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SJM asks government not to disinvest Air India

SJM emphasised these three subsidiaries could play an important role in the survival of Air India, and any attempt to disinvest them would certainly jeopardise the efficiency of the flag carrier.

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SJM asks government not to disinvest Air India
Air India has three wholly-owned subsidiaries - Air India Air Transport Services Ltd , Air India Engineering Services Ltd and Alliance Air Services Ltd Photo: Reuters
Written By: IANS
Updated: Mon, Jun 10, 2019
12:19 pm
New Delhi, IANS
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The Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has asked the Union government to rethink its plan to disinvest Air India along with 92 other central public sector enterprises.

In it's recently-held National Council Meeting, the RSS-affiliated organisation has strongly urged the government to abandon its plan to disinvest Air India and instead expand the national carrier's business by reclaiming it from private parties, especially ground handling business of key airports handed-over to a Singapore-based company during the previous UPA regime.

The SJM, in a press statement, signifying the essence of Air India, said it has substantially high intangible assets in the shape of international parking slots, "earned over a period due to diplomatic relationships with some important countries and a very big pool of highly qualified engineers as part of its workforce."

Air India has three wholly-owned subsidiaries - Air India Air Transport Services Ltd (AIATSL), Air India Engineering Services Ltd (AIESL) and Alliance Air Services Ltd (AASL), which have been included in the list for disinvestment.

AIATSL is a market leader with a market share of 37 per cent, and it is profit-earning, besides providing ground-handling services to Air India at subsidised prices at many airports.

AIESL is the one-stop-shop for all engineering requirements of Air India, and it has various international and domestic approvals from various civil aviation bodies. On the other hand, AASL manages flying operations in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities, providing last mile connectivity to passengers at cheaper fares.

SJM emphasised these three subsidiaries could play an important role in the survival of Air India, and any attempt to disinvest them would certainly jeopardise the efficiency of the flag carrier.

"This move (disinvestment) will not only result in creating further and deeper problems for Air India but also put in jeopardy strategic engineering services, material handling services at airports and air services to connect remote parts of the country under UDAN scheme," SJM said in a statement.

The outfit also cited Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited's (BSNL) profitable activities of broadband services and tower assets, and claimed that the government is contemplating to hive-off its subsidiaries Bharat Broadband Nigam Limited and BSNL Tower Corp Ltd.

"Sale of these companies may fetch a few crores to the government but it will make BSNL bleed further. Similar issues are there in other strategic disinvestment proposals," said the statement.

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