Air India staff integration to start in 45 days: Ajit

Five years after merger of two state-run airlines, government today announced that implementation of uniform structures for pay, allowances and career progression for Air India employees would start in 45 days, saying it was necessary if the airline is to survive.
"This (employees' integration) is necessary if merger (in Air India) has to succeed, if Air India has to survive. The government is giving Rs 30,000 crore .... One thing is clear. Government will not give public money any more to Air India," Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh told reporters here.
He also asked the striking pilots that their demands relating to their career progression can be examined only after they returned to work. "They should unilaterally call off their strike.
The (Delhi) High Court has also said the same thing. It is an illegal strike. We will consider all their demands after they join back," Singh said.
01/05/12 PTI/Moneycontrol.com

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