Telecom PSUs revival package still in works

LUCKNOW: HOPES for a revival package to resuscitate ailing telecom PSUs BSNL and MTNL continue to hang in the balance, with sources revealing that a meeting of secretaries held by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) remain undecided on a revival package.

A senior government official confirmed that a meeting on the issue had taken place on Thursday, chaired by principal secretary to the prime minister, P K Mishra, but he had not taken any decisions on the proposals. “There were contrary viewpoints expressed on the feasibility of some proposals,” the official said. The group of secretaries from related ministries will now examine the issue in detail.