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Cabinet approves ECLGS 5.0 emergency credit line guarantee for Indian airlines as jet-fuel costs surge

India’s Cabinet has approved Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) 5.0 to provide liquidity relief to airlines hit by higher ATF prices, currency volatility and West Asia airspace restrictions. The aviation sector is earmarked ₹5,000 crore, with up to ₹1,000 crore per borrower and an additional ₹500 crore tied to equity infusion; the plan totals about $529m.

Discovered 2026-05-07T08:09:55.485744-07:00 | 2026-05-07T08:09:55.485744-07:00

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The ₹5,000 crore aviation allocation under ECLGS 5.0 is a targeted liquidity backstop as jet-fuel price pressure and West Asia airspace curbs continue to disrupt route economics.
Loan caps (up to ₹1,000 crore per borrower) and an extra ₹500 crore contingent on equivalent equity infusion will shape which carriers can bridge near-term operating cash gaps.
The move follows earlier government interventions tied to Iran-war disruption costs, including fare-cap changes (see India revokes temporary domestic airfare caps to relieve carriers hit by Iran-related disruptions) and warnings that conflict-driven routing and fuel costs could force cuts (see Indian carriers warn December fare caps could force route cuts as West Asia conflict raises fuel and routing costs).

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