Daily Current Affairs / Government clears ₹47,000 crore fresh capital infusion plan for BSNL network expansion:
Category : National Published on: August 18 2025
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Thursday announced through social media platform X that the Union Government has prepared a fresh capital expenditure plan worth nearly ₹47,000 crore to strengthen Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited’s (BSNL) telecom infrastructure. Last year, BSNL had invested a record ₹25,000 crore in its network upgradation, including the installation of one lakh 4G mobile service towers. According to Union Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, this was BSNL’s highest-ever capex in its history. Most of the previous ₹25,000-crore project for telecom equipment supply was executed by the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DoT)-led consortium. The government is also pressing BSNL to improve its average revenue per user (ARPU).
Government approves fresh ₹47,000 crore capex plan to expand BSNL’s telecom network.
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