MTNL ko lifeline, privatization nahi!
MTNL, jisko kaafi mushkilon ka saamna karna pad raha tha, uske shares mein Thursday ko 18% tak ki tezi dekhi gayi. Yeh jump ek senior minister ke ishare ke baad aaya jismein unhone kaha ki sarkar is state-run firm ko privatize nahi kar rahi hai.
Sarkar ne BSNL ke liye budget badhaya
Rural Development and Communications Minister of State, Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar ne Parliament mein bataya ki government ne BSNL ke liye ₹6,982 crore ka extra capital expenditure plan approve kiya hai. Isse pehle, 2023 mein, sarkar ne BSNL ko 4G/5G spectrum dene ke liye kareeb ₹89,000 crore diye the.
Pehle bhi diye gaye hain revival packages
Minister ne yeh bhi bataya ki 2019 mein, BSNL/MTNL ke operating costs ko kam karne ke liye ₹69,000 crore ka revival package diya gaya tha. Fir 2022 mein, ₹1.64 lakh crore ka ek aur package diya gaya, jismein fresh capital, debt restructuring, aur rural telephony ke liye viability gap funding shaamil thi.
Privatization ka koi plan nahi
MPLs ke privatization ke sawal par, minister ne koi seedha jawab nahi diya. Unhone bataya ki BSNL ne lands aur buildings ke monetization se ₹2,387.82 crore kamaye, jabki MTNL ne January 2025 tak ₹2,134.61 crore kamaye. MTNL ne tower aur fiber assets ke monetization se bhi ₹258.25 crore kamaye.
MTNL ke shares mein tezi
MTNL ke share price mein 18.36% ki tezi dekhi gayi, aur yeh ₹51.18 tak pahunch gaya. Nifty 50 mein 0.13% ki badhotri ke mukable, MTNL ke shares subah 9:45 tak 14% upar trade kar rahe the. Bloomberg ke data ke hisaab se, trading volume bhi 30-day average se 10 guna zyada raha. MTNL ke shares pichle 12 mahino mein 51% badhe hain, lekin is saal ab tak 1% gire hain.
Kya MTNL ka future bright hai?
Sarkar ke support aur monetization efforts se lagta hai ki MTNL ke future ke liye kuchh umeed hai. Lekin, company ko apne losses ko kam karne aur competition mein tikne ke liye aur mehnat karni hogi. Dekhna hoga ki yeh revival packages kitne kaam karte hain aur kya MTNL apni position improve kar paati hai ya nahi.