To
The Shareholders,
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited,
Dear Shareholders,
Your Directors' present the 39th Annual Report of your Company together with
the Financial Statements and the Report of the Auditors as well as Comments of Comptroller
& Auditor General of India (CAG) on the Financial Statements for the Financial Year
ended on March 31, 2025.
REVIVAL PLAN OF MTNL
MTNL and BSNL have entered into a "SERVICE AGREEMENT" on 22.11.2024 under
which BSNL has been entrusted with the responsibility to undertake the maintenance and
operational activities of MTNL's Telecom Services. The Service Agreement between MTNL and
BSNL has become effective from 01.01.2025. According to the Service Agreement, BSNL shall
be responsible to run MTNL's telecom services by undertaking maintenance and running
activities of MTNL completely. Also, BSNL will invest capital (CAPEX) and other resources
(OPEX) for the smooth running of the entire operation in Delhi and Mumbai. The CAPEX and
related OPEX will be part of BSNL Balance sheet and EBITDA, and OPEX for MTNL assets will
be part of MTNL EBTIDA. In pursuance of this agreement creation of Delhi BA, BSNL in
telecom operational area of MTNL Delhi and Mumbai BA, BSNL in the telecom operational area
of MTNL Mumbai has been notified by BSNL and the procurement in MTNL is now being done
through BSNL tenders by placing add on order or by including MTNL's requirement in the
BSNL's Tender.
MTNL is processing monetization of its real estate assets as per the Revival Plan.
Monetization of assets will enable MTNL to raise resources for retiring debt, servicing of
Bonds, network up gradation, expansion and meeting the operational fund requirements. MTNL
also has been strategically renting out of separable space by optimum utilization of
building of own use and earning revenue through renting of buildings /quarters.
In view of unsustainable debts of MTNL, a Committee of Secretaries (COS) has been
constituted by Government of India to examine matters such as Asset Monetization, AGR
dues, Debt Restructuring etc.
Regarding payment of Principal and Interest of Bank Loan, the matter is being discussed
at higher level in Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and Banks for settlement with
Banks.
Also, MTNL Board has approved the sale of MTNL's Shares in MSITS, JV of MTNL &
STPI. Further, MTNL Board has also approved Closure of MTL, a wholly owned Indian
subsidiary of MTNL. At present, the proposal has been sent to Department of
Telecommunications (DoT) for Presidential Approval and for forwarding to Department of
Public Asset and Management (DIPAM).
For better utilization of manpower and to reduce cost of salary, MTNL Board has also
approved Deemed Deputation Policy of MTNL employees to BSNL.
PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF MTNL FOR THE FY 2024-25
MTNL has planned several initiatives / projects to improve its network capabilities and
provide better quality of service to its customers. Some of the salient initiatives and
projects are as below.
1. Mobile Network:
Launching 4G Services in Delhi and Mumbai: Department of Telecommunications (DoT)
vide Office memorandum No.30-04/2019-PSU affairs dated 29.10.2019 had informed that
Government of India (GoI) in its Cabinet meeting held on 23.10.2019 has approved the
proposal of administrative allotment of spectrum to BSNL and MTNL for providing 4G
services among other things. In a modification to this decision, the Group of Ministers
(GoM) constituted on the matter of "Revival of BSNL and MTNL" approved
allocation of 4G spectrum to BSNL in Delhi and Mumbai in place of MTNL in its meeting held
on dated 21.12.2020. Accordingly, Mobile 4G network is under process of installation &
rollout in Delhi and Mumbai by BSNL.
2. Wireline Network:
a. Up-gradation of the MPLS Network: MTNL has upgraded entire MPLS network along
with the security solution to handle growing traffic needs of FTTH and 4G networks. MPLS
equipment for MTNL has been procured as a part of BSNL's Tender. After installation and AT
(acceptance testing) of the equipment, the network has been commissioned on 01.03.2025.
b. Procurement of Firewalls for MPLS and IT data centre: Firewalls in MTNL were old
and End of Life (EoL). Three new Firewalls (in 1+1 redundant mode) were procured through
BSNL's Tender for deployment in MPLS data centre of Delhi, MPLS data centre of Mumbai and
IT data centre of Delhi each. The Installation and the AT of firewalls has been completed
and commissioned on 01.03.2025.
c. FTTH Revenue Share Policy: MTNL had worked out, finalized and made operational
the policy to engage partners on revenue share basis to extend its FTTx services. The
Policy has been significantly liberalized so as to attract more revenue share partners.
d. Migration of MTNL FTTH VoIP subscribers on BSNL Network: In view of obsolescence
of C-DOT IMS Core installed in MTNL's network, it was decided to shift the MTNL FTTH voice
subscribers on BSNL's Network. The migration has been completed in Delhi and Mumbai.
e. Migration of MTNL landline subscribers on BSNL IMS core through diversion of spare
LMGs from BSNL: Since, the NT switch installed in MTNL based on TDM technologies have
become out-dated and obsolete, it was decided to migrate MTNL landline subscribers on BSNL
IMS core through diversion of spare LMGs from BSNL. Integration with BSNL core done and
migration completed both in Delhi and Mumbai.
f. Procurement of BNGs for broadband network: Keeping in view up-gradation of
Broadband Network of MTNL, a need was felt to replace old Broadband Remote Access Servers
(BRASs), which are not covered under AMC, with new BNGs having better capabilities.
Accordingly, eight numbers of BNGs have been procured by BSNL through their tender to meet
MTNL's requirement. The installation, AT and validation testing of the equipment has been
completed.
g. Procurement of Batteries and Power plants: The Power plants and batteries are
the most important infrastructural items to run network. The matter was taken up with BSNL
for procurement of batteries through their tender. Accordingly, BSNL has placed the PO for
urgent requirement of battery sets, Additional battery sets and Power Plants for MTNL.
Work of installation & Acceptance Testing (AT) for Battery banks and Power Plants is
under progress.
3. Synergy between MTNL & BSNL to reduce OPEX and CAPEX: MTNL and BSNL have
entered into a "SERVICES AGREEMENT" on 22.11.2024 under which BSNL has been
entrusted with the responsibility to undertake the maintenance and operational activities
of MTNL's Telecom Services. This mutually binding Agreement between MTNL and BSNL has come
into effect from 01.01.2025 and shall remain valid for a period of Ten (10) years unless
it is revoked earlier by giving a notice of Six (06) months or extended by mutual consent
between MTNL and BSNL. Prior to this agreement, several synergy/integration measures were
also undertaken between MTNL and BSNL to reduce the OPEX & CAPEX. The major steps are
summarized as under:
a. Synergy with BSNL in Mobile Services: Operation and Maintenance (O&M) of
MTNL Mobile services has been handed over to BSNL w.e.f. 01.04.2021 for Delhi and w.e.f.
