The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has temporarily suspended plans for a second voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) at Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) following strong resistance from employee unions. This development comes just days after BSNL’s management had approved the scheme, which would have impacted approximately 56,000 employees at an estimated cost of Rs 15,000 crore to the government. The proposed VRS aimed to reduce BSNL’s workforce by 35%, marking another significant attempt at restructuring the