With an aim to enhance the country’s role in global civil aviation matters, the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, approved the ratification of three protocols relating to amendments in the Convention on International Civil Aviation.
Ratification was granted on the basis of Article 3 bis, Article 50 (a), and Article 56 of the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation of 1944.The articles of the Chicago Convention establish the privileges and obligations of all contracting states and promote international ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) adoption that regulate international air transport.
During the past 78 years, the Chicago Convention has undergone a few amendments, and India has been ratifying such amendments from time to time.
According to the Union Cabinet, the ratification has been approved in the following three protocols relating to amendments in the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation, 1944.
The ratification would affirm India’s commitment to the principles enshrined in the Convention on International Civil Aviation. The ratification would provide better chances and opportunities for India to become more instrumental.
