Steps being taken to meet shortage of Air Traffic Controllers

New Delhi: A number of steps are being taken to meet the requirement of additional trained Air Traffic Controllers to man the newly established ATC workstations to handle the increased growth in air traffic. This information was given by Shri Praful Patel, Minister for Civil Aviation in the Parliament today.
The Minister said that during the last two and half years, 371 Junior Executives (ATC) have been inducted in Airports Authority of India (AAI). Steps are being taken to fill up 148 additional posts of JE (ATC). AAI is also utilizing the services of retired ATCOs whenever possible. It has also been programmed to recruit 100 ATCOs every six months by the AAI for a period of two years to meet the additional requirement.
14/08/07 Press Information Bureau (press release)