Arun Kumar given additional charge of DGCA

MUMBAI: Arun Kumar, a member of the prestigious Indian Administrative Services (IAS) cadre, has been given the additional charge of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), a body under the ministry of civil aviation that governs aviation regulations in the country, the ministry said in a statement on Friday.

Kumar, who currently holds the position of an additional secretary at the aviation ministry, will succeed B S Bhullar, who has been at the helm of the agency since 2016. Kumar will however continue to hold his position at the aviation ministry.

Kumar will hold his new position — that comes into effect from 31 May — ‘for three months’ or ’till an incumbent is selected’, the aviation ministry said in its statement.