available to meet the desired level of service.

The proposals pertaining to creation/abolition of posts, recognitions & up gradation of

posts, requirements & postings of officers, formation of promotion/selection panels &
scrutinizing of panel reports, administration of performance linked incentive scheme for officers
& staff etc. received from various departments are examined by this division.
ESTABLISHMENT DIVISION

The Establishment Division handles a plethora of activities, which includes Grievance
redress, Performance Appraisal, Maintenance of personal records & assurance of promotion
confirmation & Retirement settlements.
Establishment Division is the backbone of HRD department. It comprises of maintaining Human
Resources Information System pertaining to all India based employees of the Company, which is
approximately 15000+. Briefly, the list of activitie

While the market share of private operators soared to 41% from 1996 to 1999
(eating into IAs share), the initial euphoria died out in 1997 when the Air
Corporation Act of 1953 was repealed and it became obligatory for ATOs with
three or more aircraft to become scheduled airlines and operate according to
certain guidelines (protocol). It became mandatory for scheduled airlines to fly at
least 10% of their capacity to the far flung uneconomical areas such as north-
east, Jammu and Kashmir and 50% to non-trunk stations.
With this, came the realization that a whole lot of overheads associated
with the flying were involved and higher utilization of the leased aircraft
and better route planning was essential to survive. Obviously,