Clear all dues to Air India ‘immediately’, Ministries told
The Hindu
Government scraps order requiring officials to travel only by national carrier
The Finance Ministry on Wednesday scrapped a standing order requiring officials to travel only by the national carrier Air India and asked government departments to remit dues to the airline ‘immediately’ in view of its proposed sale to the Tata group.
Stressing that Air India and Air India Express have stopped extending ‘credit facility’ for ticket purchases by Ministries, the Finance Ministry said all fresh tickets for Air India flights be purchased “in cash till further instructions”.
In July 2009, the Department of Expenditure had mandated that all cases of international and domestic air travel, including those involving leave travel concession journeys, where the Government of India bears the cost of passage, officials may travel only by Air India.
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