Allocation for BSNL more than halved

The Centre has more than halved the outlay for the state-run BSNL to `33,575.58 crore for FY26, from `72,027.65 crore in FY25 suggesting it wants the telco to start generating better cash flows. Moreover, the Centre did not deploy the `82,916.2 crore allocated towards BSNL in the FY25 Budget, implying that any infusion into the telco would be increasingly need-based, say experts.