aviation Shri Hardeep Singh Puri. The bill aims at amending the Aircraft Act, 1934.
Aircraft Act, 1934
The Aircraft Act, 1934 came into effect for providing better provisions for the control of the manufacture, possession, use, operation, sale, import, and export of aircraft.
After the Act’s enaction the act had been extended to the new provinces and merged states as per the guidelines of the Merged States (LAWS), Act 1949 (59 of 349), S.3 (1-1-1950) and to the Union territories of Manipur, Tripura and Vindhya Pradesh by the Union Territories (Laws) Act, 1950 (30 of 1950), S.3 (16-4-1950). Vindhya Pradesh now forms part of M.P. State Act 37 of 1956, S.9(1) (e) (1-1-1956), Manipur and Tripura are new States; See Act 81 of 1971, S.3(21-1-1972).
Aircraft Amendment Bill, 2020
After the Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri proposed the bill on February 4 the bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on March 17, was also passed by the Rajya Sabha by the means of a voice vote.
Provisions of the Bill:
The Bill amends the Aircraft Act,1934 the bill regulates the manufacture, possession, use, operation, sale, import, and export of civil aircraft and licensing of aerodromes.
The Bill will provide statuary power to the regulatory institutions of Civil Aviation like the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), and the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB).
The Civil Aviation Minister quoted “the amendment was necessary for light of the recent growth of the civil aviation sector,
DGCA: The bill entitles the DGCA to act as a watchdog. The DGCA will foresee the regulatory functions as mentioned in the bill for the growth of the civil aviation sector. The DGCA can levy up to Rs 1crore as a penalty on airlines, airports, and other key aviation entities.
BCAS: The BCAS will be carrying out regulatory and oversight functions on civil aviation security.
AAIB: To carry out investigation related to aircraft accidents and incidents.
Reasons behind the Amendment
The statuary power that the Bill provides to the civil aviation institutions is likely to help the civil aviation sector to improve India’s safety aviation rankings as recommended by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
The bill intends to increase the fine amount for any violation of rules from RS 10 lakh to Rs 1 Crore for aviation sector stakeholders.
Under the Bill, the central government may cancel the licenses, certificates, or approvals granted to a person under the Act if the person contravenes any provision of the Act.
Exemptions
The aircrafts belonging to the navy, military, and air force of the Republic of India will be exempted from the bill
The extension of the exemption will also be extended to the other armed forces other than these three.
Challenges
The Disinvestment by the government from Air India has resulted in the firm incurring heavy losses (26 crores per day) the pandemic is expected to further increase the number of losses
According to recent data, there has been a rise in the number of near-miss incidents in the airspace, near miss is a close call that has the potential to cause great injury to humans or the environment but does not occur,
The aviation sector faces shortages of Air Traffic Controllers (ATC)
Because of the COVID- 19 pandemics there has been an increase in the drop in demand which has compelled the airlines and its stakeholders to face financial crisis.
Sini Shetty has taken over the headlines today after winning the crown of Miss India world
2022 last night. She was crowned by Manasa Varanasi, the former Miss India World. Sini
has managed to get a balance of passion and education in her life.
She has completed her B.com in accounting and Finance. Miss Shetty is currently pursuing CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst).
She has also been interested in dancing and completed her Arangetram
in Bharatanatyam just at 14. The 21- year- old describes herself as “industrious and
tenacious” with the ability to be empathetic and a hustler.” Sini Shetty was born in Mumbai
and represented Karnataka at the Miss India World Platform.
Miss India org posted a picture of Miss Shetty after she was crowned, congratulating her.
The caption read, “World – here she comes!
Sini Shetty has conquered our stage and taken over our hearts with her magnetism, charm,
endurance, and beauty! We’re so proud and can’t wait to see her represent India on the Miss
World stage!”
Sini Shetty’s first post on Instagram dates back to 2017. She often takes it up to her
Instagram to post her dance videos expressing her love for the art. Her dance videos are
mostly with choreographer and dancer Arunima Dey and Dharmik Samani. In one of her
posts, where she made a post on Bharatnatyam dance, Sini spoke about her journey with
the art. Sini said that she had loved dancing since the age of 4. It has been a source of joy to
her. She has learned Bharatanatyam from the legendary Padmini Radhakrishnan. Along with that she knew she wanted to pursue Classical Dance. She credits it to the art form of Bharatnatyam thatmImplanted in her a love for dance. She Spoke about completing her Arangetram in addition to the Bollywood-influenced Semi-Classical Qbob choreography that she performed.
Sini started putting the pictures of her photoshoot, collaboration, and work by 2019. She has
also been the face of the sugar brand for their lipstick. She was also a part of the Tvc for
Airtel India in 2020. Miss Shetty worked as a model for pantaloons in the same year. In the
years that followed Sini has worked for several brands.
She has kept her followers updated with her work through her Instagram. Ever since her journey started in Miss India, she has posted about her milestones Also she posted her pictures from Miss India Org on the 17th of June, captioned “A stepping stone, eye on the main crown.” She also added photos of Winning the Times Miss Body Beautiful and INFD Miss Talented
Sini has an older brother, Sikhin Shetty, who currently lives in the USA. He took it to his
Instagram by posting a story and congratulating his sister on her victory. He described it to
be a surreal feeling. Her parents, Sadanand Bhoja Shetty and Hema Shetty are the owners
of Sikhin Hotels. The hotel is situated in Thane and is named after their son. It was started in
the year 2015
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