Maharshi Bhardwaj Charitable Trust

Leadership

Ajaya Kumar Pathak

Chairperson · Aviation professional · Educator · Community servant

Ajaya Kumar Pathak speaking at the Chamber of Commerce session on Prayagraj Airport

Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh

About the Chairperson

Ajaya Kumar Pathak is the Chairperson of Maharshi Bhardwaj Charitable Trust. An aviation professional with more than three decades of experience across Airports Authority of India stations, he superannuated as In-Charge ATS / Airside Operations at LBS International Airport, Varanasi. He has served as ICAO-qualified course developer and instructor, and more recently as Consultant (Quality Assurance, Placement and Collaboration) at Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University, Amethi.

Career highlights

  • Superannuated from AAI as In-Charge ATS / Airside Operations, LBS International Airport, Varanasi (June 2024).
  • Consultant (Quality Assurance, Placement and Collaboration), Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University, Amethi (2024–2025).
  • ICAO TRAINAIR PLUS course developer and senior instructor - Safety Management, Human Factors in ATC, and instructional techniques.
  • Chief, Course Development Unit at CATC Prayagraj; quality manager for ICAO USOAP audit of CATC (2017).
  • Led ATS / airside readiness supporting Ayodhya Airport operations during Pran-Pratishtha (January 2024); appreciated by AAI Northern Region.
  • Airport In-Charge / officiating Airport Director experience across multiple Indian airports including Prayagraj, Patna, Varanasi, Udaipur, and others.
  • Invited speaker at Eastern UP Chamber of Commerce on Prayagraj Airport’s path to an international gateway.
  • Recognised at International MSME Day Conclave 2026 organised by EUPCCI.

Recent appearances

Professional and civic engagements of the chairperson - shown as personal appearances, not as trust-organised conferences.