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No Proposal To Absorb Air India Employees In Other Departments: Minister Puri

The Central government issued a preliminary information memorandum, initiating the sale process last week. 

Hardeep Singh Puri. (Source: Puri’s official Twitter handle)
Hardeep Singh Puri. (Source: Puri’s official Twitter handle)

There is no proposal under consideration to absorb Air India employees in any other government department after the airline's disinvestment, Union Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Wednesday.

The Central government on Jan. 27 issued a preliminary information memorandum, initiating the process to divest its entire stake in the national air carrier.

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"Presently, there is no proposal under consideration for absorption of employees of Air India in any other department post disinvestment," Puri said in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha.