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Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)

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Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)

The Ministry of Civil Aviation (Naagar Vimaan Mantraalay) in India is the nodal ministry responsible for the formulation of national policies and programmes for the development and regulation of civil aviation. It devises and implements schemes for the orderly growth and expansion of civil air transport in the country. The mandate of this ministry also extend to overseeing airport facilities, air traffic services and carriage of passengers and goods by air. The ministry also administers the implementation of the Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024, Aircraft Rules, 1937 and is administratively responsible for the Commission of Railway Safety.

Infobox

Formed
1947; 78 years ago (1947)
Jurisdiction
Government of India
Headquarters
Rajiv Gandhi BhawanNew Delhi
Annual budget
₹3,113.50 crore (US$370 million) (2023–24 est.)
Ministers responsible
mw- Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu, Union Cabinet MinisterMurlidhar Kisan Mohol, Minister of State
Agency executive
Samir Kumar Sinha, IAS
Website
www.civilaviation.gov.in

Tables

· Cabinet ministers
From
From
No.
From
Portrait
Period
Minister in the Department of Civil Aviation, Ministry of Communications
Minister in the Department of Civil Aviation, Ministry of Communications
No.
Minister in the Department of Civil Aviation, Ministry of Communications
1
1
No.
1
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Hari Vinayak Pataskar(1892–1970)MP for Jalgaon(MoS)
Term of office
7 December1956
Term of office
16 April1957
Term of office
130 days
Political party
Indian National Congress
Ministry
Nehru II
Prime Minister
Jawaharlal Nehru
mw- Ministry disestablished during this interval
mw- Ministry disestablished during this interval
No.
mw- Ministry disestablished during this interval
Minister of Civil Aviation
Minister of Civil Aviation
No.
Minister of Civil Aviation
2
2
No.
2
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Satya Narayan Sinha(1900–1983)MP for Samastipur
Term of office
9 June1964
Term of office
13 June1964
Term of office
4 days
Political party
Indian National Congress
Ministry
Shastri
Prime Minister
Lal Bahadur Shastri
3
3
No.
3
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Nityanand Kanungo(1900–1988)MP for Cuttack(MoS)
Term of office
13 June1964
Term of office
31 July1965
Term of office
1 year, 48 days
4
4
No.
4
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Raj Bahadur(1912–1990)MP for Bharatpur
Term of office
31 July1965
Term of office
11 January1966
Term of office
164 days
11 January1966
11 January1966
No.
11 January1966
Portrait
Nanda II
Term of office
Gulzarilal Nanda
Ministry disestablished during this interval
Ministry disestablished during this interval
No.
Ministry disestablished during this interval
Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation
Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation
No.
Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation
5
5
No.
5
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Karan Singh(born 1931)MP for Udhampur
Term of office
16 March1967
Term of office
18 March1971
Term of office
4 years, 2 days
Political party
Indian National Congress
Ministry
Indira II
Prime Minister
Indira Gandhi
(4)
(4)
No.
(4)
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Raj Bahadur(1912–1990)MP for Bharatpur
Term of office
9 November1973
Term of office
22 December1976
Term of office
3 years, 43 days
6
6
No.
6
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Kotha Raghuramaiah(1912–1979)MP for Guntur
Term of office
23 December1976
Term of office
24 March1977
Term of office
91 days
7
7
No.
7
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Purushottam Kaushik(1930–2017)MP for Raipur
Term of office
26 March1977
Term of office
15 July1979
Term of office
2 years, 111 days
Political party
Janata Party
Ministry
Desai
Prime Minister
Morarji Desai
–
–
No.
–
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Morarji Desai(1896–1995)MP for Surat(Prime Minister)
Term of office
16 July1979
Term of office
28 July1979
Term of office
12 days
8
8
No.
8
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Mohammad Shafi Qureshi(1928–2016)MP for Anantnag
Term of office
30 July1979
Term of office
14 January1980
Term of office
168 days
Political party
Janata Party (Secular)
Ministry
Charan
Prime Minister
Charan Singh
9
9
No.
