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Indian aviation scores low in safety globally, falls short on 5 key counts

On effectiveness of implementing the ICAO standards, India's performance is lower than even Bangladesh

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Surajeet Das GuptaAneesh Phadnis New Delhi/Mumbai
Concerns over how safe it is to take a flight in India have arisen again after the incident last week when the crew of a Jet Airways aircraft failed to maintain cabin pressure.

Despite the Ministry of Civil Aviation immediately initiating an audit of all airlines, the government’s performance on oversight of safety rules has come under scrutiny.

The regulator’s performance has been lacklustre, according to an audit by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) as part of its global Universal Safety Audit Program, 2017.

The audit looks at safety oversight to implement ICAO standards, based on eight parameters.

India does not meet the