These details are only indicative, and the exact wording and terms will be as per the certificate document issued by ALPA India. The following is given for a broad understanding of the members.
The scheme is open to members of ALPA India only and completely voluntary. It is independent of the number of insurance policies held. The scheme is open to Indian national pilots irrespective of the airlines they work for. The fund is managed by the Professional Aviators Trust, with two members of ALPA India being on the board.
By signing the scheme, a member agrees to abide by the rules and regulations of the benevolent fund scheme, amended from time to time
By signing the scheme, a member agrees to abide by the rules and regulations of the benevolent fund scheme, amended from time to time
The scheme commenced on 1st January 2019
All correspondence would mandatorily require the ALPA unique ID provided at the time of acceptance of the membership.
All premiums must reach ALPA India before the 5th of each month or as opted by the member (Annual, Half yearly, Quarterly).
ALPA India membership is ₹ 5000/- annually and must be paid by the 5th of Jan every year, which includes Rs 3000/- which is paid to IFALPA as a member entity.
The premium for the Benevolent scheme is ₹ 72000/- per annum for Captains and First officers.
The premium may be paid monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, or annually as per your convenience. However, it must be indicated at the time of joining. Members opting for part payment would be charged a facilitation charges of ₹ 5,000/- annually and their cover would begin after completion of first full year payment of ₹ 72,000/-.
In the case of NO CLAIM, all premiums paid by a member will be returned to him/ her at the time of leaving the scheme at the rate of 6% simple interest on the total amount, subject to RBI rules prevalent from time to time and it is not computed annually.
A member may choose to leave the scheme at any time after completion of the 10th year or superannuation whichever is earlier.
Benevolent fund terminates under the following cases:
Members will be insured for ₹ 2.5 Cr from the time he/she pays up the first complete annual payment of ₹ 72,000/- presently.
The sum insured to go up progressively with the increase in membership i.e., ₹ 3.0 Cr when membership touches 750 and ₹ 4.0 Cr when membership touches 1000. This would remain until the next revision which would happen post 2500 members.
Death is covered with no exclusions except suicide. Loss of License due to medical reasons will follow the same format except in all cases, the compensation provided shall at no time, exceed the total projected income of the subsequent years of service remaining of the said pilot.
In the case of NO CLAIM, all premiums paid by a member will be returned to him/ her at the time of leaving the scheme at the rate of 6% simple interest on the total amount, subject to RBI rules prevalent from time to time and it is not computed annually.
A member may choose to leave the scheme at any time after completion of the 10th year or superannuation, whichever is earlier.
fund claims
Claims
All claims, complete in all respects, would be processed in 45 days from the date of submission of a claim to the ALPA India office subject to Medical panel and committee clearances. Compensation paid would be in one instalment in 14 days for a member claiming in the 1st year, two equal monthly instalments for the member claiming in the 2nd year, and three equal monthly instalments for a claimant in the 3rd year onwards.
In addition, the claim form must be signed by two members in good standing with ALPA India.
In case any fraudulent attempt to claim or certify a claim is made, ALPA India would immediately initiate termination of membership and reserves the right to proceed with criminal/civil legal action against the claimant/certifier.
In case of any issues with the completion of forms, the office will be at your service to enable the process. Tax liability, if any, will be borne by the scheme and not the pilot.
Legal
All clarifications, issued by mail from office@alpaindia.org to queries of members, with regard to the benevolent scheme would also become a part of the certificate for legal purposes. Legal proceedings if any must be brought about within the jurisdiction of the High Court of Karnataka.
Benevolent fund terminates under the following cases:
Death of a Member
Loss of Licence due to medical reasons & all payments due to the member being paid.
Membership terminates automatically if premium payment is not made within the stipulated time plus a grace period of one week.
Benevolent fund terminates under the following cases:
Death of a Member
Loss of Licence due to medical reasons & all payments due to the member being paid.
