Current Context : Recently, Lok Sabha passed Bhartiya Vayuyan Vidheyak Bill 2024, to replace 90-year-old Aircraft Act.
- Aim : to replace it and eliminate redundancies at a time when India’s civil aviation business is among the fastest-growing globally.
- Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu moved the bill in Lok Sabha.
- Bill introduces regulations for aircraft design and manufacture, thus supporting the Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative.
- It seeks to develop technological advancements and domestic production capacities while fostering self-reliance within the aviation industry.