Significance of AUAB’s demand of repayment of dues to BSNL, by the DoT, amounting Rs.39,000 crore.

The AUAB has demanded that, the DoT should pay around Rs.39,000 crore, as dues to BSNL. Dues like refund of excess Pension Contribution paid to DoT, by BSNL, are pending for the past so many years. Presently, BSNL’s debt is around Rs.30,000 crore. Under these circumstances, repayment of dues to BSNL, by the DoT, has become very important for the financial revival of the Company. Hence, the AUAB has raised this as an important demand. The following are the break-up figures of AUAB’s claim.