New Delhi/Mumbai, Dec. 1 -- India is looking to hire short-term contractual staff to fill up nearly half of the vacancies at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the country's aviation regulator.

Short-term appointments could be for one year, depending on the post or nature of work, and are generally made directly by the regulator.

Of the sanctioned 1,630 posts at the DGCA, 801 posts are vacant, minister of state for civil aviation Murlidhar Mohol informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday.

Previous submissions made in the Lok Sabha showed that 814 out of 1,692 sanctioned positions at the DGCA remained vacant as of 31 March 2025. DGCA had 878 staff as of 31 March 2025.

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