Government had constituted a Group of Ministers (GoM) on 17.04.2013 to
recommend short term, medium term and long term measures for revival and
revitalization of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone
Nigam Limited (MTNL). Department of Telecommunications has circulated a draft
Note for inter-ministerial consultations on 30.10.2013 proposing preferential
treatment to BSNL and MTNL services in Central Government Ministries/Central
Government Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and Autonomous Bodies to enhance
the revenues earned by BSNL and MTNL. Giving this information in written reply
to a question in the Rajya Sabha today, Shri Kapil Sibal, Minister of
Communications and Information Technology, said that the proposal is not
contrary to economic policy as it is limited to Government employees for whom
reimbursement facility from Government is provided and limited to the extent of
the reimbursement and to Government departments & PSUs for official use.
The matter is presently under consultation and no decision has been arrived at.
Source:PIB
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