BSNL
BSNL Headquarters at New Delhi | |
| Company type | Central Public Sector Undertaking |
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| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 15 September 2000 |
| Founder | Government of India |
| Headquarters | , India |
Area served | India Nepal (as MTNL) Mauritius (as MTML) |
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| 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 equity | ₹106,626 crore (US$13 billion) (2024) |
| Owner | Department 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) |
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| Website | bsnl |
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.