Thulasidas gets extension as A-I CMD

New Delhi: The government has decided to retain Mr V Thulasidas, an IAS officer of the 1972 batch, as chairman & managing director of Air-India to facilitate merger of the national carrier with Indian. The appointments committee of cabinet (ACC) has approved the extension of tenure, highly-placed government sources said.
It is understood that the civil aviation ministry proposed extension to Mr Thulasidas ‘till further orders’ since the grand plan to merger Air-India and Indian is at a crucial stage. The Manipur-Tripura cadre officer’s tenure was coming to an end on December 22. Formal orders would be issued on Thursday, the sources said.
20/12/06 Economic Times

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