BUDGET – PROVISION FOR BSNL PENSIONERS.

6 Mar

Expenditure Budget Vol. I, 2016-2017 Page 17 10.07 Pensions (`1,23,368.07 crore) :– The Provision is for pensions and other retirement benefits of retired personnel of Defence Services (`82,332.66 crore) and other civil departments (`41,035.41 crore) including pensionary benefits of the employees of the Department of Telecommunications together with employees absorbed in Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (`8,932 crore) and `1,085 crore for medical treatment of CGHS pensioners. Pensionary charges of Railways and Department of Posts are treated as part of operating expenses of these Departments.