Fails To Bill Jio, BSNL Lost Rs 1,757.5 Cr!

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India said the government suffered a loss of Rs 1,757.56 crore after BSNL failed to bill Reliance Jio for the last 10 years since May 2014, as per their agreement on passive infrastructure sharing.

State-owned BSNL incurred a loss of Rs 38.36 crore as it failed to deduct the share of licence fee from the revenue share paid to the Telecom Infrastructure Providers (TIPs).

The BSNL did not enforce the terms of the master service agreement (MSA) with Reliance Jio and failed to charge for additional technology deployed on its shared passive infrastructure.

The lapse which continued for a decade resulted in a significant financial loss, including penal interest, for the government exchequer.

“Non-adherence to the terms and conditions laid down in the MSA with RJIL by the BSNL and non-application of the escalation clause led to the revenue loss of Rs 29 crore (including GST) towards infrastructure sharing charges,” the CAG statement said.