Prabhat Kumar to hold charge as DGCA

The civil aviation ministry has sought ACC approval for Kumars appointment as the DGCA for a period of three years. The minister gave the additional charge to Prabhat Kumar since the ACC order did not come till the end of the day of December 31,2013, said a senior civil aviation ministry official. He added that Kumar will take charge on Wednesday.

Meanwhile,Airports Authority of India chairman VP Agarwal,whose term was ending on Tuesday,got a three-month extension.

Agarwals extension is dependent on a clearance from the Central Vigilance Commission and he gets a three months extension until CVC clearance or denial comes in, said a ministry official.

In another development,Ashok Lavasa will take charge as the new civil aviation secretary after incumbent KN Srivastava retired on December 31. Lavasa is a 1980 batch IAS officer of the Haryana cadre.