Name HQ/Estd Others

NALCO Bhubaneshwar, 1985

BHEL
Estd. 1953
Chairman: B Prasad Rao
HQ: New Delhi

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) is the largest engineering and manufacturing
enterprise in India in the energy-related and infrastructure sector which includes Power,
Railways, Telecom, Transmission and Distribution, Oil and Gas sectors and many more. It is
the 12th largest power equipment manufacturer in the world. 73% of the total power
generated in India is produced by equipment manufactured by BHEL.
It is one of India's Navratnas.
Main manufacturing facilities:
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh)
Ranipur, Haridwar (Uttarakhand)
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Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh)
Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh)
Tiruchirapalli(Tamil Nadu)
Ranipet (Tamil Nadu)
Bangalore (Karnataka)
Jagdishpur (Uttar Pradesh)
Rudrapur (Uttrakhand)
Goindwal (Punjab)
Bharat Heavy Plates and Vessels Limited (Vizag)

Bharat Earth Movers Limited
Estd. 1964
Chairman: VRS Natrajan
Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) is an Indian Public Sector Undertaking, with headquarters in
Bangalore. It manufactures a variety of heavy equipment, such as that used for earth moving,
transport and mining. BEML has manufacturing plants in Kolar Gold Fields, Bangalore and Mysore.
Coal India Limited
Estd. 1975
HQ: Kolkata
Chairman: Partha Bhattacharya
Coal India Limited (CIL) is a public sector undertaking of the Indian Government. It is the world's
largest coal miner. It is owned entirely by the Union Government, under the administrative control
of the Ministry of Coal. It is involved in coal mining and production industry. It is one of the
navaratnas.
Subsidiaries:
Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL)(Dhanbad, Jharkhand)
Central Coalfields Limited (CCL)(Ranchi, Jharkhand)
Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) www.westerncoal.gov.in(nagpur region)
Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL)(Asansol, West Bengal)
Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Limited (CMPDIL)(Ranchi, Jharkhand)
Indian Institute of Coal Management (IICM)(Ranchi, Jharkhand)
Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL)(Raulkela)
South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL)(Bilaspur)
North Eastern Coalfields Limited (NECL)(directly under control of coal india limited)
Northern Coalfields Limited, Singrauli (NCL,Singrauli)

Navaratnas
Navratna was the title given originally to nine Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs), identified
by the Government of India in 1997 as its most prestigious, which allowed them greater
autonomy to compete in the global market.The number of PSEs having Navratna status has
been raised to 19, the most recent addition being Oil India Limited.
The incumbents of this group as of 1.12.2008 are:
1. Bharat Electronics Limited
2. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
3. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
4. Coal India Limited
5. GAIL (India) Limited
6. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
7. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
8. Indian Oil Corporation Limited---Maharatna category company now
9. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited
10. National Aluminium Company Limited
11. National Mineral Development Corporation Limited
12. NTPC Limited---Maharatna category company now
13. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited----Maharatna category company now
14. Oil India Limited
15. Power Finance Corporation Limited
16. Power Grid Corporation of India Limited
17. Rural Electrification Corporation Limited
18. Shipping Corporation of India Limited
19. Steel Authority of India Limited---Maharatna category company now
20. Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (conferred in nov 2010)
Damodar Valley Corporation
The Damodar Valley Corporation, popularly known as DVC, is the first multipurpose
river valley project of independent India. The corporation came into being on July 7, 1948
by an Act of the Constituent Assembly of India.
The initial focus of the DVC were flood control, irrigation, generation, transmission and
distribution of electricity, eco-conservation and afforestation, as well as job creation for the
socio-economic well being of the people residing in and around areas affected by DVC
projects. However, over the past few decades, power generation has gained priority.

Bharat Dynamics Limited
Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) is one of India's manufacturer of munitions and missile
systems. It was founded in 1970 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
BDL specializes in the manufacture of ammunitions, rifles and panels.

National Textile Corporation Limited (NTC)
A PSU that owns many textile mills. Incorporated in 1968.

United India Insurance Company Limited (UIIC)
Estd. 1938. Merger and nationalization in 1972.
United India Insurance Company Limited is a leading General Insurance Company of India. It was
formed by the merger of 22 companies, consequent to nationalisation of General Insurance. Its Head
Quarters is at Chennai, India.

Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO)
Established in 1967, Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited, also known as IFFCO, is the
worlds largest fertiliser cooperative federation based in India which is registered as a Multistate
Cooperative Society. IFFCO has 40,000 member cooperatives. The Society is primarily engaged in the
production and distribution of fertilisers.

