Which senior IAS officer was appointed as the new chief of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation in 2026?
Vir Vikram Yadav
Senior IAS officer Vir Vikram Yadav was appointed in 2026 as the new Director General of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the regulatory body for civil aviation safety and standards in India.
Ashok Lahiri is an economist and legislator, Shashi Shekhar Vempati is a former Prasar Bharati chief, and Sanjay Kumar has served in the education ministry; none of them heads the DGCA.
Hence, the answer is Vir Vikram Yadav.
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