01.09.2021 for Mumbai. Mobile Network elements of BSNL such as OMCR, CNMC, EIR, SSTP, MNP
gateway, SPAM filter have been integrated with MTNL mobile network and are being utilized
on need basis.
b. Synergy with BSNL in Other Services: The integration of the following network
elements of BSNL are under the process of implementation for synergy:
i. Sharing of NMS for MLLN: BSNL uses an upgraded NMS with latest servers and
application version for managing MLLN network. MLLN network in BSNL and MTNL are of same
OEM i.e. M/s Infinera (earlier M/s Tellabs). Since NMS of MTNL was EOSL (End-of-Support
life) and was running without AMC, it was decided to integrate MTNL MLLN network with the
upgraded NMS of BSNL. Accordingly, MLLN network of MTNL Delhi and Mumbai has been
integrated with the upgraded NMS of BSNL.
ii. Mobile Service Billing: BSNL has placed a PO for the consolidation of Data
centers for its Wireless billing application wherein requirement of Wireless billing would
also be catered for the subscribers of 4G services for Delhi and Mumbai service area.
iii. CDR based Billing System: Common CDR based Billing system for all fixed line
services (BB, FTTH, Landline and Leased circuit) for BSNL is under implementation in BSNL.
Migration of the billing for all fixed line services of MTNL on BSNL's CDR platform is
planned. At present, BSNL is providing CDR for FTTH subscribers of MTNL.
iv. ILD for Voice & Data services: Outgoing ILD traffic of MTNL Delhi and MTNL
Mumbai is being routed through BSNL Taxes.
v. Internet Traffic of MTNL is being routed through BSNL w.e.f. 27.06.2023 and now
MTNL is not taking International Internet Bandwidth from other service providers.
OVERVIEW OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF MTNL FOR THE FY 2024-25
The Standalone Financial Results of your Company along with Consolidated Financial
Results for Financial Year 2024-25 is placed as an annexure to this Report. The Standalone
and Consolidated Financial highlights of your Company for the Financial Year ended March
31st, 2025 are summarized as follows:
|
Standalone Financials |
Consolidated Financials |
Particulars |
Year Ended |
Year Ended |
|
31/03/2025 |
31/03/2024 |
31/03/2025 |
31/03/2024 |
|
Audited |
Audited |
Audited |
Audited |
Revenue from operations |
628.95 |
728.47 |
698.02 |
798.56 |
Other Income |
678.07 |
573.01 |
680.50 |
574.53 |
Total Income (I +II) |
1,307.02 |
1,301.48 |
1,378.52 |
1,373.10 |
Expenses |
|
|
|
|
Employee benefits expense |
570.29 |
570.06 |
575.21 |
574.07 |
Finance cost |
2,918.03 |
2,689.78 |
2,918.15 |
2,689.90 |
Depreciation and amortization expense |
600.32 |
655.77 |
612.15 |
666.35 |
Other Expenses |
541.89 |
688.06 |
603.14 |
712.31 |
Total Expenses |
4,630.53 |
4,603.67 |
4,708.65 |
4,642.63 |
Share of Profit/(loss) in investments accounted for using equity method |
- |
- |
1.82 |
1.82 |
Tax expense |
- |
- |
(0.62) |
(0.19) |
Profit/ (Loss) for the period |
(3,323.51) |
(3,302.19) |
(3,327.69) |
(3,267.52) |
Other Comprehensive Income |
(17.85) |
(15.22) |
(15.70) |
(19.16) |
Total Comprehensive Income/ (Loss) for the period |
(3,341.36) |
(3,317.42) |
(3,343.39) |
(3,286.68) |
The Company has prepared this Consolidated and Standalone Financial Results in
accordance with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules 2015 (Ind AS) prescribed
under Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013.There is no revision of Financial Statements
and Board's Report of the Company during the year under review.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(a) Standalone Financial Performance
Income from Operation during the FY 2024-25 is Rs. 628.95 Crore which was Rs. 728.47
Crore during the last FY 2023-24 registering a decrease of Rs. 99.52 Crore. Other Income
during the FY 2024-25 is Rs. 678.07 Crore which was Rs. 573.01 Crore during the last FY
2023-24 registering an increase of Rs. 105.06 Crore. Total Income during the FY 2024-25 is
Rs. 1307.02 Crore which was Rs. 1,301.48 Crore during the last FY 2023-24 registering an
increase of Rs. 5.54 Crore. Total Expenses (without Finance Cost) during the FY 2024-25
was Rs. 1712.5 Crore which was Rs. 1913.89 Crore during the last FY 2023-24 showing a
decrease of Rs. 201.39 Crore. Net Loss (without Finance Cost) during the FY 2024-25 is Rs.
405.48 Crore as compared to Rs. 612.41 Crore during the last FY 2023-24 registering a
decrease of Rs. 206.93 Crore. Finance Cost during the FY 2024-25 is Rs. 2918.03 Crore
which was Rs. 2689.78 Crore during the last FY 2023-24 showing an increase of Rs. 228.25
Crore. Net Loss (after Finance Cost) during the FY 2024-25 is Rs. 3323.51 Crore as
compared to Rs. 3302.19 Crore during the last FY 2023-24 registering an increase of Rs.
21.32 Crore.
(b) Consolidated Financial Performance
Income from Operation during the FY 2024-25 is Rs. 698.02 Crore which was Rs. 798.56
Crore during the last FY 2023-24 registering a decrease of Rs. 100.54 Crore. Other Income
during the FY 2024-25 is Rs. 680.5 Crore which was Rs. 574.53 Crore during the last FY
2023-24 registering an increase of Rs. 105.97 Crore. Total Income during the FY 2024-25 is
Rs. 1,378.52 Crore which was Rs. 1,373.10 Crore during the last FY 2023-24 registering an
increase of Rs. 5.42 Crore. The Total Expenses (without Finance Cost) during the FY 202425
was Rs. 1790.5 Crore which was Rs. 1952.73 Crore during the last FY 2023-24 showing a
decrease of Rs. 162.23 Crore. Net Loss (without Finance Cost) during the FY 2024-25 is Rs.
409.54 Crore as compared to Rs. 577.62 Crore during the last FY 2023-24 registering a
decrease of Rs. 168.08 Crore. Finance Cost during the FY 2024-25 is Rs. 2918.15 Crore
which was Rs. 2689.90 Crore during the last FY 2023-24 showing an increase of Rs. 228.25
Crore. Net Loss (after Finance Cost) during the FY 2024-25 is Rs. 3327.69 Crore as
compared to Rs. 3267.52 Crore during the last FY 2023-24 registering an increase of Rs.
60.17 Crore.
AMOUNT, IF ANY, WHICH THE BOARD PROPOSE TO CARRY TO ANY RESERVES
The Company has not transferred any amount to the Reserves in the absence of any
profits during the FY 2024-25.
