(a) whether the Government is aware that Aviation Industry reels under severe shortage
of co-pilots;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Union Government had made advertisements to fill up the vacancies of co-pilots;
(d) if so, the number of applications received in response to said advertisements and the
extent to which the vacancies have been filed up;
(e) whether there was a very poor response to the advertisements; and
(f) if so, the reasons therefor and the action being taken by the Union Government to attract
the pilots towards Indian Aviation Industry?