“Becoming a pilot was a childhood dream. After Class 12 from Madurai, I wanted to join GFTS. However, the fee (about Rs 25 lakh) was very high and my family could not afford it. Nevertheless, my parents with great difficulty raised Rs 6 lakh by taking a loan. I commenced my flying training in August 2013. However, the high cost of flying training (Rs 10,000 per hour) meant that I could only do about 46 hours of flying. In July 2015, my flying training had completely stopped due to lack of funds,” said Kavya, whose father is a driver at the Tamil Nadu state transport.
After a brief lull, Kavya applied for a Central government scholarship in 2015 and, being an SC candidate, was offered the chance to further pursue her dreams.
“The scholarship came to my rescue and since then there has been no looking back. Now, I have finally
achieved my lifelong dream of becoming a pilot,” said Kavya.