DIVIDEND
Since there has been no operating profit, the Board of Directors of your Company
expresses its inability to recommend any dividend during FY 2024-25. However, the Company
has formulated and adopted Dividend Distribution Policy in terms of Regulation 43A of SEBI
(LODR) Regulations, 2015 and the same may be accessed on the Company's website
https://mtnl.in/mddp.pdf.
MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENT IF ANY AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE COMPANY
OCCURRED BETWEEN THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR TO WHICH THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS RELATE
AND THE DATE OF THE REPORT.
No Material changes and commitment affecting the financial position of the Company
occurred between the end of the financial year to which these financial statements relate
and the date of the report. There has been no change in the nature of Business of the
Company as on the date of the report.
CAPITAL AND DEBT STRUCTURE OF MTNL
During the Financial Year 2024-25, there was no increase in the Authorized Share
Capital of your Company. The Authorized Share Capital as at March 31, 2025 of your Company
was Rs. 10,000 Crores comprising of 65 Crores of Preference Shares of Rs. 100 each and 350
Crores of Equity Shares of Rs 10 each. The Paid-up Equity Share Capital as at March 31,
2025 of your Company was Rs. 630 Crores comprising of 63 Crores Equity Shares of Rs. 10
each.
During the Financial Year 2024-25, your Company has neither issued any shares with
differential voting rights nor has granted any stock option or sweats equity or brought
back any shares or issued any equity shares or preference shares or any securities which
carry a right or option to convert or issue any share warrants.
During the Financial Year 2024-25 your Company has not allotted any Debentures/Bonds.
The Bonds issued by MTNL are listed on the Wholesale debt market segment of BSE Limited
During the FY 2024-25 your Company has also redeemed the following Bonds on the
relevant due date as per their respective terms of issue:
Sr.
No |
ISIN |
Series |
No. Bonds |
Face Value (in Rs) |
Rate of Interest |
Allotment Date |
Maturity Date |
1. |
INE153A08048 |
IV A |
14000 |
10,00,000 |
8.24% |
19.11.2014 |
19.11.2024 |
2. |
INE153A08063 |
IV C |
7 |
1,00,000 |
8.24% |
19.11.2014 |
19.11.2024 |
3. |
INE153A08071 |
IV D |
22689 |
10,00,000 |
8.29% |
28.11.2014 |
28.11.2024 |
Total amount of Bonds redeemed during the FY 2024-25 is Rs. 3668.97 crores.
MTNL
CREDIT RATING
During the year under review, Care Ratings Limited (CARE) vide its report dated
17.12.2024 have reaffirmed the ratings for the following Instruments of the Company as
given below:-
Instruments Details |
Amount (In Crores) |
Reaffirmed ratings |
Bonds |
Rs 24,070.99 |
CARE AAA (CE), Stable |
Long Term Bank Facilities |
Rs 2,803.81 |
CARE D |
Long Term /Short Term Bank Facilities |
Rs 3,500 |
CARE D |
Short Term Bank Facilities |
Rs 5,335.10 |
CARE D |
M/s Brickwork Ratings India Pvt Ltd vide its Report dated 12.09.2024 has reaffirmed
rating of BWR AAA (CE) Rating Watch with Negative Implication on Rs 6,500 crore Bonds
during the year under review.
M/s Indian Ratings & Research Pvt Ltd (India Ratings) vide its Report dated
21.02.2025 has reaffirmed rating of IND AAA (CE)/Stable Rating Watch with Negative
Implication on Rs 17,570.99 crore Bonds during the year under review.
M/s CRISIL Ratings Limited (CRISIL) vide its Report dated 11.09.2024 has reaffirmed
rating of CRISIL AAA (CE)/ Watch Negative (Placed on 'Rating Watch with Negative
Implications') on Rs 6,500 crore Bonds during the year under review.
Details of Privately Placed Debt Securities/Bonds of MTNL as on 31.03.2025
Sl. No. |
Name of the issuer |
ISIN Number |
Issuance Date |
Maturity Date |
Coupon Rate |
Payment Frequency |
Embedded Option if Any |
Embedded Option if Any Put option Detail |
Embedded Option if Any Call option Detail |
Amount Issued (in Rs) |
Amount Outstanding (in Rs) |
Name of the Debentur e Trustee |
Company Remarks if any |
1 |
|
INE153A08089 |
12.10.2020 |
11.10.2030 |
7.05% |
Semi Annual |
No |
|
|
43,61,40,00,000 |
43,61,40,00,000 |
Sbi Cap Trustee Limited |
Sovereign Guarantee by Govt. of India |
2 |
|
INE153A08097 |
21.12.2020 |
20.12.2030 |
6.85% |
No |
|
|
21,38,60,00,000 |
21,38,60,00,000 |
3 |
|
INE153A08105 |
15.11.2022 |
15.11.2032 |
8.00% |
No |
|
|
61,09,60,00,000 |
61,09,60,00,000 |
Beacon Trusteeship Limited |
4 |
|
INE153A08113 |
01.12.2022 |
01.12.2032 |
7.87% |
No |
|
|
27,57,90,00,000 |
27,57,90,00,000 |
5 |
|
INE153A08121 |
10.02.2023 |
10.02.2033 |
7.78% |
No |
|
|
16,17,60,00,000 |
16,17,60,00,000 |
6 |
|
INE153A08139 |
24.02.2023 |
24.02.2033 |
7.80% |
No |
|
|
3,61,50,00,000 |
3,61,50,00,000 |
7 |
|
INE153A08147 |
24.03.2023 |
24.03.2033 |
7.75% |
No |
|
|
63,40,00,000 |
63,40,00,000 |
8 |
|
INE153A08154 |
20.07.2023 |
20.07.2033 |
7.59% |
No |
|
|
24,80,00,00,000 |
24,80,00,00,000 |
9 |
|
INE153A08162 |
24.08.2023 |
24.08.2033 |
7.61% |
No |
|
|
10,55,00,00,000 |
10,55,00,00,000 |
10 |
|
INE153A08170 |
07.11.2023 |
07.11.2033 |
7.80% |
No |
|
|
25,70,00,00,000 |
25,70,00,00,000 |
11 |
|
INE153A08188 |
06.03.2024 |
06.03.2034 |
7.51% |
No |
|
|
5,55,99,00,000 |
5,55,99,00,000 |
|
|
Grand Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,40,70,99,00,000 |
2,40,70,99,00,000 |
MTNL
ASSET MONETIZATION IN MTNL DURING FY 2024-25
MTNL is processing monetization of its real estate asset as per the decision/Govt.
directions/ guidelines. Accordingly, four (04) properties valuing more than Rs. 100 Crore
each were been submitted to NLMC for monetization. Out of four, two properties have been
taken forward and Transaction Advisor have been appointed for these two properties.