9
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Janaki Ballabh Patnaik(1927–2015)MP for Cuttack
Term of office
14 January1980
Term of office
7 June1980
Term of office
145 days
Political party
Indian National Congress (I)
Ministry
Indira IV
Prime Minister
Indira Gandhi
10
10
No.
10
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Anant Sharma(1919–1988)Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar
Term of office
8 June1980
Term of office
2 September1982
Term of office
2 years, 86 days
Minister of Civil Aviation
Minister of Civil Aviation
No.
Minister of Civil Aviation
11
11
No.
11
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Bhagwat Jha Azad(1922–2011)MP for Bhagalpur(MoS, I/C)
Term of office
2 September1982
Term of office
14 February1983
Term of office
165 days
Political party
Indian National Congress (I)
Ministry
Indira IV
Prime Minister
Indira Gandhi
Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation
Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation
No.
Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation
12
12
No.
12
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Khurshed Alam Khan(1919–2013)MP for Farrukhabad(MoS, I/C)
Term of office
14 February1983
Term of office
31 October1984
Term of office
1 year, 316 days
Political party
Indian National Congress (I)
Ministry
Indira IV
Prime Minister
Indira Gandhi
4 November1984
4 November1984
No.
4 November1984
Portrait
Rajiv I
Term of office
Rajiv Gandhi
–
–
No.
–
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Rajiv Gandhi(1944–1991)MP for Amethi(Prime Minister)
Term of office
31 December1984
Term of office
25 September1985
Term of office
268 days
Political party
Rajiv II
Ministry disestablished during this interval
Ministry disestablished during this interval
No.
Ministry disestablished during this interval
Minister of Civil Aviation
Minister of Civil Aviation
No.
Minister of Civil Aviation
13
13
No.
13
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Jagdish Tytler(born 1944)MP for Delhi Sadar(MoS, I/C)
Term of office
22 October1986
Term of office
14 February1988
Term of office
1 year, 115 days
Political party
Indian National Congress (I)
Ministry
Rajiv II
Prime Minister
Rajiv Gandhi
14
14
No.
14
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Motilal Vora(1928–2020)Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh
Term of office
14 February1988
Term of office
25 June1988
Term of office
132 days
Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism
Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism
No.
Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism
15
15
No.
15
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Shivraj Patil(born 1935)MP for Latur(MoS, I/C)
Term of office
25 June1988
Term of office
2 December1989
Term of office
1 year, 160 days
Political party
Indian National Congress (I)
Ministry
Rajiv II
Prime Minister
Rajiv Gandhi
Minister of Civil Aviation
Minister of Civil Aviation
No.
Minister of Civil Aviation
–
–
No.
–
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Vishwanath Pratap Singh(1931–2008)MP for Fatehpur(Prime Minister)
Term of office
2 December1989
Term of office
5 December1989
Term of office
3 days
Political party
Janata Dal
Ministry
Vishwanath
Prime Minister
Vishwanath Pratap Singh
16
16
No.
16
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Arif Mohammad Khan(born 1951)MP for Bahraich
Term of office
6 December1989
Term of office
10 November1990
Term of office
339 days
17
17
No.
17
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Harmohan Dhawan(1940–2024)MP for Chandigarh(MoS, I/C)
Term of office
21 November1990
Term of office
21 June1991
Term of office
212 days
Political party
Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)
Ministry
Chandra Shekhar
Prime Minister
Chandra Shekhar
Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism
Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism
No.
Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism
18
18
No.
18
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Madhavrao Scindia(1945–2001)MP for Gwalior
Term of office
21 June1991
Term of office
9 January1993
Term of office
1 year, 202 days
Political party
Indian National Congress (I)
Ministry
Rao
Prime Minister
P. V. Narasimha Rao
19
19
No.
