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Government has approved the restructuring and revision of pay of pilots and other employees of Air India

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF  CIVIL AVIATION
RAJYA SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2656

ANSWERED ON-21.03.2013

Revision of pay of pilots

2656 . SHRI ARVIND KUMAR SINGH, KUSUM RAI, PRABHAT JHA, ALOK TIWARI

(a) whether Government has approved the restructuring and revision of pay of pilots and other employees of Air India;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether Government proposes to cut the pay of pilots of Air India;
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) the reasons for the same?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION (SHRI K. C. VENUGOPAL)

(a) & (b): Yes, Sir. A Committee of external experts was appointed under the Chairmanship of Justice Dharmadhikari to look into the integration and harmonization of wage, salary, work practices, etc of all categories of employees of both the erstwhile Companies, Air India and Indian Airlines. The Committee has submitted its report and the same has been sent to Air India for implementation. 
(c), (d) & (e): The pay and allowances recommended by Justice Dharmadhikari Committee are in accordance with the DPE Guidelines. However, for licensed categories, including Pilot, the Government has approved payments of certain allowances, over and above the DPE guidelines to bring the total emoluments of these categories as per the industry standard.
Source: Rajya Sabha Q&A

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