Subsequently, 15 more properties have also been referred to NLMC for monetization. In
parallel, MTNL has taken up monetization of properties valuing below Rs 100 Crore through
approval of Board of Directors of MTNL and/or Group of Ministers (GoM) for revival of
MTNL/BSNL. Thirteen (13) properties valuing Rs 10 Crore to Rs 100 Crore each were referred
to Department of Telecommunication (DoT) for obtaining GoM approval. Out of 13 properties
GoM approval for monetization of 05 properties have been received. MTNL Board has approved
monetization of 20 properties of value less than Rs 10 Crore each. Real Estate Transaction
Advisors have been appointed for monetization of these properties. Out of these properties
reserve price and clearance of Oversight Committee have been accorded for 6 properties and
RFP for auction is under process. MTNL is also exploring development/redevelopment model
of monetization by conducting feasibility study for one property in Delhi. MTNL has been
strategically renting out of separable space by optimum utilization of building of own use
and earning revenue through renting of buildings / quarters. MTNL generated revenue of Rs
381.30 Crore from rental of properties during FY 202425.
PROCUREMENT DONE BY MTNL DURING FY 2024-25 (Rs. in Crores)
Sl. No. |
PROCUREMENT DURING FY 2024-25 |
(Rs. in Crores) |
1. |
Total Procurement during the year |
51.4961 |
2. |
Annual Procurement from Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) |
51.4936 |
3. |
Annual Procurement from MSEs owned by SC/ST Entrepreneurs |
0 |
4. |
Annual Procurement from MSEs owned by Women Entrepreneurs |
0.4868 |
5. |
Annual Procurement from GeM |
7.65 |
6. |
Annual Procurement from MSEs on GeM |
7.62 |
REVIEW OF SUBSIDIARIES ASSOCIATES AND JOINT VENTURE COMPANIES
Pursuant to Section 129(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, the consolidated financial
statements of the Company and its subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures, prepared in
accordance with the relevant Accounting Standard specified under Section 133 of the
Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, form part of
this Annual Report. Pursuant to the provisions of the said section, a statement containing
the salient features of the financial statements of the Company's Subsidiaries, Associates
and Joint Ventures in Form AOC-1 is given in this Annual Report.
Further, pursuant to the provisions of Section 136 of the Companies Act, 2013 the
Financial Statements of the Company, Consolidated Financial Statements along with relevant
documents and separate Audited Financial Statements in respect of subsidiaries are
available on the Company's website https://mtnl.in/finres.html.
During the year under review, there has been no change in the nature of the business of
the Subsidiaries.
During the period under review, no Company has become or ceased to be Subsidiary,
Associates or Joint Venture of the Company
The Policy on Material Subsidiary has been approved by the Board and the same may be
accessed on the Company's Website at the link: http://mtnl.in/policy_materialsubsidy.pdf
Performance highlights of Subsidiaries, Associates and Joint Venture Companies during
FY 202425 are briefly given as under: -
SUBSIDIARIES
(I) MAHANAGAR TELEPHONE (MAURITIUS) LTD (MTML) (A WHOLLY OWNED OVERSEAS SUBSIDIARY)
MTML is a Wholly owned overseas subsidiary of MTNL in Mauritius. The Company is having
license for Mobile Services, International Long Distance (ILD) Services and Internet
Services. In a small Island country having a population of around 12.5 Lacs only and
having Mobile Tele-density of more than 170%, MTML has been able to successfully position
itself with Customer Centric Services. With patronage of more than 3,69,000 customers,
MTML is able to compete well in a saturated telecom market. MTML is offering Mobile
Services on latest state of the art technology having 4G (LTE) Services covering more than
90% of the total population and 2G/3G/4G Network all over the Island. With increased
coverage of high speed data services on 4G and migrating more and more subscribers to its
4G network, MTML customers are now generating more than 1887 TB of data every month. Data
download has multiplied by more than 17% during the financial year 2024-25. MTML became
the first operator in Mauritius to launch e-SIM Service which has helped it in acquiring
higher ARPU customers. MTML has also acquired licence for 5G Services in Mauritius .
Action on procurement of equipment has been started and it is expected to launch 5G
Services in commercially important areas in due course. MTML has established its own brand
CHILI in the Republic of Mauritius as trusted total telecom service provider. With more
than 265 BTSs operating across the island, the quality of service is to the satisfaction
of customers. Co-location with other telecom providers for mobile network has also started
opening a new source of revenue for the company. MTML has been introducing innovative
tariff packages to match current market dynamics with the state of art technology and is
quite popular especially among youth. MTML has also diversified into retailing of
Smartphone and the business has picked up well during past two years. All the expenses of
the company are paid from its own internal resources. The CAPEX for procurement of
equipment is met
from its own internal resources. MTML is operating from its own building, constructed
from internal resources, situated in Cyber City, Mauritius which is considered to be the
heart of IT hub in Mauritius. There is no debt liability on the Company. The Company is
managed by CEO, CFO and 11 more officers, all on deputation from the parent company. Other
operations are managed through local outsourcing. The Board of MTNL in its 359th meeting
held on 14.08.2024 had approved the sale of shares of MTNL in MTML and for making
application to DoT for Presidential Approval and also requesting Department of
Telecommunications (DoT) for forwarding the application to DIPAM for taking in-principle
approval of the proposal for sale of shares of MTNL in MTML. But, in view of the strategic
importance of the MTNL investment in MTML and geopolitical importance of presence of an
Indian Company in that region, MTNL is requesting DoT to reconsider the decision of exit
from MTML. During the Financial Year under report, MTML has incurred a loss of Rs 4.51
crores as against loss of Rs 1.73 crores last year. Turnover during FY 2024-25 is Rs 71.70
crore as against of Rs. 72.74 crore last year. No dividend was declared by MTML during the
FY 2024-25.
(II) MILLENNIUM TELECOM LTD (MTL) (A WHOLLY OWNED INDIAN SUBSIDIARY)
Millennium Telecom Ltd. (MTL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam
Limited (MTNL). MTL was incorporated in February 2000 and has its registered office in New
Delhi.ICTrelatedServicesbemgofferedbyMTLincludedCloudservices,Wi-Fisolution;project
one-governance, Managed services, Turnkey ICT solution,GISbased services, capacitybuilding
and skill development etc.. MTL's customer list includes Air India, NHAI, Uttarakhand
Government, J & K Government, Central University - (Mahendragarh) Haryana, UP Building
and Other Constructions Workers Welfare Board (UP BOCWWB), Lucknow, Thane Municipal
Corporation, CIDCO, Film Division of India, Insurance Institute of India etc. As per the
decision taken in CoS meeting and conveyed by Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in a
meeting to MTNL, MTL is to be closed. The Board of Directors of MTNL in its 359th Meeting
held on 14.08.2024 had approved the proposal for Closure of MTL, by complying with
applicable DIPAM guidelines and all other processes as per SEBI/ Company laws and for
making application to DoT for Presidential Approval and also requesting DoT for forwarding
the application to DIPAM for taking in-principle approval of the proposal for closure of
MTL from Alternate Mechanism (AM).During the Financial Year under report, MTL has
registered a Profit after tax (PAT) of Rs. 36.07 Lakh as against of Rs. 24.61 Lakh last
year and has a reserve and surplus of Rs. 3.39 Crore as against Rs. 3.17 Crore last year.