19
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Ghulam Nabi Azad(born 1949)Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra
Term of office
9 January1993
Term of office
16 May1996
Term of office
3 years, 128 days
20
20
No.
20
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
V. Dhananjay Kumar(1951–2019)MP for Mangalore
Term of office
16 May1996
Term of office
1 June1996
Term of office
16 days
Political party
Bharatiya Janata Party
Ministry
Vajpayee I
Prime Minister
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
21
21
No.
21
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
C. M. Ibrahim(born 1948)Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka
Term of office
1 June1996
Term of office
29 June1996
Term of office
28 days
Political party
Janata Dal
Ministry
Deve Gowda
Prime Minister
H. D. Deve Gowda
Minister in the Department of Civil Aviation
Minister in the Department of Civil Aviation
No.
Minister in the Department of Civil Aviation
Portrait
21 April1997
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
296 days
21A
21A
No.
21A
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
C. M. Ibrahim(born 1948)Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka
Minister in the Department of Tourism
Minister in the Department of Tourism
No.
Minister in the Department of Tourism
21B
21B
No.
21B
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Srikant Kumar Jena(born 1950)MP for Kendrapara
Minister in the Department of Civil Aviation
Minister in the Department of Civil Aviation
No.
Minister in the Department of Civil Aviation
Portrait
19 March1998
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
332 days
Term of office
Gujral
Term of office
Inder Kumar Gujral
(21A)
(21A)
No.
(21A)
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
C. M. Ibrahim(born 1948)Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka
Minister in the Department of Tourism
Minister in the Department of Tourism
No.
Minister in the Department of Tourism
(21B)
(21B)
No.
(21B)
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Srikant Kumar Jena(born 1950)MP for Kendrapara
Minister of Civil Aviation
Minister of Civil Aviation
No.
Minister of Civil Aviation
22
22
No.
22
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Ananth Kumar(1959–2018)MP for Bangalore South
Term of office
19 March1998
Term of office
13 October1999
Term of office
1 year, 208 days
Political party
Bharatiya Janata Party
Ministry
Vajpayee II
Prime Minister
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
23
23
No.
23
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Sharad Yadav(1947–2023)MP for Madhepura
Term of office
13 October1999
Term of office
1 September2001
Term of office
1 year, 323 days
Political party
Samata Party
Ministry
Vajpayee III
24
24
No.
24
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Syed Shahnawaz Hussain(born 1968)MP for Kishanganj
Term of office
1 September2001
Term of office
24 May2003
Term of office
1 year, 265 days
Political party
Bharatiya Janata Party
25
25
No.
25
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Rajiv Pratap Rudy(born 1962)MP for Chapra(MoS, I/C)
Term of office
24 May2003
Term of office
22 May2004
Term of office
364 days
26
26
No.
26
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Praful Patel(born 1957)Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra(MoS, I/C)
Term of office
23 May2004
Term of office
22 May2009
Term of office
6 years, 235 days
Political party
Nationalist Congress Party
Ministry
Manmohan I
Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh
28 May2009
28 May2009
No.
28 May2009
Portrait
Manmohan II
27
27
No.
27
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Vayalar Ravi(born 1937)Rajya Sabha MP for Kerala
Term of office
19 January2011
Term of office
18 December2011
Term of office
333 days
Political party
Indian National Congress
28
28
No.
28
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Ajit Singh(1939–2021)MP for Baghpat
Term of office
18 December2011
Term of office
26 May2014
Term of office
2 years, 159 days
Political party
Rashtriya Lok Dal
29
29
No.
29
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju(born 1951)MP for Vizianagaram
Term of office
27 May2014
Term of office
9 March2018
Term of office
3 years, 286 days
Political party
Telugu Desam Party
Ministry
Modi I
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi
–
–
No.
–
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Narendra Modi(born 1950)MP for Varanasi(Prime Minister)
Term of office
9 March2018
Term of office
10 March2018
Term of office
1 day
Political party
Bharatiya Janata Party
30
30
No.
