After the budget announcement on Friday, Air India chairman Ashwani Lohani had called a meeting of all the 13 unions of the airline Monday to discuss the privatisation plan
Current Affairs:-Over dozens union of Air India Monday turned out firmly against the administration’s subsequent offer to sell the monetarily injured national bearer, association sources said after a gathering with the carrier’s administration.
After the spending declaration on Friday, Air India administrator Ashwani Lohani had assembled a conference of all the 13 associations of the carrier Monday to talk about the privatization plan.
“The gathering of 13 associations have chosen to restrict the privatization move,” an association functionary told PTI over telephone from New Delhi after the gathering with the administration.
During the gathering, which went on for around two hours, association agents told the administration that they were prepared to successfully pivot the bearer yet would not “acknowledge” privatization at any cost, the source said.
Media reports said the legislature has set an October due date to finish the procedure.
Another association functionary revealed to PTI that the associations requested a gathering with the Aviation Ministry just as Finance Ministry over this issue.
“The associations have requested the installment of all pending unpaid debts first, before thinking about anything. In addition, they have additionally requested insurance of all post-retirement advantages of workers,” the functionary said.
During the gathering, Lohani told the associations that Air India’s divestment is on the Center’s plan and it would occur, the functionary included.
The Modi government in its first term had additionally attempted to exit from the carrier business yet neglected to get a purchaser, driving it to concede the plans.
Aditi Mehta 