MTL has also declared a dividend of Re. 25.06 Lakhs which is 4% of its Net worth.
JOINT VENTURE
(I) MTNL STPI IT SERVICES LTD (MSITSL)
MTNL STPI IT Services Ltd. (MSITSL) is a 50:50 Joint Venture Company of Mahanagar
Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) and Software Technology Parks of India (STPI). MSITSL was
incorporated on 31.03.2006 under the Companies Act, 1956, with Authorized Capital
of Rs. 50 Crores. MSITSL has established the physical infrastructure of state of the
art and accredited with ANSI/TIA-942-C-2024 Rated-III Data Center at Chennai. The Data
center space taken on lease basis from STPI. The Data Center has server farm area of
around 3500 sq. ft. and the total investment made for setting it up was Rs. 921 Lakhs (444
Lakh invested in FY 2022-23). This Data Center is maintaining 99.98% uptime on 24x7x365.
The commercial operation of the Data Center commenced in 2009. At present, Government and
financial institutions are prime customers and they have co-located server/storage/network
racks in the MSITSL Data Centre. The Board of Directors of MTNL in its 359th
Meeting of MTNL held on 14.08.2024 had approved the proposal of sale of shares of MTNL in
MTNL STPI IT Services Ltd (MSITSL) under intimation to STPI by complying with the
provisions of JV Agreement with STPI and complying with applicable DIPAM Guidelines and
all other processes as per SEBI/Company laws including plan to offer the same to any other
PSU or State Govt., if STPI refuses to purchase MTNL's stake in MSITS and also for taking
any other action for competitive bidding as per DIPAM guidelines and also for making
application to DoT for Presidential Approval for the proposal and also requesting DoT for
forwarding the application to DIPAM for taking in-principle approval of the proposal for
sale of shares of MTNL in MTNL STPI IT Services Ltd (MSITS). The revenue of the Company
has been increasing year after year from the date of its commercialization in 2009. During
the Financial Year under report, MSITSL has registered a Profit after tax (PAT) of Rs.
3.63 Crore as against of Rs. 3.64 Crore last year and has a reserve and surplus of Rs.
2.67 Crore as against Rs. 2.46 Crore last year. The revenue from operations During the
Financial Year under report is Rs 10.51 crore as against of Rs. 9.47 crore last year.
MSITSL has also declared a Final dividend of Rs 1.14 crore and Interim dividend of Rs.
2.28 crore during the FY 2024-25.
(II) UNITED TELECOMMUNICATIONS LTD. (UTL), NEPAL
UTL is J.V. Company of MTNL which consists of TCL, TCIL, Nepal Ventures Private Ltd
(Nepal) & MTNL. The Company provides Mobile/ILD/data services in Nepal. At present
MTNL is holding 26.68% of Equity in UTL. The three Indian JV Partners are holding 80% and
NVPL is holding 20% in The share capital of UTL. The company has not been performing well
for the last few years. It has huge losses. The Customer base has also reduced. It is not
able to pay the statutory dues like Royalty Fees, BTS site charges, and other dues to the
Govt. of Nepal. The Company does not have resources to clear outstanding. They have sought
Equity/ Loan participation by its JV partners but MTNL, TCIL & TCL all the Indian JV
partners have decided not to contribute any amount towards its Share Capital or Loan. All
the Indian JV Partners have decided to exit from the JV and have exercised their Right to
exit, on January 30, 2018 at par value. Notice of exit (Sale of our share in JV Company)
was given on 30.01.2018 and was required to be accepted within 3 months i.e., on or before
30.04.2018 but so far, the same has not been given effect by the UTL/NVPL. Now, MTNL along
with other Indian JV Partners are exploring various options available to them for exit
from UTL, which are: Reminder to implement the exit right already exercised, to hold board
meeting of UTL for consideration of all such issues, Sale of shares to NVPL via exercise
of Exit Right etc. The Board of Directors of MTNL in its meeting held on 28.05.2025 has
decided
to request NVPL, Nepal again to comply with Article 12.19 of the Fourth Amendatory
Agreement dated 30.01.2018 regarding Exercise of Exit Option by MTNL from UTL.
DETAILS OF SYSTEM STATUS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2024-25 (AS ON 31st MARCH,
2025)
Your Company has the following equipped and used capacity of Landline, GSM, Broadband
etc. as on 31st March, 2025: -
Sl. No. |
Parameters |
MTNL Delhi |
MTNL Mumbai |
MTNL Total |
1 |
Number of Switches |
284 |
229 |
513 |
2 |
Details of Capacity |
|
|
|
2a |
Landline |
1658279 |
2464710 |
4122989 |
2b |
Broadband Capacity |
788736 |
845020 |
1633756 |
2c |
GSM (Mobile) |
1900000 |
2800000 |
4700000 |
3 |
DELs (Landline, GSM, Broadband) |
1707239 |
1399924 |
3107163 |
3a |
Land Line |
729995 |
1012887 |
1742882 |
3b |
Broadband Subscribers |
187930 |
178122 |
366052 |
3c |
GSM (Mobile) |
789314 |
208915 |
998229 |
4 |
FTTH Subscribers |
47436 |
31333 |
78769 |
5 |
ISDN |
6322 |
1291 |
7613 |
6 |
DLC (No.) |
2 |
32 |
34 |
7 |
Tax Capacity |
80000 |
115200 |
195200 |
8 |
Tandem Capacity |
175500 |
331240 |
506740 |
9 |
Optical Fibre Cable |
|
|
|
9a |
OFC in Route Kms |
9737.345 |
6870.418 |
16607.763 |
9b |
OFC in Fibre Kms |
320580.900 |
220159.428 |
540740.328 |
10 |
Leased Circuits |
7351 |
9368 |
16719 |
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
The Company attaches highest priority to the quality of intellectual capital at its
disposal and believes that knowledge and skills of its employees are the key to
achievements of its corporate mission. It has sound recruitment policy and comprehensive
training system. During the past one year, our Company has laid greater emphasis on Human
Resources Development. We have been devoting substantial resources on building a skilled
workforce that have capability to counter threats posed by ever changing customer base.
