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Govt should occasionally give money to AI: Committee

Government should occasionally grant thousands of crores of rupees to Air india for its functioning as withdrawal of flights from profitable routes and unresolved issues relating to its merger do not augur well for the carrier, a parliamentary committee has said.

March 05, 2011 / 01:13 IST

Government should occasionally grant thousands of crore of rupees to Air India for its functioning as withdrawal of flights from profitable routes and unresolved issues relating to its merger do not augur well for the carrier, a parliamentary committee has said.


The Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture "recommends that the government should differentiate between private airlines and Air India as a public sector undertaking supported by the government occasionally by granting thousands of crore of rupees for its functioning".

In a report on the Demands for Grants of the Civil Aviation Ministry tabled in Parliament today, the Committee, headed by CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury, said "the withdrawal of services from profitable routes is not going to augur well for the growth of Air India".

first published: Mar 4, 2011 11:28 pm

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