Bangladesh, Sept. 3 -- The in-principle approval came at a Tata Sons board meeting in June, chaired by N Chandrasekaran and attended by Tata Trusts Chairman Noel Tata and Vice-Chairman Venu Srinivasan.

The funding, however, comes with conditions. Air India and other group firms seeking capital will reportedly need to present a business case whenever the funds are required, people familiar with the matter confirmed.

The development comes over a year after Tata Sons had paused equity injections into Air India. The airline's losses more than doubled to INR 22,238 crore in fiscal year 2026.

Tata Sons' FY26 report showed its investment in Air India held steady at INR 22,618 crore during the year, suggesting no fresh equity was injected in ...