Tata Sons, which is the owner of Air India, has announced the formation of a public charitable trust on Friday. The trust will help the people and affected families killed in the horrific aircraft accident on June 12 in Ahmedabad. A total of 260 people died in this accident. The trust has been named ‘AI-171 Memorial and Welfare Trust’.

Assistance will be given to victims

The statement issued by Tata Sons said that the trust will provide immediate and long -term help to the families of the victims, injured people and other indirectly affected by the accident. The trust has been registered in Mumbai and will act as a permanent contribution dedicated to the memory of the victims.

Assistance to people involved in rescue operations

The trust will help not only the victims but also those involved in relief and rescue operations. This includes medical staff, police, emergency services, social workers and government employees. Tata Sons appreciated the important role of these people and said that the trust will work towards reducing the mental and emotional burden of all of them.

Joint initiative of Tata Trusts and Sons

At the same time, now an amount of 500 crores has been fixed for this Memorial Trust. Let us know that both Tata Sons and Tata Trusts have contributed 250-250 crores. Use this amount to help the afflicted families, injured and damaged in the incident, B.J. The medical college hostel will be done for reconstruction.

Who will handle the trust of the trust?

This trust will be operated by a board of trustees of five members. Initially two members have been appointed: S.K. Padmanabhan, who has been associated with the Tata group for a long time. Siddharth Sharma, who is the General Council (Chief Law Officer) in Tata Sons, the remaining three members will be appointed soon.

What was the Ahmedabad plane crash?

On June 12, Air India flight AI-171, which was flying from Ahmedabad, crashed only a few seconds after the takeoff. In this accident, 241 out of 242 passengers aboard the aircraft died and 19 other people on the ground were also killed.

241 passengers died

The preliminary report released by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) stated that both fuel switches went into the ‘cutoff’ mode just after the takeoff, stalling the Boeing 787 aircraft engine within three seconds and crashed the plane.

₹ 1 crore to every family

Tata Sons Chairman N. Chandrasekaran had already announced to give ₹ 1 crore to the family of each deceased. Apart from this, B.J. Had also promised assistance in reconstruction of medical college hostels. In this detailed statement released on Friday, the same promise was repeated again and it was told that now this work will be ensured through the trust.

When will the trust start?

The ‘AI-171 Memorial and Welfare Trust’ will soon start work after registration and necessary formalities from the tax authorities. After this, help will be provided to the victims and rehabilitation will be done fast.

This initiative of the Tata group is not only a major step towards honoring those who lost their lives in the accident, but it has also become an inspirational example of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in India. This trust will become a strong pillar to help the victims and relief personnel in the coming years.