Centre asks Tata to deduct salary of those overstaying in government colony

The Centre had asked its employees to vacate the accommodation by July 26, six months after AI's disinvestment

The Centre has asked Air India's management to charge the employees who have been outstaying at the Vasant Vihar colony. It has directed Tata-led airlines to deduct the amount from their salary, a report in the Economic Times (ET) said. 

The government has moved some properties under Air India Asset Holdings Ltd with other properties and is aiming to sell them to pay Rs 60,000 crore of outstanding debt.

The government has two colonies for Air India employees, one in Delhi and another in Mumbai. Around 2,000 employees live in these colonies. The Centre had asked them to vacate the