Lok Sabha Question No. 1063 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-08
Subject: Unutilised BSNL Properties
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: L.S. Tejasvi Surya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1063 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 TH  FEBRUARY, 2023

## UNUTILISED BSNL PROPERTIES

## 1063.   SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  Bharat  Sanchar  Nigam  Limited  (BSNL)  has  any  unutilised  or  underutilized immovable property registered in its name, if so, the details thereof in Karnataka including Bengaluru city;

- (b) whether  the  Government  intends  to  use  such  buildings  for  the  purposes  of  leasing, advertisement or any such revenue-generating commercial activity, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any private sector entities have expressed any interest to utilize such property;
- (d) if so, the Government's detailed response to such entities; and
- (e) the details of the Government's policy on the lease and sale of such properties to Public Sector Enterprises and Private entities?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has various unutilized or underutilized immovable properties registered in its name. The list of such properties in Karnataka including Bengaluru city is attached at Annexure-1.
- (b) The Government intends to monetize such properties by leasing of vacant space in buildings or outright sale of land parcels as deemed appropriate in the best interest of BSNL.
- (c) & (d) Only two properties namely (i) BSNL Store depot-II, Magadi Main Road, Bengaluru and (ii) BSNL Telecom Store Yard, Kadri Hills, Mangalore have been put up for sale through Metal Scrap Trade Corporation Limited (MSTC).
- (e) As per Government's policy, BSNL is empowered to lease out lands and /or buildings to Central Government ministries / departments, CPSUs, statutory authorities, Government of India controlled Trusts and Societies etc. for a period of up to 30 years and to other entities for a period of up to 10 years.

BSNL has also been empowered to sell properties having value up to Rs.10 crores.  The properties of BSNL with value more than Rs.10 crores and up to Rs.100 crores will be monetised with the approval of Group of Ministers (GoM), constituted for the revival of BSNL.  The property of  BSNL  valued  above  Rs.100  crores  will  be  monetised  through  National  Land  Monetization Corporation (NLMC) under Department of Public Enterprises (DPE).

## Annexure I

## PROPERTIES OF BSNL, KARNATAKA, IDENTIFIED FOR MONETIZATION AS ON 20.12.2022

|   Sr. No | Revenue District   | Location of property                                                                      |
|----------|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | BENGALURU          | TE,MAGADIMAINRDNEAR PRASANNA THEATRE BENGALURU-560023                                     |
|        2 | BENGALURU          | STORE DEPOT-II,MAGADI MAIN ROAD,BENGALURU                                                 |
|        3 | BELGAUM            | T.E./SQ,CHODESHWARTEMPLEGOKAK - 591307                                                    |
|        4 | DHARWAD (HUBLI)    | STORE SITE,KIADBINDUSTRIAL AREA, RAYAPUR. DHARWAD, TALUK: DHARWAD, DIST:DHARWAD - 580009  |
|        5 | DHARWAD (HUBLI)    | TEBUILDING, BELURINDUSTRIAL AREA, TALUK: DHARWAD, DIST:DHARWAD - 580005                   |
|        6 | MYSORE             | ADMNBLOCKNO69, I CROSS, TEMPLE ROAD, 4TH BLOCK, JAYALAKSHMIPURAM, MYSOREDISTRICT - 570012 |
|        7 | SHIMOGA            | DISTRICT STORE YARD. ALREEM LAYOUT, GOPALA, SHIMOGA - 577205                              |
|        8 | BELGAUM            | INDI MWCOMPOUNDSINDAGIROAD INDI BIJAPUR                                                   |
|        9 | BELGAUM            | TECOMPOUNDANGOL,BEHINDUTSAVAHOTEL,RCNAGAR, ANGOL. BELGAUM-590008                          |
|       10 | HUBLI              | SQCOMPOUNDHATALEGIRI ROADOPP.OLDBUSSTANDGADAG                                             |
|       11 | HUBLI              | TECOMPOUNDTARIHAL INDUSTRIAL AREATARIHAL                                                  |
|       12 | HUBLI              | TECOMPOUNDUNKALCROSSHUBLI                                                                 |
|       13 | DAKSHINA- KANNADA  | TELECOM STORE YARD, KADRIHILLS,YEYYADIROAD, MANGALORE-575004                              |
|       14 | MANGALORE          | MWSQCOMPOUNDKUNJATHBAILNEAR LADY HILL MANGLOARE                                           |

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