"Niti Aayog should not think about disinvestment of BSNL. "In the Atmanirbhar package, I had announced that we will come out with a policy of strategic disinvestment of public sector enterprises. I am happy to inform the House that the government has approved the said policy," Sitharaman said during her Budget 2021-22 presentation address in the Parliament. .She further said that the policy provides a clear roadmap for disinvestment in all nonstrategic and strategic sectors. For meeting social obligations of the government, it offers services during natural calamities, and provides telephony in far-flung areas.

Source: Economic Times February 01, 2021 13:57 UTC