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AAI asked to issue shares against govt funding of Rs 656 cr; PSU to become a company after issuance of equity capital

Press Trust of India • May 21, 2019, 16:58:14 IST
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In the last fiscal, AAI had transferred the entire profit after tax (PAT) for 2017-18 fiscal of Rs 2,800 crore to the government as dividend.

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AAI asked to issue shares against govt funding of Rs 656 cr; PSU to become a company after issuance of equity capital

New Delhi: The finance ministry has asked Airport Authority of India (AAI) to issue shares in lieu of the Rs 656 crore capital it has received from the government, sources said. AAI, a 100 percent government-owned statutory corporation, was constituted by an Act of Parliament and came into being on 1 April, 1995, by merging erstwhile National Airports Authority and International Airports Authority of India. The fact that AAI did not issue equity to the government in lieu of fund infusion by the government, last year during discussions in the finance ministry over share buyback by profit-making public sector enterprises. [caption id=“attachment_6013191” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]Representational image. Reuters. Representational image. Reuters.[/caption] Following that, discussions were held among the officials of the ministry of finance, corporate affairs and civil aviation for corporatisation of AAI and legal opinion was obtained on share issuance corresponding to the capital infusion. “The finance ministry has written to AAI for issuing shares in lieu of the paid-up capital of Rs 656.56 crore infused by the government,” the sources told PTI. With the issuance of equity capital, AAI will become a company under the Companies Act and can go in for divestment of equity, share buyback or listing on bourses. Sources said the issue of corporatisation of AAI will be taken up by the new government, which is scheduled to assume office later in the month. In the last fiscal, AAI had transferred the entire profit after tax (PAT) for 2017-18 fiscal of Rs 2,800 crore to the government as dividend. Earlier, it used to transfer only 30 percent of PAT as dividend to the government. Capital restructuring policy of the finance ministry requires public sector enterprises to pay maximum dividend to the government. Hence last fiscal, AAI was asked to transfer its entire profit of 2017-18 to the exchequer as dividend. AAI, as per its website, is responsible for creating, upgrading, maintaining and managing civil aviation infrastructure both on the ground and air space in the country. It manages 125 airports, which include 18 international airport, 7 customs airports, 78 domestic airports and 26 civil enclaves at defense airfields.

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