“Recently there has been (an article) published in the media about closure of BSNL. The DoT is currently working on a revival plan for it which suggests voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) for employees and BSNL’s land monetization. DoT plans to fund VRS packages for BSNL at ₹6,365 crore and through bonds. BSNL also has huge tower assets. Its subsidiary BSNL Tower Corp. Ltd (BTCL), was incorporated in January 2018.

Source: Mint October 10, 2019 13:18 UTC