The Indian Medical Association mentioned in its letter addressed to the Tata Sons chairman that the impacted students are future pillars of our healthcare system and deserve similar care
Indian Medical Association’s (IMA) Gujarat State Branch has urged Tata Group to extend financial and humanitarian support to medical students impacted due to the Air India Ahmedabad plane crash. In a letter addressed to the Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran on Thursday, the medical body has asked the salt-to-power conglomerate to extend support to BJ Medical College students.
“On behalf of the Indian Medical Association—Gujarat State Branch...we humbly request you to also consider extending financial assistance & necessary support to the medical students, present at crash site who were injured or lost their lives in this unfortunate event,” said the IMA in a letter on June 12.
The association mentioned in its letter that the impacted students are future pillars of our healthcare system and deserve similar care.
“The individuals were not only victims but also future pillars of our healthcare system, and their well-being and families deserve similar care and support,” IMA added.
Air India CEO and MD Campbell Wilson had expressed concern for the medical students injured in the plane crash incident on June 12. He said the Tata Group airline is fully committed to support those impacted.
“We are devastated by this loss and grieve for those affected. Air India is committed to providing full and unstinting assistance in these difficult times,” the Air India CEO said in a video posted on Air India’s official handle on X.
The request by IMA comes at a time when the tragic Air India plane crash, which took lives of 241 passengers and crew members onboard, is reportedly likely to result in the costliest aviation sector insurance claim. The plane crash might cost the Tata Group airline over $120 million in insurance claim, the Economic Times earlier reported.
“This would be one of the biggest-ever claims involving an Indian airline,” aviation head at Alliance Insurance Brokers, Sourav Biswas, told the ET.