Air India is proposing to implement VRS to retrench 5000 employees. The PSU has requested to the government to provide Rs. 1,100 crore for implementing the same. This is an exercise to reduce the existing strength of the workers in the company.  The conditions are similar which have been offered in BSNL for VRS. BSNL unions had strongly opposed and rejected the offer. BSNLEU has even threatened the management with agitation including strike if VRS is implemented.

Just like in many PSUs, there has not been recruitment in Air India also. Then what is the justification for VRS?