FinMin not in favour of closing down BSNL, says DoT Secy

New Delhi, Oct 11 () A top telecom department (DoT) official on Friday indicated that the Finance Ministry is not in favour of closing down state-run BSNL.
When asked whether the Finance Ministry has favoured shutting down of the telecom PSU, DoT Secretary Anshu Prakash said, “This information is incorrect.”

He was speaking on the sidelines of the annual general meeting of mobile tower industry body TAIPA.

A group of ministers headed by Home Minister Amit Shah has approved a revival plan proposed by the DoT.