BSNL

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
(India Telecom Corporation Limited)
Company typeCentral Public Sector Undertaking
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded15 September 2000 (2000-09-15)
FounderGovernment of India
Headquarters,
India
Area served
India
Nepal (as MTNL)
Mauritius (as MTML)
Key people
Services
Revenue 23,427 crore (US$2.8 billion) (2025)
20,841 crore (US$2.5 billion) (2025)
280 crore (US$33 million) (2024-2025 4th quarter)
Total assets 167,086 crore (US$20 billion) (2024)
Total equity106,626 crore (US$13 billion) (2024)
OwnerDepartment of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, Government of India
Members 9.2 crore (91.95 million)
(December 2024)
Number of employees
56,820 (as on 30 June 2024 as per RTI)
Divisions
Subsidiaries
Websitebsnl.co.in

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (commonly known as BSNL) (transl.India Telecom Corporation Limited) is an Indian central public sector undertaking, under the ownership of Department of Telecommunications, which is part of the Ministry of Communications, Government of India with its headquarters in New Delhi, India. The central public sector undertaking was established on 01-October-2000 by the Government of India. Its highest official is designated as Chairperson and Managing Director, who is a central civil service group 'A' gazetted officer from Indian Communication Finance Service cadre or central engineering service group 'A' gazetted officer from Indian Telecommunication Service cadre. It provides mobile voice and internet services through its nationwide telecommunications network across India. It is the largest government-owned-wireless telecommunications service provider in India.