BSNL to launch indigenous 4G services in J&K and Ladakh under nationwide rollout Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), in its Silver Jubilee year, will inaugurate indigenous 4G services across India on Sept 27, including J&T and Ladakh, as part of a nationwide rollout of 92,633 new sites. The expansion includes 639 Digital Bharat Nidhi-funded towers, 465 in J&K and 174 in Ladakh under the 4G Saturation Project, extending coverage to over 756 previously uncovered villages and strengthening secure

BSNL – or Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. - was incorporated in September 2000 as a company and took over the business of providing telephone connectivity from the central government’s Dept of Telecom Services. The Union Cabinet last week approved a ₹1.64–lakh crore package for its revival. The Cabinet had in 2019 too cleared a package worth nearly ₹70,000 crore for the revival of BSNL and MTNL, mainly to fund the VRS package for the two firms. So, what is the reason for the recapitalisation of BSNL?