Top officials of both state-run firms have said that the numbers have exceeded the target set for the voluntary retirement scheme (VRS), which closed on Tuesday
Reliance Jio with lowest gross revenue of Rs 15,945.62 crore among private operators paid highest revenue to the government, the data showed
Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera alleged public sector companies like BSNL and MTNL, which were making profits under the previous UPA 1 and 2 governments, were now running at losses
BSNL's FY19 loss is estimated at over Rs 14,000 crore while its revenue is slated to decline Rs 19,308 crore
Communications minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said a total of 79,000 employees of BSNL and 14,000 out of 20,000 employees of MTNL have applied for the VRS scheme
Workers under contractors for BSNL have not received their wages since December last year
he 'BSNL Voluntary Retirement Scheme - 2019', that was rolled out recently, will remain open till December 3
The Union Cabinet had, last month, approved a plan to combine MTNL - which provides services in Mumbai and New Delhi - with BSNL that services the rest of the nation.
The number of mobile connections of BSNL stood at 116.4 million as on August 31
While in the case of MTNL, 13,532 employees have opted for the VRS scheme so far
Last month, the government approved a Rs 69,000 crore revival package for BSNL and MTNL
MTNL has reported losses in nine of the past 10 years
The 'BSNL Voluntary Retirement Scheme - 2019', that was rolled out recently, will remain open till December 3
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The effective date of voluntary retirement under the present scheme is January 31, 2020
At present, various options are being discussed for the transition period
BSNL is looking at savings of about Rs 7,000 crore in wage bill, considering 70,000-80,000 personnel opt for the scheme.
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BSNL is looking at savings of about Rs 7,000 crore in wage bill, considering anywhere between 70,000-80,000 personnel opt for it
The government last month had approved a Rs 69,000-crore revival package for BSNL and MTNL