37 women achievers in Indian Aviation felicitated
Women in Aviation India (WAI) held its 3rd version of the enduring Awards – Giving Wings to Dreams 2024 at Roseate House New Delhi, felicitating 37 women achievers who’ve contributed considerably to the aviation sector. The award ceremony occurred in the distinguished presence of Shri Vumlunmang Vualnam, Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India and different eminent dignitaries current on the ceremony included Smt. Usha Padhee, IAS, Principal Secretary, Commerce & Transport Dept., Govt. of Odisha and Mr. Vipin Kumar, IAS – Chairman AAI.
These Awards acknowledge excellence in numerous fields of aviation and assist construct a price chain the place achievers encourage the following technology. Following a radical choice course of, led by an eminent jury comprising of stalwarts of the business, profitable women aviators throughout classes of airside operations, terminal operations, floor assist, flight dispatchers, airline safety, hearth rescue, engineering, communication, cabin crew and flight operations had been felicitated on the award ceremony. Women achievers from nodal aviation authorities BCAS, DGCA, CISF and Pawan Hans had been additionally acknowledged for service excellence.
“At the Ministry of Civil Aviation it is a very satisfying moment for us to see this initiative of Women in Aviation India being applauded by our honourable president and prime minister. Through our collaboration with WAI, we are helping women break barriers and are empowering them to lead in this fast-growing sector. India’s aviation infrastructure has expanded exponentially, with the number of airports more than doubling from 74 to 157 over the past decade. Passenger numbers have surged from 11 crore to 22 crore annually, and the aircraft fleet has grown from 400 to 800, with projections to reach 1,400 within five years. So there is an immense opportunity for women in the aviation sector and to become part of this growth story,” stated Civil Aviation Secretary Vumlunmang Vualnam. He underscored the federal government’s dedication to integrating women into the increasing drone business, linking this initiative to the broader transformation underway in India’s aviation sector.
He additional praised the contributions of women pioneers of the sector who’ve already paved the best way in aviation, urging them to harness rising alternatives in the drone sector, regional airways and rising areas of the aviation ecosystem. The Secretary emphasised that women’s participation is vital to sustaining the momentum of progress, making them indispensable to the way forward for aviation in India.
Speaking on the event, Radha Bhatia, President, Women in Aviation India stated: “India today is shining on the world stage! It is time for all forces to unite, especially to inspire and encourage the next generation of young girls and women to be a part of this thriving industry. While India has the largest number of women pilots in the world, we are rooting for equanimous growth across all verticals of aviation! In this relentless pursuit of our mission, we are reaching out to remote corners of the country to inspire and encourage young girls to join the aviation industry. Many of these girls have never seen an aircraft or have never been exposed to the world of aviation. Through these awards we aspire to felicitate outstanding achievers, who pass on the baton to the next generation! This whirlwind is what we hope will someday nurture leaders of the aviation industry tomorrow!”
Giving Wings to Dreams Awards are a grand end result of a sequence of Girls in Aviation Day packages supported by state governments, airports, colleges, schools and different stakeholders, celebrated throughout 14 cities in India, reaching past metros resembling Delhi and Mumbai to cities together with Srinagar, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Leh, Bhubaneswar, Agra, Dehradun, Odisha and Srikakulam. Through the Girls in Aviation Day sequence this 12 months, underneath the theme ‘Chhu Lengi Aasman Bharat Ki Betiyan’, WAI reached out to a lot of woman college students from the 11th and 12th grades whereby we invited aviation specialists, aviation establishments, company entities, college students and educational establishments to return collectively to be part of this mission as a CSR initiative. Shri Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu, Hon’ble Minister of Civil Aviation, Government of India, graced this system in Srikakulam, his constituency the place he impressed and inspired the younger woman college students, sharing his imaginative and prescient of writing a golden chapter of aviation. He shared that he hopes the initiative will spotlight the probabilities of women in the aviation sector, encourage them extra, and can carry new pleasure to North Andhra ladies. The Hon’ble Minister wholeheartedly congratulated Smt. Radha Bhatia, founding father of Women in Aviation India and members who’re conducting consciousness camps throughout the nation.
For over 9 years (*37*) (GIAD) has been celebrated throughout 30 cities in India, touching the lives of greater than 30,000 ladies in individual and multi fold in any other case. As a part of WAI’s core initiatives, it connects with NGOs, colleges, schools and universities to mentor woman college students, particularly in center & senior faculty, an age when college students start to plan their careers. Stalwarts of the aviation business meet and have interaction with the younger college students each from the privileged and underprivileged sections of society and share with them their experiences, challenges and victories, and discuss to them in regards to the numerous path breaking roles that women are taking part in in the aviation business.
Wherever required, we prolong free training to woman college students who can’t afford an expert training. For the GIAD marketing campaign, we collaborate with numerous organizations, airways and different stakeholders of the business resembling Commerce & Transport Department & School and Mass Education Dept., Govt. of Odisha, NSTI, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, DGT, GoI, Blue Dart Aviation Services Ltd., Millennium Aero Dynamics Pvt. Ltd, Airports Authority of India, GMR and airports like Bangalore International Airport Ltd. (BIAL), GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL), Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), Chennai International Airport, Bagdogra International Airport, Chandigarh Airport with an goal to fulfil the mission of reaching out to as many ladies college students as potential.
Taking one other step in direction of encouraging the younger ladies to discover the assorted avenues in Aviation, 35 chosen faculty ladies who had attended Girls in Aviation Day occasions held throughout the nation in 2024 had been additionally rewarded on the Giving Wings to Dreams Awards ceremony, as Young Aviation Ambassadors, whereby they acquired sponsorship for programs associated to the journey & aviation business.