Shefali Juneja elected as chairperson of Air Transport Committee of ICAO

Shefali Juneja elected as chairperson of Air Transport Committee of ICAO: Shefali Juneja (representative of India at ICAO) has been elected as the chairperson of UN specialized aviation agency’s Air Transport Committee (ATC). She is a 1992 batch officer of IRS (Income Tax cadre), served as a Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Civil Aviation before joining the ICAO India has secured this position in ICAO.

October 2022 Current Affairs Quiz

After 28 years, India secured the post at ICAO when Juneja was unanimously elected to the post on Monday. She is the first woman to represent India at ICAO. ATC is a standing committee of ICAO established in 1944 by the Chicago Convention.

About Dr Shefali Juneja:

Dr Shefali Juneja, a 1992 batch officer of the Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax cadre) was serving as India’s Representative in the council of the ICAO, Montreal, Canada, for a period of 3 years. In 2019, she replaced senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Alok Shekhar, who was appointed for the post in 2015. She served as the Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Civil Aviation before joining the ICAO.