The department of telecommunications (DoT) has unveiled a strategic plan to create synergies among its seven public sector units (PSUs) which includes frameworks to facilitate manpower sharing, utilize vacant land and buildings, boost technology innovation and export promotion and, importantly, settle legal issues and financial claims. PSUs under DoT will be prohibited from going to court against each other. The DoT framework also calls for deployment of excess manpower on a contract or project basis, and sets definite timelines for identification of excess manpower in lending PSUs, finalizing terms and conditions for completion of manpower deployment to projects in borrowing organizations. All information regarding vacant land and buildings will be put on a common portal developed by BBNL. This is expected to save resources as BSNL and MTNL have a lot of vacant space, while other PSUs need space and take it on lease from outside organizations.

(Live Mint)