BSNL union seeks scrapping of AMCs to curb further expenses

As an austerity measure, executives of the debt-laden Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) are ready to take over the maintenance of all equipment installed by the public sector unit (PSU).

About ₹2,000 crore is spent unnecessarily on annual maintenance contracts (AMCs) covering equipment such as switches, engine alternators, small power plants and air conditioners, they say.

With about 46,500 executives on its payroll, BSNL should avoid giving AMCs to external agencies and firms, the executives argue. The AMCs are also resulting in double expenditure for the company, which already has adequate staff at the locations covered by the AMCs, sources close to the development told BusinessLine.