Telecom Secretary, Siddharth Behura said that the final decision as well as timing of listing BSNL will be taken by the Finance Ministry. 

“As far as the issue of BSNL disinvestment is concerned, the ball is in the court of Finance Ministry which will decide time and issue price as necessary consultations between Ministry of Communications & IT and Finance Ministry have been concluded and it is left on the latter to launch BSNL disinvestment at conclusive time”