Govt suffered Rs 1,757cr loss after BSNL failed to bill Reliance Jio: CAG

The government suffered a loss of Rs 1,757.56 crore after state-owned telecom firm Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) failed to bill Reliance Jio for a decade, as per their agreement on passive infrastructure sharing, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India reported on Tuesday (April 1, 2025).

10 Years of Unbilled Services

According to the CAG, BSNL did not enforce its Master Service Agreement (MSA) with Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd (RJIL) and failed to charge for the additional technology used on its shared passive infrastructure. This resulted in a financial setback of Rs 1,757.56 crore, along with penal interest, between May 2014 and March 2024.