NEW DELHI, March 30 -- India's aviation regulator carried out special safety audits of 29 non-scheduled operators (NSOPs), including private jet and helicopter companies, in February and March this year to ensure safe operations, the government told the Rajya Sabha on Monday.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has a systematic safety oversight mechanism to monitor compliance with aviation rules and civil aviation requirements across aircraft and airport operators, minister of state for civil aviation Murlidhar Mohol said in a written reply to Rajya Sabha MP Rajinder Gupta.

NSOPs provide on-demand charter flights for passengers and cargo that do not follow a published timetable or fixed schedule.

The special safety audits ...