While the Centre has removed the January 5 deadline for announcing shortlisted bidders for the national carrier Air India, an internal order has restricted Air India employees’ access to their workplace.
The disinvestment of Air India may be further delayed since the Centre has decided to remove the January 5 deadline to announce the shortlisted bidders for the national carrier. This was announced in a corrigendum issued by the department of investment and public asset management (DIPAM). The transaction advisor will now directly intimate the shortlisted parties, said DIPAM. The new communication came a day after civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri had said the government would announce the shortlisted bidders on January 5.
