--- title: "Who is the current Minister of Civil Aviation. ministry of India?" description: "Who is the current Minister of Civil Aviation. ministry of India?" author: "Gurmeet Kaur" published: 2018-06-17 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/45298/who-is-the-current-minister-of-civil-aviation-ministry-of-india category: "history, politics & society" tags: ["politics and government"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # Who is the current Minister of Civil Aviation. ministry of India? Who is the current [Minister of Civil](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/44906/who-was-the-first-minister-of-civil-aviation-ministry) Aviation. ministry of [India](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/336618/top-10-electric-bicycles-in-india-in-2024-to-improve-your-health)?\ \ ## Answers ### Answer by Biswajeet Bhattacharya ![Who is the current Minister of Civil Aviation. ministry of India?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/2fc1126a-1057-4401-936f-d136995df452/images/69b90bd4-b01d-4030-ab2d-e5bbf982fc5a.jpeg) **Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju** was the **Minister of Civil Aviation** under **Prime Minister Narendra Modi**. He was in office from **26th May 2014 to 8th March 2018**. ![Who is the current Minister of Civil Aviation. ministry of India?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/2fc1126a-1057-4401-936f-d136995df452/images/9c962428-0a1d-4d9d-bff1-487640e2d4da.jpeg)\ Post Raju’s resignation **Mr Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu** the **Minister of Commerce and Industry** has been given the additional charge of the **Ministry of [Civil Aviation](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/72278/who-is-the-head-of-the-bureau-of-civil-aviation-security-bcas)**. Mr Prabhu assumed charge of the Ministry of Civil Aviation on **12th March 2018**. ![Who is the current Minister of Civil Aviation. ministry of India?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/2fc1126a-1057-4401-936f-d136995df452/images/55c6530b-6005-4582-9c09-08da3562dfed.jpeg) (former minister of civil aviation Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju) Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju was born on **26th June 1951** in **Madras (Chennai), Madras State** (present-day **Tamil Nadu**), **India**. Mr Raju belongs to the **Telugu Desam Party (TDP)**. He is the **Member of Parliament** representing **Vizianagaram** from **16th May 2014**. Prior to becoming a Member of Parliament (MP) in **2014** Mr.Raju was the **Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (MLA)** for Vizianagaram **twice**. He was an MLA from the same constituency twice from **1978 to 2004** and again from **2009 to 2014**. ![Who is the current Minister of Civil Aviation. ministry of India?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/2fc1126a-1057-4401-936f-d136995df452/images/fb4cdf75-3e0b-4db8-9a36-9a301bfbf621.jpeg)\ **Mr Suresh Prabhu** is the **[current Minister](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/45018/who-is-the-current-minister-of-rural-development-minister-of-panchayati-raj-and-minister-of-drinking-water-and-sanitation-ministry-of-india) of Civil Aviation**. He was born in **Mumbai, Maharashtra, India**. He was the **Minister of Railways** under Modi Government from **9th November 2014 to 3rd September 2017**. He was also the **Minister of Power** from **30th September 2000 to 24th August 2002** under **Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee**. A **Charted Accountant** by profession Mr Suresh Prabhu is a member of **Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)**. Earlier Mr Suresh Prabhu was a member of **Shiv Sena political party** and represented **Rajapur** constituency in the **Lok Sabha** from **1996 to 2009**. He joined the **Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP)** in **November 2014**. Mr Prabhu represented **Haryana** in **Rajya Sabha** from **29th November 2014 to 21st June 2016**. At present Mr Prabhu represents **Andhra Pradesh** in Rajya Sabha from **22nd June 2016**. ![Who is the current Minister of Civil Aviation. ministry of India?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/2fc1126a-1057-4401-936f-d136995df452/images/d82719c0-e3f0-4f10-9fa6-7eeefb641d47.jpeg) The **Ministry of Civil Aviation** is responsible for formulating policies and schemes for **development** of Civil Aviation. The ministry is responsible for implementing the policies and schemes for the **growth** of **civil air transport**. The ministry is also responsible for air traffic services, airport facilities and carriage of passengers and goods by air. The **headquarters** of the ministry is at Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan, New Delhi. **Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), Commission of Railway Safety** and **Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB)** are the organizations that come under the authority of the Ministry of Civil Aviation. --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/45298/who-is-the-current-minister-of-civil-aviation-ministry-of-india Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.