(a) whether any assessment has been made regarding the increase in the losses of the Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) during the first half of the current year;
(b) if so, whether this is more compared to the losses registered in the first half of the previous year;
(c) if so, the reasons therefor; and
(d) the steps taken by the Government to check to losses incurred by the MTNL?