DGCA faces severe staff crunch even as airlines expand fleets rapidly

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According to submissions made in the Lok Sabha, 814 out of 1692 sanctioned positions at DGCA remained vacant as of 31 March 2025. DCGA had 878 staff as of 31 March 2025. At the end of March 2020, DGCA had 471 vacancies and 762 people.