Rajya Sabha: Govt taking steps to improve BSNL, says Ravi Shankar Prasad

The government is taking steps to make BSNL more competitive and these include upgradation of technology and capital infusion, Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.

Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the government has inherited legacy issues and steps are being taken to make BSNL more competitive. “To ensure stability in the telecom sector, one PSU is very important,” Prasad told the house, adding that it must be noted that India has the cheapest mobile and data rates across the world.

Improving BSNL

Minister of State for Communications Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre said that the government is considering capital infusion, including equity infusion in the public sector telecom company