Downsizing at MTNL: 3K staff may be moved to BSNL, DoT

With state-owned Mahanagar Telecom Nigam (MTNL) going through a financial crisis, the government has started the process to transfer over 3,000 employees to Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) and the department of telecommunications (DoT). Separately, the government is also considering giving the option of voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) to the employees, officials in the know said.