30
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Suresh Prabhu(born 1953)Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh
Term of office
10 March2018
Term of office
30 May2019
Term of office
1 year, 81 days
31
31
No.
31
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Hardeep Singh Puri(born 1952)Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh(MoS, I/C)
Term of office
31 May2019
Term of office
7 July2021
Term of office
2 years, 37 days
Political party
Modi II
32
32
No.
32
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Jyotiraditya Scindia(born 1971)Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh
Term of office
7 July2021
Term of office
9 June2024
Term of office
2 years, 338 days
33
33
No.
33
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu(born 1987)MP for Srikakulam
Term of office
10 June2024
Term of office
Incumbent
Term of office
1 year, 184 days
Political party
Telugu Desam Party
Ministry
Modi III
No.
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Term of office
Political party
Ministry
Prime Minister
From
To
Period
Minister in the Department of Civil Aviation, Ministry of Communications
1
Hari Vinayak Pataskar(1892–1970)MP for Jalgaon(MoS)
7 December1956
16 April1957
130 days
Indian National Congress
Nehru II
Jawaharlal Nehru
mw- Ministry disestablished during this interval
Minister of Civil Aviation
2
Satya Narayan Sinha(1900–1983)MP for Samastipur
9 June1964
13 June1964
4 days
Indian National Congress
Shastri
Lal Bahadur Shastri
3
Nityanand Kanungo(1900–1988)MP for Cuttack(MoS)
13 June1964
31 July1965
1 year, 48 days
4
Raj Bahadur(1912–1990)MP for Bharatpur
31 July1965
11 January1966
164 days
11 January1966
24 January1966
Nanda II
Gulzarilal Nanda
Ministry disestablished during this interval
Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation
5
Karan Singh(born 1931)MP for Udhampur
16 March1967
18 March1971
4 years, 2 days
Indian National Congress
Indira II
Indira Gandhi
18 March1971
9 November1973
Indian National Congress (R)
Indira III
(4)
Raj Bahadur(1912–1990)MP for Bharatpur
9 November1973
22 December1976
3 years, 43 days
6
Kotha Raghuramaiah(1912–1979)MP for Guntur
23 December1976
24 March1977
91 days
7
Purushottam Kaushik(1930–2017)MP for Raipur
26 March1977
15 July1979
2 years, 111 days
Janata Party
Desai
Morarji Desai
–
Morarji Desai(1896–1995)MP for Surat(Prime Minister)
16 July1979
28 July1979
12 days
8
Mohammad Shafi Qureshi(1928–2016)MP for Anantnag
30 July1979
14 January1980
168 days
Janata Party (Secular)
Charan
Charan Singh
9
Janaki Ballabh Patnaik(1927–2015)MP for Cuttack
14 January1980
7 June1980
145 days
Indian National Congress (I)
Indira IV
Indira Gandhi
10
Anant Sharma(1919–1988)Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar
8 June1980
2 September1982
2 years, 86 days
Minister of Civil Aviation
11
Bhagwat Jha Azad(1922–2011)MP for Bhagalpur(MoS, I/C)
2 September1982
14 February1983
165 days
Indian National Congress (I)
Indira IV
Indira Gandhi
Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation
12
Khurshed Alam Khan(1919–2013)MP for Farrukhabad(MoS, I/C)
14 February1983
31 October1984
1 year, 316 days
Indian National Congress (I)
Indira IV
Indira Gandhi
4 November1984
31 December1984
Rajiv I
Rajiv Gandhi
–
Rajiv Gandhi(1944–1991)MP for Amethi(Prime Minister)
31 December1984
25 September1985
268 days
Rajiv II
Ministry disestablished during this interval
Minister of Civil Aviation
13
Jagdish Tytler(born 1944)MP for Delhi Sadar(MoS, I/C)
22 October1986
14 February1988
1 year, 115 days
Indian National Congress (I)
Rajiv II
Rajiv Gandhi
14
Motilal Vora(1928–2020)Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh
