Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)

BSNL Headquarters at New Delhi
Company type	Central Public Sector Undertaking
Industry	Telecommunications
Founded	15 September 2000; 23 years ago (2000-09-15)
Headquarters	New Delhi, Delhi , India
Area served	India
Key people	Jyotiraditya Scindia (Cabinet Minister for Communications) Shri A. Robert J. Ravi, ITS (Chairman & MD) [1]
Services	FTTH Fixed line telephone Mobile telephony Broadband Internet services Internet television IPTV
Revenue	₹21,317 crore (US$2.6 billion) (2024)[2]
Operating income	₹2,052 crore (US$250 million) (2024) [2]
Net income	₹−5,367 crore (US$−640 million) (2024)[2]
Total assets	₹167,086 crore (US$20 billion) (2024)[2]
Total equity	₹106,626 crore (US$13 billion) (2024)[2] Owner :
Owner	Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, Government of India
Number of employees	57,861 (as on 29 February 2024 as per RTI)
Divisions	Bharat Fiber BSNL Broadband BSNL Mobile Bharat Net BSNL Towers Limited[3]
Subsidiaries	Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited[4] [5]
Website	Official Website

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (abbreviated as BSNL) 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 1 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.^[6]