Shefali Juneja appointed India’s representative to ICAO’s council
Senior bureaucrat Shefali Juneja was appointed as representative of India (JS Level) in council of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), Montreal, Canada.
About Shefali Juneja
She is a 1992 batch officer of Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax cadre) and is currently serving as the Joint Secretary in Ministry of Civil Aviation (MCA).
She has been appointed to Representative of India post in the council of ICAO, Montreal, Canada. Her tenure as a representative will for a period of three years.
She will replace senior IAS officer Alok Shekhar who was selected for this post in October 2015.
About International Civil Aviation Organisation
It is a specialized agency of United Nations, charged with coordinating and regulating international air travel.
Background: ICAO was established in 1944 by Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention). It is headquartered in Quartier International of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Objective: To manage administration and governance of Chicago Convention.
Function
It works with Member States (193) and several industry groups, towards reaching a consensus on international civil aviation Standards accepted globally and Recommended Practices (SARPs) and policies.
ICAO Member States use these SARPs and policies, to ensure that their local civil aviation operations and regulations conform to global norms and also to support safe, efficient, economically sustainable and environmentally responsible civil aviation sector.
ICAO Council: It is composed of 36 member states, who are elected for a 3 year term.
Council’s member states are chosen under three headings-
- States of chief importance in air transport
- States which make largest contribution to provision of facilities for air navigation
- States whose designation will ensure that all major areas of world are represented in the council
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Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019