The Company has been conducting various training and development activities which apart
from reorienting the employees towards the greater organizational purpose are also
focusing on eliminating any skill gap and technical
S.
N. |
Mode of Training |
Name of Programs |
Number of Training Programs |
Numbers of Trainees Trained |
1. |
E-mode |
Financial up-gradation |
06 |
46 |
2. |
Off line |
Financial up-gradation |
28 |
247 |
General awareness programs like RTI/ Cyber Security /Vigilance |
17 |
194 |
Classes on topics like CACU |
03 |
67 |
II. CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE IN TELECOM TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT
(CETTM), MUMBAI-
The Centre for Excellence in Telecom Technology & Management (CETTM), an ISO
9001:2015 certified institute, is situated at Technology Street, Hiranandani Gardens,
Powai, Mumbai. CETTM has conducted various short duration Technical as well as Management
obsolescence. The management's view on training is one of development of employee's
overall personality and enabling them in becoming a vital productive resource.
TRAINING ACHIEVEMENTS
At present, MTNL has two of its in-house state of the art training centers, one located
in New Delhi and other at Mumbai. The details of the achievement of training centers at
Delhi and Mumbai respectively are given below:
1. THE INSTITUTE OF TELECOM, TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT (ITTM), NEW DELHI -
The Institute of Telecom Technology and Management, ITTM, Shadipur, New Delhi is a
state of the art training centre of MTNL, Delhi engaged in imparting induction training
and short duration training to its officers and employees in the field of Telecom, IT,
Computer System and Management. ITTM has the necessary infrastructure, technical and
academic competence and excellence for providing training in specialized courses in the
field of GSM, Broadband Technology, Switching, Transmission, External Plant, IT, Computer
System, Management and various wellness and life style management subjects comprising of
Motivation, Positive Thinking, Stress Management, and Cyber Security, RTI. In addition to
this, ITTM also conducts various Industrial visits for students from Engineering Colleges
and various schools of India. ITTM conducts financial upgradation training course for MTNL
executives from E2 to E7 grade in Core Competency (Telecom, Civil, Finance, Electrical,
HR/ Marketing/CS/Legal) and Management module of one week duration each. From April 2024
to March 2025, total 554 executives have undergone up-gradation training and awareness
programs. Details of ITTM's achievements during 2024-25 are as follows:
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related courses for MTNL employees on need basis to improve MTNL services. CETTM
successfully conducted 18 upgradation training programs (online via e-mode) and trained
189 in house personal and a classroom training workshop course on GeM Portal eProcurement,
consisting of 42 trainee, achieving a figure of 231 trainee days from April 2024 to March
2025.Total 935 number of Engineering/Polytechnic college students from 14 different
colleges took part in the industrial visit program at CETTM in FY 2024-25.CETTM continues
to be the first choice for conducting training courses, workshop, seminar by our esteemed
clients. Top clients include Tata Projects Limited, Maharashtra National Law University,
IIT Bombay, IIT Madras, IIM Mumbai, Welingkar Institute of Management, Delhi Metro Rail
Corporation Limited, Kendriya Vidyalaya and LIC.
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Industrial peace and Industrial harmony is based on healthy Employee Relations and like
the previous year, employee relations remained cordial throughout the year. The
grievances/ issues raised by the employees/ Unions /Associations were given due attention
and regard. The cases/ issues brought up by them were settled through regular meetings and
interactions between Management and Unions/Associations and action, as mutually agreed,
was taken to settle them.
EMPLOYEES' WELFARE
Employee welfare schemes like subsidized Canteen, Housing, Medical facilities, Group
Insurance etc. continued and maintained by the Company for its employees. Sports and
cultural activities were also given priority during the year. Changeover of Contributory
Group Health Insurance Scheme for retirees to CGHS- After pursuance of MTNL with DoT,
Ministry of Health issued instructions to CGHS for enrolment of MTNL retirees (drawing
Govt. Pension) in the CGHS. To facilitate the same an incentive (MTNL contribution) is
being provided to the retirees concerned. MTNL has increased the contribution which is
presently minimum of Rs.20,000/- and maximum Rs.40,000/- by 50% i.e. to minimum
Rs.30,000/- and maximum Rs.60,000/-. As on date, approximately '24362' retirees in MTNL
have benefited from this scheme.
IMPLEMENTATION OF OFFICIAL LANGUAGE POLICY
In our Company, more and more correspondence are being done in Hindi, office work in
files/e- files, computers, websites, SMS service, compliance of bilingual provisions
related to all items of the official work at Head Office (Corporate Office) as well as
Delhi and Mumbai Units and area GM offices, Telephone Exchanges under those Units was
emphasized in compliance with the Official Language Policy. Thereby, prompt efforts were
done towards attaining the national goal of doing official work in Hindi, the Official
Language. Towards this, compliance of the provisions of Official Language Policy and
directions of the Department of Official Language and Department of Telecommunications,
issued from time to time, by holding the quarterly meetings, inspections,
workshops-training, bilingual versions & updation of the main website as well as
websites of the Units etc., making contribution towards the aim of atmnirbhar Bharat &
development of indigenous technology by doing all the translation work and sending it to
global data base on the 'Kanthasth' translation app developed by the Department. of
Official Language,
Number of Complaints of Sexual Harassment case received in the year |
2 |
Number of Complaints of Sexual Harassment case disposed during the
year |
2 |
Number of cases pending for more than ninety days. |
0 |
WORKING CONDITION OF WOMEN EMPLOYEES
The Company is continuously striving towards gender sensitization amongst our
employees. Special care has been taken in case of woman employees in night shifts. Also to
redress the issues of Sexual Harassment at workplace, special cells have been constituted.
COMPLIANCE WITH PROVISIONS RELATING TO MATERNITY BENEFITS ACT, 1961
The Company is complying with the provisions relating to Maternity Benefits Act, 1961.
Maternity Leave Policy is already in place in the Company & is aligned with the latest
Central Government Guidelines as & when received through its Administrative Ministry.
i.e. Department of Telecommunications (DoT).
Govt. of India, more and more use of Official language by officers and officials in
office work was emphasized.
IMPLEMENTATION OF RESERVATION POLICY FOR SC/ST/OBC & PH COMMUNITY
The Company has endeavoured to fulfill all the statutory requirements with regard to
implementation of reservation policy for candidates to SC/ ST/ OBC communities as well as
Physically Challenged and Economically Weaker Section candidates.
IMPLEMENTATION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION
& REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013:
The Company has constituted an Internal Committee to look into the complaints on
Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal of Sexual Harassment of Women at workplace and
matters connected therewith or incidental thereto covering all aspects as contained in the
Sexual Harassment of Women at workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act,
2013. The Committee consist of the following members:
A Presiding Officer: This must be a senior female employee of the organization.
