India, June 12 -- Hours after an Air India plane, carrying 242 members onboard, crashed in Gujarat's Ahmedabad, Tata Group on Thursday announced Rs.1 crore compensation to the families of those who lost their lives in the accident.

Air India and Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran, in a post on X, extended his "deepest condolences" to the families of those who lost their lives in the crash.

He said that Air India's primary focus at the moment was to support the people affected and their families. Chandrasekaran added that the airline was doing "everything in our power" to provide support and care to all those.

"We are doing everything in our power to assist the emergency response teams at the site and to provide all necessary support a...