US EditionGovernment loses ₹1,757 crore as BSNL fails to bill Reliance Jio for sharing infra: CAG
- The government lost ₹1,757.56 crore because BSNL did not bill Reliance Jio for passive infrastructure sharing over 10 years, according to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
- BSNL failed to enforce the Master Service Agreement with Reliance Jio, leading to a significant financial loss to the government exchequer, according to the CAG.
- The CAG reported a loss of ₹29 crore from short billing of infrastructure sharing charges due to BSNL's non-adherence to agreement terms with Reliance Jio.
- BSNL also incurred a loss of ₹38.36 crore from 2019-20 to 2021-22 for not deducting licence fees from revenue shares paid to telecom providers, as stated by the CAG.
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BSNL Failed To Bill Reliance Jio: Government Losses INR 1,757 Crore As State-Owned Telecom Firm Fails To Bill Jio for 10 Years Since May 2014 on Passive Infrastructure Sharing, Says CAG
BSNL failed to bill Reliance Jio for 10 years since May 2014 on passive infrastructure sharing, leading to loss of INR 1,757 crore to the government of India, according to CAG. BSNL Failed To Bill Reliance Jio: Government Losses INR 1,757 Crore As State-Owned Telecom Firm Fails To Bill Jio for 10 Years Since May 2014 on Passive Infrastructure Sharing, Says CAG.
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