Adam HarryJagriti Chandra New Delhi
Medical tests administered by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for issuing pilot licences recognise transpersons, the government told Parliament on Monday.
“The medical tests for issuing pilot license recognise transpersons. A transperson applicant may be issued fit medical assessment, provided there are no associated medical, psychiatric or psychological conditions,” Minister of State for Civil Aviation V.K. Singh told the Rajya Sabha in response to a question from CPI(M) member A.A. Rahim.
The Hindu reported on July 3 that the DGCA declined to grant Adam Harry, who identifies as a transperson, a medical approval as long as he was on hormone therapy. He was later given a medical clearance in August 2020 after he stopped his hormone therapy. The medical test is needed to be able to undertake training to become a commercial pilot.
Following the news article and a rap from the Ministry of Social Justice, the DGCA wrote to Adam Harry requesting him re-appear for the medical test and said in a press statement there were no restrictions on transgender people from applying for a commercial pilot licence and that a hormonal replacement therapy was not a disqualifying criterion.
Own guidelines
Mr. Rahim told The Hindu that he also met Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia last week and requested him to make an “inclusive policy” for transgender people and enable them to become an airline pilot.
He also sought that India develop its own guidelines instead of following the United States’ aviation regulator Federal Aviation Administration.
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