MP lauds PM for providing revival package to BSNL

MP Jugal Kishore chairing TAC meeting in Jammu.
MP Jugal Kishore chairing TAC meeting in Jammu.

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 19: Member of Parliament while chairing TAC meeting expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister, Narendra Modi for providing revival package to BSNL amounting to Rs 1.64 lakh crores and stated that BSNL should work efficiently to improve the services.
He said that BJP led government at the Centre is keenly interested to improve the BSNL services and many villages have been identified to provide service. All possible efforts should be done to saturate areas with BSNL services.
MP said that BSNL services should be brought at par with the services of other TSPs. BSNL officials should work more harder to get maximum benefit out of the revival package, to win back the trust of the consumers and to get BSNL revenue figures higher. That can be achieved only when BSNL officers adopt customer friendly approach.
During meeting, Member Parliament and TAC Members discussed the compliance in respect of the agenda points of the previous meeting. He expressed his dissatisfaction with the signal issue being faced at the National Highway near IIT Jammu.
Besides MP, TAC Members include Ayodhya Gupta, Jai Ram Sharma, Jangbir Singh and Dev Raj Sharma also attended the meeting. From BSNL side, detail report regarding the services being provided by BSNL and actions taken was presented by Principal General Manager Business Area Jammu, Ashok Kumar Angural who gave a brief note of services/telecom facilities being provided by BSNL in all the ten districts of Jammu province.
BSNL Signal issue at Purmandal was also discussed, swift action was requested regarding the Purmandal Signal issue to cater the demand of the pilgrims visiting the holy shrine at Purmamdal in connection with upcoming Mela at the Shrine. Signal issue of Nitco Lane was also discussed by TAC.
Angurana said that in Phase-1, in selected Gram Panchayats Bharat Udhyami Scheme has been launched, by which customers in rural areas can get free modem for FTTH connection. In next Phase more Gram Panchayats to be covered for providing FTTH connections under this Scheme.
Sunita Chandra PGM (S&M), Kush Kumar PGM (CM), Naresh Bharti, Rajesh Khanna, SM Kale, PN Raina, VK Sharma and other officers were also present.