Tale of 2 PSUs: It's at least an 18-month wait before BSNL, MTNL are merged

HR and other issues need to be sorted out by the panel that will decide the fate of the two PSUs

Mahanagar Telephone Nigam (MTNL) will have to wait for at least 18 months to become a part of Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) as a joint panel will decide the fate of the two PSUs, post merger.

The joint committee will have representatives from both the companies and the department of telecommunications (DoT). It will deliberate on the outstanding human resource issues of the two sick public sector units, it is learnt.

“The pay scales of both the companies are very different and have to be brought on a par for a smoother transition process,” a person in the know told Business Standard.

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