BSNL, MTNL merger hangs in limbo

The government on Thursday said it has not taken any decision so far regarding the merger of telecom public sector undertakings BSNL and MTNL.

"The government has not taken any decision regarding merger of MTNL and BSNL yet ", Minister of State for IT and Telecom, Shakeel Ahmad told the Rajya Sabha.

He said a consortium of consultants has been appointed for synergising the operations of BSNL and MTNL and the advisor is yet to submit its report to the government.