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Govt settles over Rs 61,000 crore Air India debt before transfer to Tatas

by TLN Team January 28, 2022January 28, 2022
written by TLN Team January 28, 2022January 28, 2022
Govt settles over Rs 61,000 crore Air India debt before transfer to Tatas

The government has settled over Rs 61,000 crore of Air India’s legacy debt and other liabilities that were left in AIAHL — the company holding residual assets and liabilities of the airline — ahead of the transfer of the national carrier to the Tata Group, a top official said on Thursday.

As of August 31, 2021, the airline had a total debt of 61,562 crore. The Tata Group received 15,300 crore, while the remaining 75%, or approximately 46,000 crore, was transferred to a special purpose vehicle, AI Asset Holding Ltd. (AIAHL).

AIAHL also held non-core assets for Air India, such as a stake in Hotel Corp of India (HCIL), paintings and artifacts and immovable properties.

Tuhin Kanta Pandey, Secretary, Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM), which oversaw the Air India privatisation process in an interview said that Parliament had last month approved a 62,057 crore investment in AIAHL to repay Air India’s dues and liabilities.

Of this, broadly about Rs 61,131 crore has been used to repay the entire debt and other liabilities such as fuel dues to oil companies, he said.

“The interest outgo on the debt and other liabilities was very high and it was decided to square off the debt now.” As of August 31, 2021, the airline’s total debt stood at Rs 61,562 crore, out of which around Rs 46,000 crore was transferred to AIAHL. The airline also had about Rs 15,000 crore excess liabilities towards unpaid fuel bills and other operational creditors.

So the debt and liabilities with the government was around Rs 61,000 crore. “Both excess debt and excess current liabilities whatever was remaining with the government, about Rs 61,131 crore, have been cleared,” Pandey said.

“Whatever was to be borne by the government that the government has squared off rather than paying it off later. we found that it is carrying higher rate of interest. It wasn’t worthwhile to retain it and pay it off later”.

“If we take it to AIAHL and pay it later we have to pay higher rate of interest. So we have chosen to square it off straight away,” he said.

Tata Group was announced as the winning bidder for Air India in October of last year, with a bid of 18,000 crore. Tatas paid Rs. 2,700 crore in cash and claimed Rs. 15,300 crore of the airline’s debt. The transaction also includes the sale of Air India Express and its ground handling subsidiary, AISATS.

Tata Group has already refinanced its 15,300 crore debt in Air India with new lenders.

Tatas beat the Rs 15,100-crore offer by a consortium led by SpiceJet promoter Ajay Singh and the reserve price of ₹ 12,906 crore set by the government for the sale of its entire stake in the loss-making carrier.

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