Two employee members: These employees must be aware and sensitive to gender
issues and dedicated to the cause of women or possess some legal knowledge on related
matters.
One External member: This should be from an NGO or Association committed to the
cause of women and issues related to sexual harassment. The composition should be such
that half of the total members must be women.
Details regarding Number of Complaints received, disposed and pending during FY 2024-25
is given below: -
MANPOWER STATUS AS ON 31st MARCH 2025
As on 31st March, 2025, the total strength of employees including SC/ST
& OBC Category working in the Company as per details is given below: -
Group |
Working |
SC |
ST |
OBC* |
A |
211 |
47 |
21 |
24 |
B |
904 |
171 |
42 |
176 |
C |
1195 |
291 |
19 |
70 |
D |
721 |
244 |
17 |
41 |
TSM |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Grand Total |
3031 |
753 |
99 |
311 |
*At the time of formation of MTNL in April 1986, all employees of DoT were transferred
to MTNL on as is where is basis. The Group 'C' and 'D' employees were absorbed in MTNL in
the year 1998, whereas Group 'B' officers were absorbed in the year 2000. In subsequent
years, some of Group 'A' officers were absorbed in MTNL. At the time of recruitment by DoT
and absorption in MTNL, maintaining of separate data for OBC category was not mandatory,
therefore, the data for OBC officials/officers was not maintained. It is further submitted
that OBC employees were not identified at the time of absorption. They were absorbed in
MTNL on "as is where is" basis.
TOTAL NO. OF EMPLOYEES (MALE & FEMALE) AS ON 31.03.2025
Total (A) |
Male |
Female |
No. (B) |
% (B/A) |
No. (C) |
% (C/A) |
3031 |
2450 |
80.83 |
581 |
19.17 |
TOTAL NO. OF DIFFERENTLY ABLED EMPLOYEES AS ON 31.03.2025
Total (A) |
Male |
Female |
No. (B) |
% (B/A) |
No. (C) |
% (C/A) |
26 |
24 |
92.30 |
2 |
7.70 |
MECHANISM AVAILABLE TO RECEIVE AND REDRESS GRIEVANCES FOR THE EMPLOYEES
MTNL has its own Grievance Redressal Procedure for employees. Management of the Company
believes in the philosophy of an Open Door Policy in the matter of redressal of employee
grievances. An aggrieved employee can approach his/her Departmental Head or the concerned
officer of the Personnel Department (including the Head of the Personnel Department) and
discuss his/her grievance. Best efforts are made to enable prompt actions on the issues
raised by the employee.
The objective of the Grievance Redressal Procedure is to provide an easily accessible
machinery for settlement of grievances, and to adopt measures as would ensure expeditious
settlement of grievances, leading to increased satisfaction on the job and resulting in
improved productivity and efficiency of the organization.
MECHANISMS TO PREVENT ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE COMPLAINANT IN DISCRIMINATION AND
HARASSMENT CASES
To prevent adverse consequences to the complainant in discrimination and harassment
cases, your Company has appointed concerned Liaison Officers and constituted Committees.
COMPLIANCE OF MTNL WITH RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, 2016
Your Company complies with provisions of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
to protect the interests of persons with disabilities. Reservation is provided as per
Government of India (GoI) instructions in direct recruitment for Persons with Benchmark
Disabilities. Separate 100 point vacancy based reservation roster register is maintained
for determining/effecting reservation for the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities.
Relaxation in age limit and standards of suitability (as applicable) is given to persons
with disabilities. Liaison Officers for PwD have been appointed to look after reservation
matters and to ensure compliance of instructions of the Act.
MEASURES TAKEN BY MTNL TO ENSURE A SAFE AND HEALTHY WORK PLACE
a. In order to ensure a safe and healthy workplace, requisite security measures,
installation and maintenance of fire extinguishers and housekeeping measures have been
taken in MTNL.
b. MTNL being an essential service provider of telecom services, MTNL has been
scrupulously following COVID prevention and management guidelines for all its stakeholders
like social distancing, wearing of masks, and frequent hand sanitization.
c. Quarantine Leave has been provided for employees whose family members have been
infected with COVID.
d. For employees and their family members requiring hospitalization due to COVID, Group
Health insurance coverage upto Rs.8 Lakhs is being provided under Group Health Insurance
Scheme.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR)
Owing to losses incurred by the Company since the year 2009-10, no specific amount
could be earmarked for CSR Activities. The Company has constituted a CSR Committee and
also formed a CSR Policy in compliance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and
DPE Guidelines on the subject. MTNL is undertaking non funding CSR activities like sending
SMS to the public for spreading awareness on spread of COVID 19, awareness on Swachh
Bharat, Pulse Polio, other moves of the Government, etc. For details regarding the CSR
Committee, please refer to the Corporate Governance Report, which forms part of this
Report. The CSR Policy is available on the website of the company
https://mtnl.in/csr_2014.pdf.
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VIGILANCE
The Vigilance unit of MTNL is headed by Chief Vigilance Officer. At present, Smt. Deepa
Chawla, (IRAS) CVO, BSNL is in additional charge of CVO, MTNL is responsible for complete
vigilance administration in MTNL. During the Financial Year 2024,25, emphasis was laid on
preventive vigilance and to enhance the awareness of transparency and accountability in
working by carrying out various types of field inspections. Further, training
program/seminars on Vigilance matters/complaints handling and disciplinary proceedings
have been conducted during the year for the employees to improve their knowledge and work
efficiency. As per CVC instructions, the Vigilance Awareness Week was observed from
October 28th, 2024 to November 3rd, 2024 with the theme
"Culture of Integrity for Nation's Prosperity". As a precursor to Vigilance
Awareness Week 2024, preventive vigilance activities were taken up w.r.t. Capacity
Building programs, identification and implementation of Systemic Improvement measures,
Updation of circulars/ manuals, Disposal of complaints and Dynamic Digital Presence during
the three month campaign period. During the observance of Vigilance Awareness Week,
various activities like administering pledge, release of information on the Vigilance
& Disciplinary matters, preventive vigilance and other general conduct (Do's and
Don'ts) among the employees were distributed. Also, various programmes such as seminars,
workshops, essay, poster as well as Quiz competition were organized.
RIGHT TO INFORMATION (RTI)
In line with the directions contained in the Right to Information Act 2005, Your
Company has nominated CPIOs & FAA(s) for Corporate Office, Delhi Unit and Mumbai Unit
for providing information to citizens. Details of CPIO(s) & FAA(s) in MTNL are given
below: -
Sl.
