Government 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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Govt loses Rs 17570000000 as BSNL fails to bill Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio for...
A CAG report stated that BSNL failed to enforce the Master Service Agreement (MSA) with Reliance Jio and did not bill for the additional technology used on BSNL's shared passive infrastructure.
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