DGCA cancels over 150 'irrelevant' regulations, weeds out 4,700 files

New Delhi: In a major overhaul of safety and technical rules, aviation regulator DGCA has cancelled over 150 “irrelevant” regulations, circulars and forms to simplify procedures and weeded out over 4,700 old files. “The process was undertaken over the past few weeks to remove and delete irrelevant circulars and simplify application and other forms of various kinds,” a DGCA official told PTI here. In several forms, “redundant information was being sought which had no relevance with the particular approvals,” the official said, adding that the move has not only reduced paperwork and significantly abridged several forms, but also simplified them. “A total of 9,330 files were reviewed over the past few weeks and 4,755 of them weeded out,” he said. [caption id=“attachment_1624095” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Representational image. AFP[/caption] Regarding changes being made in the aviation rules, he said provisions of the 1937 Aircraft Act were reviewed and some of them were being put up for revision. As many as 31 Aircraft Rules were reviewed. While 14 of them were in the process of being revised and amended, the remaining 17 were awaiting such revision. 39 Civil Aviation Requirements (CARs) or rules were reviewed, 22 of them were cancelled and 17 were being revised. 21 of 186 Aeronautical Information Circulars reviewed were cancelled, while 13 technical forms of various types were being revised and abridged. Similarly, 113 of 559 technical circulars reviewed were cancelled. With all this, the total number of regulations, circulars and forms cancelled stood at 156, the official said, adding the aviation regulator has also introduced self attestation of documents and certificates. Besides DGCA, the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security has also identified 160 circulars for repeal. Earlier this month, Civil Aviation Ministry had said it disposed of over 9,100 old files and removed more than 15 truck loads of junk from its headquarters as part of a special drive. A special drive was undertaken to weed out the old files and records, which led to the review of 12,977 files of the Ministry. Of these, 3,839 files have been recorded and 9,146 files weeded out. Narendra Modi government’s cleanliness drive also saw more than 15 trucks of malba (junk items) being removed as part of the cleaning drive. PTI