More women pilots in India than anywhere in world: Jyotiraditya Scindia
Scindia said "I believe that our airlines are doing a tremendous job in terms of creating a healthy workplace environment for our women, whether it is creches, maternity leave and other structures."
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New Delhi, March 23: While speaking in Lok Sabha on Wednesday, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said that over 15% of Indian pilots are female - a number much higher than the 5% across the world. "In all other countries in the world, only 5% of the pilots are female. In India over 15% of pilots are female," Scindia said, calling it an example of women empowerment.
He thanked the Indian Air Force in his Lok Sabha speech for flying 14 sorties and operating four C17 Globe Masters during the evacuation under Operation Ganga. He also appreciated private airlines' for their assistance during the whole evacuation process.
Scindia informed Lok Sabha about the contribution of private airlines in Operation Ganga. He informed that Indigo operated 35 flights, Air India 14, Go First 6, Air Asia 3, Air India Express and Spicejet 9 each for transporting the students back home.
Also, expressing his views on the current aviation sector in India, Scindia said that previously only big cities had airports, but now the scene has changed. Speaking about the employment generation from the civil aviation industry, Scindia called the industry a key element of India's growth.
Last week, at an event, the Union Minister batted for increasing the share of women pilots in the airline industry. He said, "I believe that our airlines are doing a tremendous job in terms of creating a healthy workplace environment for our women, whether it is creches, maternity leave and other structures."
Scindia also spoke about the Ukraine-Russia war and the Operation Ganga. He said that India flew 90 flights to 5 countries for the evacuation of stranded Indian students in war-stricken Ukraine.
He thanked the Indian Air Force in his Lok Sabha speech for flying 14 sorties and operating four C17 Globe Masters during the evacuation under Operation Ganga. He also appreciated private airlines' for their assistance during the whole evacuation process.
At a time leaving Ukraine became a complex & dangerous task due to Russia's military aggression in the country, India launched Operation Ganga to evacuate over 22,000 Indian students stranded in the war-stricken country.
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Scindia went to Romania and Moldova, Kiren Rijiju handled the evacuation efforts in Slovakia, Hardeep Singh Puri headed the operations in Hungary and Gen (Retd) VK Singh was in Poland to ensure the evacuation process was unhindered.
Scindia informed Lok Sabha about the contribution of private airlines in Operation Ganga. He informed that Indigo operated 35 flights, Air India 14, Go First 6, Air Asia 3, Air India Express and Spicejet 9 each for transporting the students back home.
Also, expressing his views on the current aviation sector in India, Scindia said that previously only big cities had airports, but now the scene has changed. Speaking about the employment generation from the civil aviation industry, Scindia called the industry a key element of India's growth.