Power of DGCA

What can the DGCA do?

1 The Aircraft Rules 1937 empower the DGCA to impose a fine of ₹1 crore, 

2 detain any aircraft if it can lead to danger to persons in the aircraft or to any other persons or property.

3 The regulator can also suspend the airline's air operator's certificate (AOC) which is a pre-requisite for offering commercial air services in the country or 

4 curtail the airline's schedule, i.e. flights.

 But the DGCA is also under scrutiny. "The regulator carried out a financial audit only six months back and found glaring lapses.

 Why did it not act then? The show-cause notice makes a mockery of the whole process," said Captain Ranganathan.

"There were signals from the DGCA's audits of Kingfisher in 2012 and Jet Airways in 2018 about the two airline's 

poor financial health, 

but the failure of the DGCA to act in both the cases resulted in

💐 hundreds of passengers losing their money, 

💐employees rendered jobless when the two airlines closed down soon after," he adds.

Source the hindu