Air India pilots to reel under pay cuts, non-flying staff may get dearness allowance (DA)
Unlike the Private sector, CPSU employees have an Industrial Dearness Allowance ( IDA), which is revised periodically. IDA or Industrial Dearness Allowance is a type of allowance given to the employees of the Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs) under the Government of India, as per the price index number declared by the labour bureau.
Pay cuts in Air India for the non flying employees may get restored in time with the system of Dearness Allowance (DA) but the loss of income for pilots may not recover. Photo: Reuters