14 February1988
25 June1988
132 days
Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism
15
Shivraj Patil(born 1935)MP for Latur(MoS, I/C)
25 June1988
2 December1989
1 year, 160 days
Indian National Congress (I)
Rajiv II
Rajiv Gandhi
Minister of Civil Aviation
–
Vishwanath Pratap Singh(1931–2008)MP for Fatehpur(Prime Minister)
2 December1989
5 December1989
3 days
Janata Dal
Vishwanath
Vishwanath Pratap Singh
16
Arif Mohammad Khan(born 1951)MP for Bahraich
6 December1989
10 November1990
339 days
17
Harmohan Dhawan(1940–2024)MP for Chandigarh(MoS, I/C)
21 November1990
21 June1991
212 days
Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)
Chandra Shekhar
Chandra Shekhar
Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism
18
Madhavrao Scindia(1945–2001)MP for Gwalior
21 June1991
9 January1993
1 year, 202 days
Indian National Congress (I)
Rao
P. V. Narasimha Rao
19
Ghulam Nabi Azad(born 1949)Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra
9 January1993
16 May1996
3 years, 128 days
20
V. Dhananjay Kumar(1951–2019)MP for Mangalore
16 May1996
1 June1996
16 days
Bharatiya Janata Party
Vajpayee I
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
21
C. M. Ibrahim(born 1948)Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka
1 June1996
29 June1996
28 days
Janata Dal
Deve Gowda
H. D. Deve Gowda
Minister in the Department of Civil Aviation
29 June1996
21 April1997
296 days
21A
C. M. Ibrahim(born 1948)Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka
Minister in the Department of Tourism
21B
Srikant Kumar Jena(born 1950)MP for Kendrapara
Minister in the Department of Civil Aviation
21 April1997
19 March1998
332 days
Gujral
Inder Kumar Gujral
(21A)
C. M. Ibrahim(born 1948)Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka
Minister in the Department of Tourism
(21B)
Srikant Kumar Jena(born 1950)MP for Kendrapara
· Ministers of State
From
From
No.
From
Portrait
Period
Minister of State for Tourism and Civil Aviation
Minister of State for Tourism and Civil Aviation
No.
Minister of State for Tourism and Civil Aviation
1
1
No.
1
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Sarojini Mahishi(1927–2015)MP for Dharwad North
Term of office
2 May1971
Term of office
10 October1974
Term of office
3 years, 161 days
Political party
Indian National Congress (R)
Ministry
Indira III
Prime Minister
Indira Gandhi
2
2
No.
2
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Surendra Pal Singh(1917–2009)MP for Bulandshahr
Term of office
10 October1974
Term of office
23 December1976
Term of office
2 years, 74 days
3
3
No.
3
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
P. Ankineedu Prasada Rao(1929–1997)MP for Bapatla
Term of office
4 August1979
Term of office
27 November1979
Term of office
115 days
Political party
Indian National Congress (U)
Ministry
Charan
Prime Minister
Charan Singh
4
4
No.
4
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Kartik Oraon(1924–1981)MP for Lohardaga
Term of office
14 January1980
Term of office
8 June1980
Term of office
146 days
Political party
Indian National Congress (I)
Ministry
Indira IV
Prime Minister
Indira Gandhi
5
5
No.
5
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Chandulal Chandrakar(1920–1995)MP for Durg
Term of office
8 June1980
Term of office
15 January1982
Term of office
1 year, 221 days
6
6
No.
6
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Khurshed Alam Khan(1919–2013)MP for Farrukhabad
Term of office
15 January1982
Term of office
2 September1982
Term of office
230 days
Minister of State for Tourism and Civil Aviation
Minister of State for Tourism and Civil Aviation
No.
Minister of State for Tourism and Civil Aviation
7
7
No.
