(a) whether Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has scrapped some tenders;
(b) if so, the details thereof during the last three years and the current year and the
reasons therefor, State-wise including Andhra Pradesh; and
(c) the action taken by the Government to execute the work for which the tenders have been
scrapped?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(SHRI GURUDAS KAMAT)
(a) Yes, Madam.
(b) Details of the tenders scrapped/cancelled by BSNL during the last three years and the
current year, State-wise including Andhra Pradesh are as under:
Sl.No. Name of Circle No. of Tender scrapped/cancelled 2010-11 2009-10 2008-09 2007-08
1 BSNL,New Delhi 4 5 1 2 2 Chennai Telephones 1 1 1 Nil 3 Kerala 1 Nil 1 Nil 4 Karnataka 2 Nil Nil NIL 5 North East Task Force Nil 1 Nil Nil 6 Bihar Nil Nil Nil 1 7 Telecom store Kolkata Nil 2 Nil Nil 8 STP Chennai 1 1 1 1 9 Punjab 1 3 2 1 10 Maharashtra Nil 1 Nil Nil 11 WTP Mumbai Nil Nil Nil Nil 12 WTR Mumbai Nil Nil Nil 1 13 Uttarakhand Nil 1 1 1 14 Chhattisgarh Nil Nil Nil 1 15 Jharkhand 2 1 Nil 1 16 Andhra Pradesh Nil Nil Nil 4 17 Madhya Pradesh 1 1 Nil 2 18 Rajasthan Nil 1 Nil Nil 19 Gujarat 1 2 Nil 1 20 Haryana 1 Nil Nil Nil 21 West Bengal 1 Nil Nil Nil 22 UP (East) 2 2 3 2 23 Bihar 2 Nil 1 Nil 24 Kolkata 8 7 4 4 25 Quality Assurance Nil 3 1 Nil