INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Tata Sons is said to be the winning bidder for Air IndiaTata Sons has been selected as the winning bidder for the debt-laden state-run
airline Air India, Bloomberg reported on Friday.A panel of ministers accepted a proposal from officials recommending the salt-to-software
conglomerate ahead of an offer from Ajay Singh, promoter of India's airline operator Spicejet Ltd, the report said.A spokesperson for Tata
A finance ministry spokesperson did not immediately respond to a Reuters message seeking comment, while Air India declined to comment.Prime
Minister Narendra Modi's government has been pushing to sell its entire interest in the loss-making airline, kept aloft by a bailout since
2012.The government loses nearly Rs 20 crore every day to run the national carrier, which has accumulated losses of over Rs 70,000
crore officials have said.An effort to auction a majority stake almost three years ago drew no bids, forcing the government to ease the
It had also extended the deadline multiple times due to the pandemic.
