After online results, cameras in DGCA offices

Mumbai: The central examination organisation (CEO) of the directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA) is at the forefront of overhauling the system after the fake pilot licence scam was uncovered. The aviation regulator will install CCTVs in the premises of the CEOs office to keep marksheet forgery under check.
In the future, the officials at the CEO office will not be able to carry out underhand dealings to forge marksheets and pass failed candidates who appear for commercial pilot licence (CPL) and airline transport pilot licence (ATPL). “We have invited tenders for eight CCTVs to be fixed at the CEO’s RK Puram office in Delhi. This is amongst the several measures we have taken to revamp the system,” said Nazim Zaidi, civil aviation secretary.
The need for CCTVs was felt after the fake pilot licence scam hit the headlines on March 11 when the Delhi crime branch arrested Capt Parminder Gulati, 38, a commander with IndiGo airlines for forging her marksheet to get the ATPL. During investigation, it was found that though she failed in some papers, she forged her marksheet in connivance with touts and DGCA officials.
05/04/11 Naveeta Singh/Daily News & Analysis