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A high powered committee on National Civil Aircraft Development (HPC, NCAD) with full powers of the Government has been constituted for managing and evolving the development of the National Civil Aircraft project. This High Powered Committee with experts drawn from the government, industry, financial institutions, regulatory authority etc will formally oversee the feasibility studies, structuring of a joint venture with Public Private Partnership (PPP) and evolving an organizational structure for a new entity.
Carrying out the feasibility study and associated activities as stated above will be designated as Preparatory Phase for launch of the project. At the end of this phase, as a part of the feasibility report, HPC-NCAD will also make recommendations towards Full Scale Engineering Development (FSED) of the aircraft involving detailed design, manufacturing, testing and certification leading to series production.
HPC-NCAD will set up a suitable office with manpower drawn from existing design centers at CSIR-NAL, HAL, ADA, DRDO and ISRO and also hire from open market based on requirement on an urgent basis. This will include a core design group with seeding from CSIR-NAL, which will eventually be upgraded to a full fledged Design Bureau.
High Power Committee
| 1. | Dr. G Madhavan Nair, Chairman Former Chairman, Indian Space Research Organization |
| 2. | Prof.Samir K Brahmachari, Co-Chairman Director-General, CSIR and Secretary, DSIR |
| 3. | Dr.K Radhakrishnan, Member Chairman, Indian Space Research Organization(ISRO), Chairman, Space Commission and Secretary, Department of Space |
| 4. | Shri K M Chandrasekhar, Member Cabinet Secretary |
| 5. | Dr. V K Saraswat, Member Scientific Adviser to RM, Director General, DRDO and Secretary, Department of Defence R&D |
| 6. | Shri M.Madhavan Nambiar, Member Secretary, Civil Aviation, Ministry of Civil Aviation |
| 7. | Shri R P Singh, Member Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion |
| 8. | Shri Ashok Nayak, Member Chairman, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited |
| 9. | Prof. R Narasimha, Member FCS, JNCASR |
| 10. | Prof. Shekhar Chaudhuri, Member Director, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta |
| 11. | Shri M Damodaran, Member Chairman, M/s. Damodaran Group |
| 12. | Dr. Arun Firodia, Member Chairman, Kinetic Engineering Ltd. & Kinetic Motor Company Ltd |
| 13. | Dr. V Sumantran, Member Executive Vice President, Hinduja Automotive |
| 14. | Ms. Vandana Srivastava, Member Financial Adviser, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research |
| 15. | Shri Y P Kumar, Permanent Invitee Consultant, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research |
| 16. | Dr. A R Upadhya, Member Secretary Director, National Aerospace Laboratories |
Terms of Reference of HPC, NCAD
- To evolve a strategy for development of a civil aircraft indigenously;
- As preparatory phase of the project, to complete a feasibility study to develop and manufacture a National Civil Aircraft and frame out broad design parameters;
- The Preparatory Phase of the project will provide details on aircraft definition and performance, technologies and systems, manufacturing plan, investments required, ROI, risk analysis etc;
- To discuss with Indian companies with a strong industrial base, financial strength and desired assets, who have an interest in such a program;
- To discuss with global OEMs the possibility of partnership for development/manufacture of such an aircraft in India;
- As part of the project, help set up a core design group with seeding from CSIR-NAL which could subsequently be upgraded to a full fledged Design Centre/Bureau;
- To Develop structure and identify partners as a SPV/JV company in PPP mode to carry out development of the National Civil Aircraft; and
- To provide the final report with recommendation