NEW DELHI: National carrier
Air
India has a total debt of Rs 58,351 crore as on March 31 this year, Civil Aviation Minister
Hardeep Singh Puri told the
Rajya Sabha Wednesday.
Last year, the Centre had invited
Expression of Interest for strategic
disinvestment of
Air
India, including its shareholding in
Air
India Express and
Air
India
Air Transport Services Limited. However, it did not receive any bid till the last date on May 31, 2018.
Again this year the Centre is preparing to invite bids.
In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Puri said, "As per the provisional figures of FY 2018-19, the total debt of
Air
India Ltd as on March 31, 2019 is Rs 58,351.93 crore."