Exclusive: Happy Diwali for BSNL staff: Telecom PSU pays the salary for September

Relief for BSNL employees: In good news for lakhs of BSNL employees and their family members, the public sector national telecom operator – Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited Wednesday paid the salary for the month of September, ultimately, paving the way for Diwali celebrations. It’s a big relief for nearly 1.6 lakh BSNL employees and officials who have been staring at an uncertain future for quite some time. This was the second instance in the history of BSNL when the company was not able to pay the salary on time that heightened the concerns BSNL staff, forcing them to threaten a one-day symbolic hunger strike last Friday. Financial Express Online was the first to report about the proposed strike ahead of Diwali that prompted BSNL CMD PK Purwar to announce that the salary of BSNL staff will be paid before Diwali.

“Salary for the month of September has been paid today morning,” said a senior BSNL official.