🚨 𝑩𝑺𝑵𝑳 𝑴𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒍𝒍: ₹1,757 𝑪𝒓 𝑳𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝑮𝒐𝒗𝒕 𝑫𝒖𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝑼𝒏𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝑹𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝑱𝒊𝒐 𝑰𝒏𝒇𝒓𝒂 𝑼𝒔𝒂𝒈𝒆 📡

 

🚨 𝑩𝑺𝑵𝑳 𝑴𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒊𝒍𝒍: ₹1,757 𝑪𝒓 𝑳𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝑮𝒐𝒗𝒕 𝑫𝒖𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝑼𝒏𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝑹𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝑱𝒊𝒐 𝑰𝒏𝒇𝒓𝒂 𝑼𝒔𝒂𝒈𝒆  📡


In a major financial lapse, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has revealed that BSNL failed to bill Reliance Jio for using its infrastructure for 10 years — costing the government ₹1,757.56 crore. 😳




🔍 𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐻𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑑?

Between May 2014 and March 2024, BSNL did not enforce the Master Service Agreement (MSA) with Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd (RJIL), failing to charge for additional technologies deployed on shared passive infrastructure.

📉 𝐴𝑑𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝐿𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝐼𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑒𝑑:

  • ₹38.36 crore: Loss due to not deducting license fee share from revenue paid to TIPs

  • ₹29 crore: Short billing for infra-sharing charges, including GST

💡 𝑊ℎ𝑦 𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑀𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠:
This isn't just a one-off error — it's a decade-long oversight that signals deep-rooted issues in public sector governance and contract enforcement. The CAG's report raises concerns around BSNL’s financial discipline, calling for stricter oversight and tighter compliance frameworks.

This isn’t just an accounting error—it’s a reflection of serious lapses in governance, financial oversight, and enforcement of commercial contracts in a key state-owned enterprise. As private players grow, inefficiencies like these weaken public sector competitiveness and drain the exchequer.

📌 𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑁𝑜𝑤?
Experts call for:

  • Stricter contract enforcement 📑

  • Audit-driven accountability mechanisms 🧾

  • Digital tracking of infra-sharing agreements and billing 🖥️

👁️‍🗨️ A decade of missed billing raises serious concerns on transparency and management within BSNL—at a time when every rupee counts in public spending.

🔁 Let’s hope this is a wake-up call for deeper reforms in public sector telecoms. The digital economy of tomorrow needs robust, accountable institutions today.

#BSNL #CAGReport #RelianceJio #TelecomIndia #PublicSectorReform #FinancialOversight #DigitalIndia #InfrastructureSharing #GovernanceMatters #AuditInsights #RevenueLeakage #PolicyWatch

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