Medical tests administered by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for issuing pilot licences recognise transpersons, the government told Parliament.
“The medical tests for issuing pilot license recognises trans persons. A trans person 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 Communist Party of India-Marxist MP, A.A. Rahim.
The Hindu reported on July 3 that the DGCA had declined to grant Adam Harry, who identifies as a trans person, medical approval as long as he was on hormone therapy. He was later given 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.
