Days after the civil aviation ministry said there was a shortage of pilots, a fresh statement said that 15 per cent of the total number of commercial pilots i.e a total of 1500 pilots in India are women. This is three times the global average of 5 per cent the ministry further said.
The official statement further mentioned that there is currently no special program launched by the government to train women pilots. DGCA has approved over 30 training organizations in the country for training pilots. These organizations operate out of over 50 bases across the country.
