NEW DELHI: An ultimatum has been served to the 2.25 lakh employees of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) — to make it profitable if their employees wish to have a pay hike in 2017 — the year when their salaries come up for revision.
In 2007, BSNL managed to revise salaries as it had registered a profit. In 2007-08, its net profit was ` 3,009 crore on an interest income of ` 4,004 crore that helped it claim a 25% hike in salaries.