Government has denied the demand of BSNL for additional allotment of Rs.5354.55 crore for building alternate communications network for the armed forces. For releasing the spectrum with the armed forces, the government asked BSNL to build the alternate work with a budget of Rs. 9175.16 crore.

Since the cost has increased including that of materials, the BSNL wanted the budget provision to be increased. But the government has denied the same and asked the BSNL to build the network as per the earlier provision. If it had been a private company, the government would have certainly conceded the demand.