Shri Elamaram Kareem, MP, demands short term and long term capital infusion, for the revival of BSNL.

Shri Elamaram Kareem, MP, raised issue about BSNL’s critical financial condition in the Rajya Sabha, yesterday the 01.07.2019. He mentioned that BSNL’s financial condition is precarious and is deteriorating day by day. He pointed out that BSNL is not even in a position to pay it’s electricity bills and that wages of the contract workers was not paid for the past 6 months. The Rajya Sabha member from Kerala, demanded that BSNL needs short term, as well as long term capital infusion by the government. Responding to Shri Elamaram Kareem, the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Shri Venkaiah Naidu, observed that it is an important issue and assured that a discussion will take place on it in the presence of the Hon’ble Minister of Communications and IT.