UBS AG
It is a global financial services firm headquartered in Basel and Zurich, Switzerland. It is the worlds
largest manager of private wealth assets and also the second largest bank in Europe.
Central Warehousing Corporation
A premier Warehousing Agency in India, established during 1957 providing logistics support to the
agricultural sector, is one of the biggest public warehouse operators in the country offering logistics
services to a diverse group of clients.
Food Corporation of India
The Food Corporation of India was setup under the Food Corporation Act 1964, in order to fulfill
following objectives of the Food Policy :

1. Effective price support operations for safeguarding the interests of the farmers.

2. Distribution of foodgrains throughout the country for public distribution system

3. Maintaining satisfactory level of operational and buffer stocks of foodgrains to
ensure National Food Security
In its 45 years of service to the nation, FCI has played a significant role in India's success in
transforming the crisis management oriented food security into a stable security system.
Chairman: Siraj Hussain
Dredging Corporation of India Limited (DCI)
Miniratna PSU engaged in the business of dredging.
Established: 1976
HQ: Vishakhapatnam
Chairman & MD: S S Tripathi
National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC)
Estd. 1958.
HQ: Hyderabad
NMDC is a PSU involved in the exploration of iron ore, copper, limestone, dolomite, gypsum, tin etc.
It is Indias largest iron ore producer and exporter. It has three fully mechanized mines in
Chhattisgarh and Karnataka. It also operates the only mechanized diamond mine in the country at
Panna in Madhya Pradesh.
Alstom
Alstom is a French multinational conglomerate that works in the area of power generation and
transport (especially railways) markets. According to its website, Alstom has supplied more than 25
pc of the worlds installed power generation capacity.
Estd: 1928 HQ: Levallois-Perret, France CEO & Chairman: Patrick Kron
IRCON International Limited
Estd: 1976
Indian Railway Construction Company. It is a specialized constructions organization covering the
entire spectrum of construction activities and services in the infrastructure sector.
Hindustan Copper Limited
Estd. 1967
HQ: Kolkata
HCL is a PSU under the Ministry of Mines. It is the only vertically integrated copper producer in India
engaged in a wide spectrum of activities including mining, smelting, refining etc. Its units are: Khetri
copper complex (Rajasthan), Indian Copper Complex (Jharkhand), Malanjkhand Copper Project (MP)
and Taloja Copper Project (Maharashtra)
Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL)
Estd. 1987
HQ: Mumbai
Chairman/MD: S K Jain
Motto: Safety first and Production next
The PSU is responsible for the generation of nuclear power for electricity and construction and
operation of Indias nuclear power plants. It is administered by the Department of Atomic Energy
and is the only power utility company in India which uses nuclear fuel sources. As of June 2010, it
had 19 nuclear reactors in operation at six locations (Rawatbhata, Kakarpara, Narora, Kaiga, Tarapur,
Kalpakkam)
Bhartiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited (BHAVINI)
Estd: 2003
It is a PSU under the control of DAE established with the objective of constructing and
commissioning the first 500 MWe Fast Breeder Reactor (FBR) at Kalpakkam and to pursue
construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance of subsequent FBRs for generation of
electricity.
MMTC
It is Indias largest bullion supplier.
Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI)
HQ: Hyderabad
Under: Ministry of defence enterprise
MIDHANI - an ISO 9001:2000 Company with modern metallurgical facilities and high degree of
technical competence in manufacturing a wide range of Superalloys, Titanium, Special Purpose
Steels and other special metals and alloys meeting stringent international standards for application
in Aerospace, Defence, Atomic Energy, Power Generation, Chemical and other hi-tech industries.

Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (SJVN)
Formerly known as Nathpa Jhakri Power Corportation (NJPC) was establisedh in 1988 as a joint
venture between GoI and Govt of Himachal Pradesh to planning and operation Hydro-electric power
projects in the area. It is a mini-ratna company.

Hindustan Shipyard Limited Visakhapatnam (Gandhigram)

MSTC Limited
Estd: 1964 HQ: Kolkata
Under: Ministry of Steel
Two portfolios: 1. To propcure industrial (mainly metal) raw material for its principals 2. To
provide a virtual marketplace for buyers and sellers of scrap metals (ferrous). Of late it has emerged
as a player in promoting e-commerce.
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
Estd: 1964 HQ: Bangalore
Formed by the merger of Hindustan Aircrafts Limited (estd in 1940) with Aeronautics India Limited
and Aircraft Manufacturing Depot, Kanpur.
Defence projects: Dhruv, Tejas, Intermediate Jet Traniner, Marut
Space projects: PSLV, GSLV, Indian Remote Satellite, INSAT
Cement Corporation of India Limited
Estd: 1965 HO: New Delhi
PSU established with the objective of setting up cement units in public sector to help achieve self-
sufficiency in cement production in the country.
India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited
Estd: 2006 HQ: New Delhi
IIFCL is a dedicated institution purported to assume an apex role for financing and development of
infrastructure projects in the country. It renders financial assistance through:
1. Direct lending to eligible projects
2. Refinance to banks and FIs for loans with tenor of five years or more
3. Any other method approved by Government of India.