Taking a welcome step toward inclusivity and breaking the glass ceiling, India’s civil aviation regulatory body, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday, for the first time, issued medical guidelines that will allow transgenders and non-binary individuals to fly aeroplanes in the country.
DGCA in its circular stated that transgender candidates, who have completed their hormone therapy for transition or have gone under the knife more than five years ago, will be able to fly the planes, after clearing mental health screening tests.
The mental health tests will be based on the blueprint laid out by World Professional Association for Transgender Health.
India’s first transgender pilot, 23-year-old Adam Harry was earlier declared unfit for flying an aircraft by the DGCA. It was Adam’s efforts that led DGCA to bring about a sea of changes in its policy.
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