India, Feb. 25 -- Following a spate of aviation accidents involving non-scheduled operators (NSOPs), the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has announced a series of enhanced safety measures aimed at improving oversight, accountability, and transparency in the sector.

The move comes in the wake of recent fatal incidents, including a Red Bird Airways air ambulance crash in Jharkhand on Monday, which killed all seven on board, and a January crash in Maharashtra's Baramati involving a VSR Ventures aircraft, which claimed the lives of all passengers, including NCP leader Ajit Pawar.

Key Safety Concerns

A review of the past decade of NSOP operations highlighted the primary causes of accidents:

The regulator emphasised that safety...