AI GM-Finance does not have details of top bosses' perks

New Delhi: Air India's General Manager, Finance, who should be in the thick of company's financial matters, does not have information about pay and perks of the company's top bosses.
General Manager (Finance) A J D'souza of National Aviation Company of India Limited, the company formed after the merger of Air India and Indian Airlines, has said that details of pay, perks, privileges, facilities enjoyed by company's top brass were not available.
The reply comes on a RTI application filed by activist Subhash Chandra Agrawal who sought the details pay, perks, privileges, facilities enjoyed by top honchos of cash-starpped Air India and Indian Airlines and Civil Aviation Minister.
"We tried our best to obtain the information sought by you but not received the same," D'Souza said in his reply.
As per the RTI Act, information sought cannot be denied unless it comes under exemption clauses listed in the Act.The information cannot be refused without giving any reasons justifying the denial.
Air India had earlier admitted that a CMD for some months got issued 121 free air-passes by virtue of including "spouse, children, parents, brothers, sisters, son-in-law, daughter-in-law" in definition of family-members for purpose of free air-travel.
Besides seeking details of pays and privileges of AI top brass, Agarwal had also sought details of all the contracts and agreements by Air India or Indian Airlines terminated by them by paying damages or compensation to other party.
28/10/09 PTI/bhishek Shukla/Business Standard

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