BSNL MTNL merger not feasible – Union Cabinet will take a final decision soon.

In the Revival Package decided by the Union Cabinet in October, 2019, it has been stated that BSNL MTNL merger will take place. It is also mentioned that, MTNL will become a subsidiary of BSNL. May be, in accordance with this decision of the Cabinet, recently it was decided that BSNL would operate and maintain mobile services in the MTNL areas of Delhi and Mumbai. Under these circumstances, the six-member Group of Ministers (GoM) has concluded that, the merger of BSNL and MTNL would be neither beneficial nor feasible. The Union Cabinet is to take a final decision on this issue.

[Source: Business Standard dated January, 25, 2021]