पीईएसबी ने सीएमडी बीएसएनएल के लिए चयन आयोजित किया - लेकिन किसी का चयन नहीं हुआ। 

कल, 27.03.2025 को, सार्वजनिक उद्यम चयन बोर्ड (पीईएसबी) ने सीएमडी बीएसएनएल के पद के लिए चयन किया। इस चयन में बीएसएनएल के निदेशक (सीएम) श्री संदीप गोविल सहित 10 अधिकारियों ने भाग लिया। हालांकि, अनुभाग के अंत में, पीईएसबी ने घोषणा की कि, सीएमडी बीएसएनएल के पद के लिए किसी का चयन नहीं किया गया है। पीईएसबी ने इस मामले पर आगे उचित कार्रवाई करने के लिए दूरसंचार विभाग को सलाह दी है। इस संबंध में, पीईएसबी ने निम्नलिखित बयान दिया है  :-

“बोर्ड ने पद के लिए किसी भी उम्मीदवार की सिफारिश नहीं की और प्रशासनिक मंत्रालय / विभाग को चयन के लिए आगे की कार्रवाई का उचित तरीका चुनने की सलाह दी जिसमें खोज-सह-चयन समिति (एससीएससी) या सक्षम प्राधिकारी के अनुमोदन से उचित समझा जाए।” 

"BSNL’s revenue has been affected due to delay in the rollout of 4G services and also stiff competition in the mobile segment", Union Minister of State for Communications Shri Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar informed the Parliament. The Minister attributed the delay to the problems in the indigenously developed equipments. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Shri Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar stated that, BSNL has awarded purchase orders for 1 lakh 4G BTSs, out of which 83,993 BTSs have already been installed and 74,251 are operational as of 8th March, 2025.
 
It is important to note that, BSNL floated a tender in March, 2020 for purchasing 1 lakh 4G BTSs. Through this tender, BSNL could have purchased good quality 4G equipments from reputed international manufacturers like Nokia, Ericsson, Samsung, etc. Jio and Airtel have also purchased their equipments only from these reputed manufacturers. However, the government directed BSNL to cancel it's tender and to purchase 4G equipments only from Indian manufacturers. In accordance with the direction of the government, BSNL has purchased 1 lakh 4G BTSs from the Indian company, TCS. Now, the Minister himself has admitted in the Parliament that, due to the problems in the indigenously developed equipments, BSNL’s 4G rollout is delayed. 

Yesterday, the 27.03.2025, the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) conducted selection for the post of CMD BSNL. 10 officers, including Shri Sandeep Govil, Director (CM), BSNL, participated in this selection. However, at the end of the section, the PESB announced that, no one is selected for the post of CMD BSNL. The PESB has advised the DoT to take further appropriate action on this matter. In this connection, the PESB has made the following statement:-

 “The Board did not recommend any candidate for the post and advised the Administrative Ministry / Department to choose an appropriate course of further action for selection including the Search-cum-Selection Committee (SCSC) or as deemed appropriate with the approval of the competent authority.” 

BSNLEU has already written letter to the Corporate Office demanding that, the extension of payment of Srinagar Valley Allowance, which is already approved by the DoP&T, should be implemented for BSNL employees posted in Srinagar Valley immediately. Com.P.Abhimanyu, GS, discussed this issue with Shri S.P. Singh, PGM(Estt). It was reply by the PGM(Estt) that, sanction for the payment of Srinagar Valley Allowance is being processed in the Corporate Office and the payment is likely to be made soon.