Lok Sabha Question No. 586 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-01
Subject: Value of MTNL & BSNL
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 586 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 ST  DECEMBER, 2021

## VALUE OF MTNL & BSNL

## 586. SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the value of MTNL and BSNL as on date;
- (b) the manner in which it has been arrived at, the agency which has decided it and the basis of valuation;
- (c) the details of land and building, towers, equipment and tech facilities owned by BSNL and MTNL along with their present market value;
- (d) the present liability of BSNL and MTNL;
- (e) the necessity of disinvestment of MTNL and BSNL; and
- (f) whether the Government has shortlisted any buyer for BSNL and MTNL and if so, the criteria to sell, the details of the buyer and the cost thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN)

(a) & (b) As per Audited Financial Statement, the assets of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) as on 30.09.2021 are Rs. 1,33,952 Crore and Rs. 3,556 Crore respectively. The assets of BSNL and MTNL have been arrived on Historical cost basis.

- (c) As  per  financial  statement,  net  block  of  property,  plant  and  equipment  in  respect  of BSNL  and  MTNL  as  on  31.03.2021  are  Rs.  89,878  Crore  and  Rs.  3252  Crore  respectively. Details in respect of BSNL and MTNL are at Annexure-I and Annexure-II.
- (d) Total liability of BSNL and MTNL as on 30.09.2021 is Rs. 85,721 crores and Rs. 30,159 crores respectively.
- (e) & (f) There is no proposal under consideration for disinvestment of BSNL and MTNL.

## Annexure  to  reply  to  part(c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.586  for  answer  on 01.12.2021

## Details of property, plant and equipment in respect of BSNL.

| S.No.   | Particulars                                                                                          | Net block value as on 31.03.2021   |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| 1       | Lands ( Free Hold )                                                                                  | 63,496                             |
| 2       | Buildings                                                                                            | 3,266                              |
| 3       | Apparatus &Plants-Telecom Transceivers, Switching Centre, Transmission and other network equipments. | 12,862                             |
| 4       | Cables and Line &Wires-Telecom-Ducts, Cables and Optical fibre                                       | 7,684                              |
| 5       | General Plant &Machinery other than Continuous process Plant                                         | 409                                |
| 6       | Towers and Satellites                                                                                | 1,388                              |
| 7       | Motor Vehicle &Launches                                                                              | 11                                 |
| 8       | Office Equipments                                                                                    | 11                                 |
| 9       | Electrical Installations and Equipments                                                              | 565                                |
| 10      | Furniture &Fittings                                                                                  | 13                                 |
| 11      | Computers-Servers and Networks                                                                       | 86                                 |
| 12      | Computers- Enduser devices                                                                           | 87                                 |
|         | Total                                                                                                | 89,878                             |

(Amount in Rs. Crores)

## Annexure  to  reply  to  part(c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.586  for  answer  on 01.12.2021

## Details of property, plant and equipment in respect of MTNL.

| S.No.   | Particulars                    | Net block value as on 31.03.2021   |
|---------|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| 1       | Free-hold land                 | 18                                 |
| 2       | Buildings                      | 773                                |
| 3       | Lines &Wires                   | 63                                 |
| 4       | Cables                         | 1,036                              |
| 5       | Apparatus &Plant               | 1,275                              |
| 6       | Furniture &Fixture             | 8                                  |
| 7       | Computers                      | 16                                 |
| 8       | Vehicle                        | 1                                  |
| 9       | Office machinery &equipment    | 2                                  |
| 10      | Electrical appliances          | 13                                 |
| 11      | Asset scrapped/ decommissioned | 47                                 |
|         | Total                          | 3,252                              |

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(Amount in Rs. Crores)