Vikram Dev Dutt, a 1993-batch IAS officer of AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territory) cadre, took over as the Director General of Civil Aviation, Ministry of Civil Aviation on March 1, 2023. Prior to this assignment, Dutt served as CMD in AIAHL (AI Assets Holding Limited) from January 2022 after the disinvestment of Air India. A B. Tech in Electronics and Communication graduate, holding a PG Diploma in Management, Dutt has held key positions in his career both at the Center and in the State including Secretary to the Chief Minister, Secretary of Tourism and Managing Director of Goa Tourism Development Corporation u n d e r t h e G o v e r n m e n t o f G o a , Administrator of Daman Diu and Dadra Nagar Haveli, Principal Secretary Finance and Civil Aviation in Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Principal Secretary Health in the Government of Delhi in June 2020 during the COVID Pandemic. He has also served under the Government of India as Director in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Textiles, and Joint Secretary.