Government broke BSNL’s legs - now it is providing crutches to BSNL for limping.

In the budget submitted in the Parliament yesterday, the Finance Minister has announced that, Rs.44,720 crore would be provided to BSNL for launching it’s 4G service. A very big media publicity is being given to this. But, what is actually happening?  The government has already broken BSNL‘s legs. Now it is providing crutches to BSNL for limping.

In October, 2019, government announced that 4G spectrum would be given to BSNL. Within 2 or 3 months, BSNL could have launched it’s 4G service, by upgrading 49,300 of it’s existing BTSs. The AUAB continuously pressurised the BSNL management to upgrade the BTSs. But, it was not done. Had the upgradation of the 49,300 BTSs been made, BSNL could have launched it’s 4G service two years ago. The financial position of BSNL would have also considerably improved. But, the government did not allow BSNL to upgrade it’s BTSs. Thereafter, the same government, cancelled BSNL’s tender for procuring equipments. Government told BSNL that, it should purchase equipments only from Indian vendors. Everything was done by the government to stop BSNL’s 4G launching. BSNL’s legs were broken by the government. Now, the same government is giving Rs.44,720 crore to BSNL for launching its 4G service. This is like providing crutches to BSNL for limping.