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Air India's Finance Dept red flagged crores in payments made to pilot
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Air India's Finance Dept red flagged crores in payments made to pilot
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New Delhi, July 13 (TIWN) The Finance Department of Air India has red flagged payments running into crores of rupees and foreign exchange in thousands of dollars over several months made to a pilot, Karan Mann in 2018, who was facing complaints of receiving excess payments as he was allegedly not flying.

However, a draft enquiry report by a committee of the northern region of Air India in Delhi in August 2018 came to the conclusion that no excess payments had been made.

“Captain Mann held a valid licence and was medically fit. No enquiry for any technical /non technical reason was pending against him and no specific instructions for grounding issued by Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

The Bureau of Civil Aviation and Safety (BCAS) did not issue an instructions/communications to Air India or Capt Mann for reason of delay in issuance of his airport entry pass (AEP).

In view of the above, Capt Mann has been paid only the relevant salary and flying allowances for the period under consideration and not paid the layover allowances. No excess payment has been made to Capt Mann.

“Committee has been constituted by Regional Director (Northern Region) to enquire into the charges against Capt Mann for excess payment of allowances”, the draft report said.

The Committee members included Capt Rajeev Khurana of CMS, Capt Aditya Singh Dhillon, NR and R K Sikka—Finance. The committee was examining a complaint against Karan Mann for excess payment of allowances.

During the time, these complaints had Air India northern region and headquarters in a tumult with several departments involved. The Northern Region also passed on the issue to Mumbai which it said had made the payments.

General Manager Operations NR in a mail said in October 2018, “It is reiterated that the decision as well as payment for Pay and Allowances was made by CMS Mumbai. Therefore, in the interest of expediting the enquiry and seeking further clarifications, details of payments made to Capt Karan Mann may be directly sought from CMS Mumbai, which will clarify the draft report”.

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