Despite a big shift in work culture under the consistent monitoring of the NaMo administration several ministries and departments refuse to change their style of work. "Chalta hai" attitude continues to mark the functioning of the high and might at the cost of taxpayers. Kindly look at this fact: The central government owes over Rs 451 crore to cash-strapped Air India for operating chartered flights for VVIPs including the president, vice president, and prime minister, besides flying special missions. According to the information provided under an RTI Act query to commodore (retd) Lokesh Batra shows senior officials of the civil aviation ministry besides Union Aviation Minister Ashok Gajpathi Raju wrote to the authorities concerned at different times requesting them for clearing the dues of the flag carrier. The records show 31 letters were written by senior officials of the ministry between 2014 and 2017. The worst defaulter seems to be the MEA which, in some, cases, has been sitting on its dues for more than a decade. From time to time, civil aviation ministry officials asked ministries concerned to ensure availability of maintenance funds, and making necessary budgetary changes for VVIP flights and other special missions undertaken by Air India but outstanding dues were never cleared fully. Air India keeps three Boeing 747-400 aircraft aside for operating chartered services for the president, vice president, and the prime minister during their visits abroad. It also undertakes special evacuation missions and provides other services for foreign dignitaries. According to the data, Rs 27.70 crore was pending towards the visits of the president, Rs 351.82 crore for vice president, and Rs 45.97 crore with regard to the prime minister. Besides, Rs 14.66 crore was due towards services provided to foreign dignitaries and Rs 11.59 crore for evacuation operations. The bills for the president, vice president, evacuation and foreign dignitaries are pending with the external affairs ministry, while those relating to the travel of prime minister are with the home ministry. The bills for evacuation of Indian citizens from Iraq, Egypt, and Malta in troubled times, besides relief sent to the US during hurricane Katrina in 2005 have yet to be cleared by the MEA, the reply shows. The government had claimed Air India had posted an operating profit of Rs 105 crore in FY 2015-16, but the Comptroller and Auditor General disputed the figure, insisting it incurred a loss of Rs 321 crore. This year, joint secretary in the civil aviation ministry Satyendra Mishra wrote to the home ministry seeking payment of Rs 45.97 crore on account of dues for the flights of the prime minister. "Air India has a shortage of cash flow and is unable to meet its various financial obligations. So, I shall be grateful if you could kindly look into the matter personally to ensure that the outstanding dues of AI are cleared at the earliest," Mishra's letter dated April 6, 2017, to an additional secretary, home ministry, said. Similar letters were also sent to the MEA and the defense ministry seeking clearance of bills for the VVIP visits, opera