BSNL pays August salaries to staff: CMD

NEW DELHI: Ending days of agonising wait for employees, crisis-ridden Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has made salary payment to its staff for August, according to a top official. BSNL Chairman and Managing Director P K Purwar confirmed to that the corporation transferred the funds and made August salary payment to its employees, last week.

“Employees have got their salary now. The salary requirements were met internally,” Purwar said.

State-owned distressed telecom firms Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) and BSNL have been incurring losses and have been facing problems in clearing staff salaries in the recent past.