Question

The air transport was nationalized in India in the year?
A.1953
B.1950
C.1948
D.1947

Answer 1

Hint:In order to encourage the purchase of existing airline companies and to make proper arrangements for the operation of air transport services in the region, the Air Corporations Act nationalised all air transport and provided for the setting up of Air Corporations.

Complete answer:
The state of all the airlines experienced a general decline in the world in 1952. The Planning Commission of India has proposed the integration of all scheduled airlines into a single consolidated company in order to rescue the country's airline market. The Government of India initially supported the formation of a single company to manage the nation's air transport, but later revised its decision to create two independent air companies. From August 1, 1953, the recently formed public undertaking took over and initiated its real aviation operations.

The Air Companies Act was passed by Parliament in March 1953. On May 28, 1953, it obtained approval from the President of India. As of August 1, 1953, new businesses began operating. Two corporations were formed under the names' Indian Airlines' and 'Air India International' under the Air Company Act, 1953. Eight domestic airlines operating in the world at the time were combined to give rise to Indian Airlines, the nation's national domestic airline carrier, while Air India International took over the nation's international routes.

The 1953 Air Company Act granted Indian Airlines the monopoly right to fly on domestic scheduled services, leaving out any other operator. Similarly, Air India International is the first Indian carrier to fly on international routes, with Indian Airlines providing services to several neighbouring countries.

Hence, the correct answer is option (A).

Note:Though Air India International did not see any big operational, manpower or moral issues, the path was not smooth for Indian Airlines as it was a difficult task to integrate into its cohesive management cadres in eight varieties of separate management and supervisory staff. These airlines already had varying pay rates and service requirements, so it was also a struggle to mould all of these divisions into a single cohesive company with standardised working, managerial and, of course, uniform pay scale levels.