Airlines are not taking up India’s voluntary ATF (aviation turbine fuel) price-capping scheme worth an estimated ₹10,000 crore after global oil prices decline, according to reports. The scheme allows airlines to buy ATF at a capped rate of about ₹115 per litre through agreements with oil marketing companies. Because participation is voluntary, airlines can choose whether to sign contracts to access the capped pricing. With international crude prices falling, the incentive to lock into the scheme appears reduced, leading carriers to skip it. The reports state that airlines would have needed to execute agreements with fuel suppliers to benefit from the capped price. The coverage consistently frames the decision as linked to the downward movement in global oil prices rather than as a change to the scheme itself. As a result, the expected uptake and associated outlay under the ₹10,000-crore programme does not materialise, at least in the near term.