Lok Sabha Question No. 151 (STARRED), answered on 2025-12-10
Subject: Revival Package for BSNL
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Dr. Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 151 ANSWERED ON 10 TH  DECEMBER, 2025

## REVIVAL PACKAGE FOR BSNL

## *151. DR. KAKOLI GHOSH DASTIDAR:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of all revival packages approved for BSNL during the last ten years;
- (b) whether BSNL has continued to post losses even after revival packages and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) the  amount  of  revival  funds  actually  spent,  item-wise,  and  the  details  of  the  outcomes achieved; and
- (d) the reasons for delay in nationwide roll out of  4G and in launching 5G along with circlewise status?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION (SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA)

- (a) to (d) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE OF LOK SABHA IN RESPECT OF PARTS (a) to (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.151 FOR 10 TH  DECEMBER, 2025 REGARDING 'REVIVAL PACKAGE FOR BSNL.'

- (a) & (c) Government has approved revival packages to BSNL as mentioned below:
-  In 2019, first revival package amounting to around ₹ 69,000 Crores was given that brought down the operating costs of BSNL .
-  In 2022, revival package amounting to around ₹ 1,64,000 Crores was given. It focused on infusing fresh capital, restructuring debt, viability gap funding for rural telephony etc .
-  In  2023,  Government approved the allotment of 4G/5G spectrum to BSNL with the total outlay of around ₹ 89,000 Crores.
-  In 2025 an additional amount of ₹ 6,982 Crores has been approved as additional CAPEX support for rollout of 4G network by BSNL across the country.

The total amount of ₹ 2,54,575.39 Crores has been spent from these revival packages, so far. Detailed breakup of item-wise fund utilization is at Annexure-I .

- (b) As a result of these packages, BSNL has started to earn operating profit from F.Y. 2020-21.

(d) As part of the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative, BSNL has rapidly  installed 97,401 4G  sites using indigenously innovated 4G technology, of which 94,458 sites are On-Air as of 30.11.2025. The equipment is 5G upgradable from technology perspective. The state-wise data of BSNL 4G sites installed and commissioned is attached at Annexure-II .

## Annexure-I of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 151 for 10.12.2025 Item-wise fund utilization

| S No   | Item                                                                                                 | Released funds ₹   |
|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
| 1      | Implementation of VRS in BSNL/MTNL                                                                   | 29,574.54          |
| 2      | Debt restructuring of BSNL and MTNL through Sovereign Guarantee Bonds (SGB) support                  | 38,814.69          |
| 3      | Administrative allotment of spectrum to BSNL/MTNL for providing 2G and 4G/5G through equity infusion | 1,09,787           |
| 4      | Support for settlement of AGR dues to BSNL                                                           | 31,957.16          |
| 5      | CAPEX requirement support through equity infusion                                                    | 17,273             |
| 6      | Viability Gap Funding (VGF) in form of grant-in-aid to BSNL.                                         | 19,669             |
| 7      | Re-issue 9% non-cumulative preference shares of Rs. 7,500 Cr to Govt. of India(GoI).                 | 7,500              |
| 8      | Operational merger of MTNL with BSNL                                                                 | Nil                |
|        | Total                                                                                                | 2,54,575.39        |

## Annexure-II

## Annexure-II of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 151 for 10.12.2025

## State Wise Data of Deployment of 4G sites as on 30.11.2025

| Sl No   | Circle                                |   No. of 4G Towers Installed |   No. of 4G Towers Commissioned |
|---------|---------------------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1       | Andaman &Nicobar                      |                          270 |                             250 |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh                        |                         6107 |                            6010 |
| 3       | Assam                                 |                         2283 |                            2107 |
| 4       | Bihar                                 |                         2958 |                            2805 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh                          |                         2867 |                            2786 |
| 6       | Delhi                                 |                          965 |                             855 |
| 7       | Gujarat                               |                         4658 |                            4627 |
| 8       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli &Daman and Diu |                           72 |                              72 |
| 9       | Haryana                               |                         2056 |                            2056 |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh                      |                         1951 |                            1930 |
| 11      | Jammu &Kashmir                        |                         1697 |                            1624 |
| 12      | Ladakh                                |                          383 |                             304 |
| 13      | Jharkhand                             |                         2861 |                            2560 |
| 14      | Karnataka                             |                         5249 |                            5231 |
| 15      | Kerala                                |                         6884 |                            6884 |
| 16      | Lakshadweep                           |                           47 |                              47 |
| 17      | Madhya Pradesh                        |                         4889 |                            4718 |
| 18      | Maharashtra                           |                         9585 |                            9270 |
| 19      | Goa                                   |                          238 |                             236 |
| 20      | Meghalaya                             |                          466 |                             410 |
| 21      | Mizoram                               |                          161 |                             108 |
| 22      | Tripura                               |                          556 |                             519 |
| 23      | Arunachal Pradesh                     |                          947 |                             450 |
| 24      | Manipur                               |                          300 |                             271 |
| 25      | Nagaland                              |                          475 |                             388 |
| 26      | Odisha                                |                         5802 |                            5458 |
| 27      | Punjab                                |                         3598 |                            3598 |
| 28      | Chandigarh                            |                          138 |                             138 |
| 29      | Rajasthan                             |                         5665 |                            5665 |
| 30      | Sikkim                                |                          131 |                             102 |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu                            |                         7321 |                            7321 |
| 32      | Puducherry                            |                          209 |                             209 |
| 33      | Telangana                             |                         3016 |                            2987 |
| 34      | Uttarakhand                           |                         1795 |                            1733 |
| 35      | Uttar Pradesh                         |                         6893 |                            6887 |
| 36      | West Bengal                           |                         3908 |                            3842 |
| Total   | Total                                 |                        97401 |                           94458 |

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