amendments in the national civil aviation policy 2016

EXTRAORDINARY PART I—Section 1 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 173] NEW DELHI, WEDNES DAY, JULY 12, 2023/ASHADHA 21, 194 5 CG-DL-E-12072023-247246 MINISTRY OF CIVIL AV IATION NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 11th July, 2023 F. No. AV-19032/5/2015 -AAI-MOCA.—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub -section (a) of section 26 of the National Civil Aviation Policy, 2016, the Central Government with the approval of the Competent Authority, hereby makes the following further amendments in the National Civil Aviation Policy, 2016, namely: - In the said Policy, in paragraph 14, in clause (d), the following proviso shall be inserted namely: - “The following category of aircraft may be considered for exemption from the GAGAN mandate: (i) Aircraft, wherein the aircraft/ avionics OEMs have communicated that the airc raft cannot be made GAGAN compl iant due to technology challenges and the possibility of the design change is not feasible and the same has been ascertained by DGCA . (ii) Aircraft which have been manufactured prior to 01.07.2021. ” RUBINA ALI, Jt. Secy. Note : The National Civil Aviation Policy, 2016 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part 1, Section 1, dated 29th June, 2016. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.