New Delhi, July 22 -- The liabilities of state-run telecom company Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) rose to Rs 40,008.52 crore in 2025-26 and it holds about Rs. 50,000 crore of noncore asset in market value terms, the government informed Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

In a written reply, Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said the Government has undertaken various financial and administrative measures for MTNL.

He said Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL), incorporated in 1986 to provide telecom services in Delhi and Mumbai, came under severe financial and competitive stress.

"Government has undertaken various financial and administrative measures for MTNL, including inter alia, restructuring of high cost debt of MTN...