India's civil aviation ministry will shortly seek cabinet approval to infuse equity into state-run carrier Air India, the ministry said on Wednesday.

Praful Patel told reporters on the sidelines of an industry conference that the carrier was looking to reduce its high-cost debt.
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He did not specify a time frame for taking the proposal to cabinet.
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