MTNL seeks Rs 1,151.65 cr for sovereign guarantee bonds interest this fiscal

Debt-ridden state telecom firm MTNL has requested ₹1,151.65 crore for interest payments on sovereign guarantee bonds for the current fiscal year, Parliament was informed on Thursday. Minister of State for Communications Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar explained that the government has previously allocated funds for MTNL and BSNL's revival, including ₹69,000 crore in 2019 and ₹1.64 lakh crore in 2022 for various measures.