7
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Ashok Gehlot(born 1951)MP for Jodhpur
Term of office
31 December1984
Term of office
24 August1985
Term of office
236 days
Political party
Indian National Congress (I)
Ministry
Rajiv II
Prime Minister
Rajiv Gandhi
Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Tourism
Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Tourism
No.
Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Tourism
8
8
No.
8
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
M. O. H. Farook(1937–2012)MP for Pondicherry
Term of office
21 June1991
Term of office
2 July1992
Term of office
1 year, 11 days
Political party
Indian National Congress (I)
Ministry
Rao
Prime Minister
P. V. Narasimha Rao
Minister of State in the Department of Civil Aviation
Minister of State in the Department of Civil Aviation
No.
Minister of State in the Department of Civil Aviation
(8)
(8)
No.
(8)
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
M. O. H. Farook(1937–2012)MP for Pondicherry
Term of office
2 July1992
Term of office
17 January1996
Term of office
3 years, 199 days
9B
9B
No.
9B
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
G. Y. Krishnan(1929–2001)Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka
Term of office
15 September1995
Term of office
16 May1996
Term of office
244 days
Minister of State in the Department of Tourism
Minister of State in the Department of Tourism
No.
Minister of State in the Department of Tourism
9A
9A
No.
9A
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Sukhbans Kaur Bhinder(1943–2006)MP for Gurdaspur
Term of office
2 July1992
Term of office
16 May1996
Term of office
3 years, 319 days
Minister of State for Civil Aviation
Minister of State for Civil Aviation
No.
Minister of State for Civil Aviation
10
10
No.
10
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Jayanthi Natarajan(born 1954)Rajya Sabha MP for Tamil Nadu
Term of office
9 June1997
Term of office
19 March1998
Term of office
283 days
Political party
Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
Ministry
Gujral
Prime Minister
Inder Kumar Gujral
11
11
No.
11
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Chaman Lal Gupta(1934–2021)MP for Udhampur
Term of office
13 October1999
Term of office
1 September2001
Term of office
1 year, 323 days
Political party
Bharatiya Janata Party
Ministry
Vajpayee III
Prime Minister
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
12
12
No.
12
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Shripad Naik(born 1952)MP for Panaji
Term of office
1 July2002
Term of office
24 May2003
Term of office
327 days
13
13
No.
13
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
K. C. Venugopal(born 1963)MP for Alappuzha
Term of office
28 October2012
Term of office
26 May2014
Term of office
1 year, 210 days
Political party
Indian National Congress
Ministry
Manmohan II
Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh
14
14
No.
14
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
G. M. Siddeshwara(born 1952)MP for Davanagere
Term of office
26 May2014
Term of office
9 November2014
Term of office
167 days
Political party
Bharatiya Janata Party
Ministry
Modi I
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi
15
15
No.
15
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Mahesh Sharma(born 1959)MP for Gautam Buddh Nagar
Term of office
9 November2014
Term of office
5 July2016
Term of office
1 year, 239 days
16
16
No.
16
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Jayant Sinha(born 1963)MP for Hazaribagh
Term of office
5 July2016
Term of office
30 May2019
Term of office
2 years, 329 days
17
17
No.
17
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
GeneralV. K. Singh (Retd.)PVSM AVSM YSM ADC(born 1950)MP for Ghaziabad
Term of office
7 July2021
Term of office
10 June 2024
Term of office
4 years, 157 days
Political party
Bharatiya Janata Party
Ministry
Modi II
18
18
No.
18
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Murlidhar Mohol(born 1974)MP for Pune
Term of office
10 June2024
Term of office
Incumbent
Term of office
1 year, 185 days
Political party
Modi III
No.