Membership terminates automatically if premium Payment is not made within the stipulated time plus a grace period of one week.
All delayed payments will be charged ₹ 100/- per day.
Termination under the aforementioned clause would be immediately after the member receives his/her third warning for non or delayed payment.
The Premium due date is the 5th of the applicable month as per the payment choice indicated to ALPA India.
ALPA annual membership fee of ₹ 5000/- is payable on 5th Jan every year. This applies to all members.
The facilitation charge of ₹ 5000/- is due on 5th Jan for those who have opted for part payment.
A terminated member is entitled to receive his entire premium paid to date without any interest, after one year of the date of termination.
Pilots with pre-existing medical conditions are not excluded from the scheme subject to clearance from Medical panel and Committee. However, all pre-existing medical conditions that have led to a medical grounding must be notified to ALPA India at the time of registration. If a member gets medically grounded (TMU or PMU) during ALPA membership, it should be intimated to the ALPA office from their registered e-mail id to info@alpaindia.org with cc to office@alpaindia.org with all supporting documents.
Membership of the benevolent fund may be terminated by the member after completion of three years, by clear indication via email to ALPA India from his /her registered email id provided to ALPA India. If a membership is terminated by the member him/herself the member would receive all premiums paid to date WITHOUT any interest after deduction of any late payment /facilitation charges. Any change of address, phone number, and email ID must be conveyed to ALPA India immediately.
We are a registered society with its head office in Bangalore and have committee members who are from various airlines like Air India Express, Indigo, Vistara, Vietnam Airlines, etc.
We have members from more than 30 airlines, Indian nationals flying for national and international airlines like Air India, Air India Express, Air Asia, Air Arabia, Akasa Air, Indigo, Vistara, Spice Jet, GoAir, True Jet, Emirates, Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines, Fly Dubai, etc., and from general aviation in their individual capacity.
We extend an invitation to all helicopter pilots of Indian nationality, irrespective of their country of employment.
We are in talks with the Former Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Fali Major, who is one of the most distinguished helicopter pilots in the country, to head the rotary wing branch of ALPA India.
We extend an invitation to members of ICPA and IPG with two seats each on the managing committee for a three-year uninterrupted term.
We also invite pilots from budget carriers to join the managing committee one per airline for an uninterrupted period of three years.
The constraints of pilots joining the managing committee are well known and to overcome this we have requested volunteers to be airline base coordinators for each airline.
All our meetings are held through video conferencing and hence are not limited by the geographical coordinates of committee members or coordinators.
Our secure website www.alpaindia.org has been upgraded and is active now and would be constantly updated to keep abreast with technology and inform members of the progress of ALPA India.
ALPA INDIA - an organization that represented the Indian pilots at IFALPA and its main constituents were IPG, ICPA, and SWIP. With the difficulties run into by IPG which was spearheading the ALPA INDIA movement and the non-availability of the office bearers, the organization lost steam and had become non-functional over time.
National Aviators guild took over the responsibility of reviving ALPA India and presented a proposal to IFALPA at the MADRID conference in 2015.
The proposal and a concession of fees due to IFALPA were agreed upon and thus began the process of re-registration of ALPA India.
ALPA India registration was completed and presently there is a membership of approximately 530 pilots.
The fees due to IFALPA has been paid every year by ALPA India. The charges are approx. $30 per member, to be remitted in Montreal Canada.
Benevolent Fund payment due dates for those who started the scheme in January are :
Payments
Amount
5th of Jan for yearly payment
₹ 72,000/-
5th of Jan and 5th of July for Half yearly payment
₹ 36,000/- (part payment)
5th of Jan/April/July/October for quarterly payment
₹ 18,000/- (part payment)
Payment Payable on the 5th of every month
₹ 6,000/- (part payment)
5th of Jan for ALPA Annual membership fee
This is applicable for all members: ₹ 5000/-
5th of Jan for Facilitations charges for those who have opted for part payment