Portrait
Minister(Birth-Death)Constituency
Term of office
Political party
Ministry
Prime Minister
From
To
Period
Minister of State for Tourism and Civil Aviation
1
Sarojini Mahishi(1927–2015)MP for Dharwad North
2 May1971
10 October1974
3 years, 161 days
Indian National Congress (R)
Indira III
Indira Gandhi
2
Surendra Pal Singh(1917–2009)MP for Bulandshahr
10 October1974
23 December1976
2 years, 74 days
3
P. Ankineedu Prasada Rao(1929–1997)MP for Bapatla
4 August1979
27 November1979
115 days
Indian National Congress (U)
Charan
Charan Singh
4
Kartik Oraon(1924–1981)MP for Lohardaga
14 January1980
8 June1980
146 days
Indian National Congress (I)
Indira IV
Indira Gandhi
5
Chandulal Chandrakar(1920–1995)MP for Durg
8 June1980
15 January1982
1 year, 221 days
6
Khurshed Alam Khan(1919–2013)MP for Farrukhabad
15 January1982
2 September1982
230 days
Minister of State for Tourism and Civil Aviation
7
Ashok Gehlot(born 1951)MP for Jodhpur
31 December1984
24 August1985
236 days
Indian National Congress (I)
Rajiv II
Rajiv Gandhi
Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Tourism
8
M. O. H. Farook(1937–2012)MP for Pondicherry
21 June1991
2 July1992
1 year, 11 days
Indian National Congress (I)
Rao
P. V. Narasimha Rao
Minister of State in the Department of Civil Aviation
(8)
M. O. H. Farook(1937–2012)MP for Pondicherry
2 July1992
17 January1996
3 years, 199 days
9B
G. Y. Krishnan(1929–2001)Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka
15 September1995
16 May1996
244 days
Minister of State in the Department of Tourism
9A
Sukhbans Kaur Bhinder(1943–2006)MP for Gurdaspur
2 July1992
16 May1996
3 years, 319 days
Minister of State for Civil Aviation
10
Jayanthi Natarajan(born 1954)Rajya Sabha MP for Tamil Nadu
9 June1997
19 March1998
283 days
Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
Gujral
Inder Kumar Gujral
11
Chaman Lal Gupta(1934–2021)MP for Udhampur
13 October1999
1 September2001
1 year, 323 days
Bharatiya Janata Party
Vajpayee III
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
12
Shripad Naik(born 1952)MP for Panaji
1 July2002
24 May2003
327 days
13
K. C. Venugopal(born 1963)MP for Alappuzha
28 October2012
26 May2014
1 year, 210 days
Indian National Congress
Manmohan II
Manmohan Singh
14
G. M. Siddeshwara(born 1952)MP for Davanagere
26 May2014
9 November2014
167 days
Bharatiya Janata Party
Modi I
Narendra Modi
15
Mahesh Sharma(born 1959)MP for Gautam Buddh Nagar
9 November2014
5 July2016
1 year, 239 days
16
Jayant Sinha(born 1963)MP for Hazaribagh
5 July2016
30 May2019
2 years, 329 days
17
GeneralV. K. Singh (Retd.)PVSM AVSM YSM ADC(born 1950)MP for Ghaziabad
7 July2021
10 June 2024
4 years, 157 days
Bharatiya Janata Party
Modi II
18
Murlidhar Mohol(born 1974)MP for Pune
10 June2024
Incumbent
1 year, 185 days
Modi III

References

  1. The matters pertaining to the Department of Civil Aviation were placed under the Ministry of Transport and Communication
  2. The Ministry of Civil Aviation was merged with the Ministry of Transport and Aviation.
  3. The Ministry of Civil Aviation was merged into the Ministry of Transport as the Department of Civil Aviation.
  4. indiabudget.gov.in
    https://web.archive.org/web/20180304170727/http://www.indiabudget.gov.in/ub2018-19/eb/sbe95.pdf
  5. "Ministry of Civil Aviation." Government of India. Retrieved on 20 February 2012.
    http://india.gov.in/sectors/transport/ministry_civilaviation.php
  6. "Commission of Railway Safety Archived 29 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine." Ministry of Civil Aviation. Retrieved on
    http://civilaviation.gov.in/CRSS/Commission%20of%20Railway%20Safety.html
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