No |
MTNL Unit |
MTNL Website weblinks where CPIO(s) & FAA(s) details are present
for public domain |
1 |
MTNL Delhi unit |
https://mtnldelhi.in/mobile/Latest%20CPIO%20List.pdf |
|
2 |
MTNL Mumbai unit |
https://mtnlmumbai.in/images/stories/PDF FILES/CPIO |
FAA List.pdf |
3 |
MTNL, Corporate Office |
https://mtnl.in/rti act1.html |
Details of RTI Requests and Appeals disposed off by MTNL in the FY 2024-25 are given
below: -
1. RTI Requests disposed off during FY 2024-25 are 780
2. RTI Appeals disposed off during FY 2024-25 are 77 WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY/VIGIL
MECHANISHM
Your Company has in place a robust Vigil Mechanism for reporting genuine concerns
through the Company's Whistle Blower Policy. The Policy on Whistle Blower may be accessed
on the Company's Website at the link: http://mtnl.in/whistleBlowerPolicy.pdf . The Company
promotes
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ethical behavior in all its business activities and has put in place a mechanism for
reporting illegal or unethical behavior as defined under Regulation 22 of SEBI (LODR)
Regulation, 2015. Under the Whistle Blower Policy, the employees are free to report
violations of applicable laws and regulations and the Code of Conduct to the Chairman of
the Audit Committee. During the year under report, no employee was denied access to the
Audit Committee.
SIGNIFICANT & MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS OR TRIBUNALS
There are no significant and material orders passed by the Regulators/Courts/Tribunals
that would impact the going concern status of the Company and its future operations.
Kindly refer Note no 50 of Standalone Financial Statements pertaining to contingent
liabilities, pending litigations etc.
INTEGRITY PACT PROGRAMME WITH TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL INDIA
MTNL has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Transparency International
India (TII) for implementing an Integrity Pact Programme (IPP) focused on enhancing
transparency in its business transactions, contracts and procurement process. Under this
MoU, MTNL is committed to implementing the Integrity Pact in all its major procurement and
work contract activities. The Integrity Pact has strengthened the established system and
procedures by creating trust in various stakeholders. Two Independent External Monitors
(IEMs) being persons of eminence are nominated by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC),
to monitor the activities.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS & OUTGO
The provision of Section 134(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 do not apply to the Company
as your Company is a service provider. The total foreign exchange earning was Rs. 1.30
crores and the total foreign exchange expenditure was Rs. 0.34 crores.
RISK MANAGEMENT & MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT
The Board of Directors of the Company has formed a Enterprise Risk Management Committee
to frame, implement and monitor the risk management plan for the Company. The Committee is
responsible for reviewing the risk management plan and ensuring its effectiveness. The
Audit Committee also has additional oversight in the area of financial risks and controls.
Major risks identified by the businesses and functions are systematically addressed
through mitigating actions on a continuing basis. The development and implementation of
Enterprise Risk Management Policy has been covered in the Management Discussion and
Analysis Report as required in terms of SEBI(LODR) Regulations, 2015 which forms part of
this Report.
MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
During the year under report, the Board of Directors of your Company met four times
during the Financial Year 2024-25. The intervening gap between any two meetings was within
the period prescribed by the Companies Act, 2013 & the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015
i.e. the maximum
interval between any two Board Meetings did not exceed 120 (one hundred and twenty)
days. Details of Board Meetings and Directors attending the same are given in the
Corporate Governance Report forming part of this Report. At these meetings, the Board held
discussions on the Financial Results, Debt Management, Revenue and Capital Budgeting,
Asset Monetization, Statutory matters, Revival measures etc.
SELECTION AND PROCEDURE FOR NOMINATION AND APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS AND THEIR
REMUNERATION
MTNLbeingaGovernmentCompany, theappointment andtheterms and conditions ofappointment
(including remuneration) of the Whole-Time Directors are decided by the Government of
India. However, the Board has constituted a Nomination & Remuneration Committee. The
Government Nominee Directors do not receive any sitting fees from the Company. The
Independent Directors are being paid sitting fee of Rs. 10,000/- for attending each
meeting of the Board or Committee thereof. They are reimbursed travel expenses & hotel
expenses on this account, if any in addition to the sitting fees. Details of remuneration
paid to the Whole time Directors and Key Managerial Personnel (KMP) as well as sitting
fees paid to Independent Directors for the year under review are given in the Corporate
Governance Report which is attached as annexure to this report.
BOARD FAMILIARISATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMME
The Board is regularly updated on changes in statutory provisions, as applicable to the
Company. The Board is also updated on the operations, key trends and risk universe
applicable to the Company's business. These updates help the Directors in keeping abreast
of key changes and their impact on the Company. For further details, kindly refer
Corporate Governance Report which forms part of this Report.
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF DIRECTORS
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) vide notification No. G.S.R. 463(E) dated
05.06.2015 & G.S.R. 584(E) dated 05.07.2017 has exempted the Annual Evaluation of
Performance of the Board, Committees and Individual Directors for Government Companies.
TRANSFER OF FUNDS/SHARES TO THE INVESTOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION FUND (IEPF)
Your Company has not declared dividend from FY 2009-10 onwards, hence provision of
transfer of unclaimed dividend and shares as per IEPF Rules is not applicable to your
Company.
PARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS OR ARRANGEMENTS WITH RELATED PARTIES
All transactions with related parties are placed before the Audit Committee for its
prior approval. All transactions with related parties entered into during the year under
review were at arm's length basis and in the ordinary course of business and in accordance
with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules made thereunder, SEBI (LODR)
Regulations, 2015 and your Company's Policy on Related Party Transactions. During FY
2024-25, your Company has
not entered into any transactions with related parties which could be considered
material in terms of Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013. Accordingly, the disclosure
of related party transactions as required under Section 134(3)(h) of the Companies Act,
2013 in Form AOC 2, is not applicable. Your Company did not enter into any related party
transactions during the year under review, which could be prejudicial to the interest of
minority shareholders. Web link for Policy on Materiality of Related Party Transactions
and also on dealing with Related Party Transactions has been provided in the Report on
Corporate Governance which forms part of Annual Report. Details of Related Parties,
Summary of Significant transaction with Related Parties and Summary of Significant
Outstanding Balances with Related Parties of your Company are given in Note No 49 to the
Standalone Financial Statement which is a part of the report. Pursuant to Regulation 23(9)
of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 your company has filed the reports on Related Party
Transactions with the Stock Exchanges on Half yearly basis.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS MADE UNDER SECTION 186 OF THE COMPANIES
ACT, 2013.
During the year under report, there was no Loan or Guarantee given or Investments made
by the MTNL under Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Your Company has complied with the Corporate Governance requirement under the Companies
Act, 2013, SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 and the relevant guidelines issued by Department
of Public Enterprises (DPE). Your Company is also complying with the applicable
Secretarial Standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). A
Certificate from M/s Mritunjay Shekhar & Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries,
regarding Compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance as stipulated under Schedule V
(E) of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 for the FY 2024-25 and Annual Secretarial Compliance
Report for the FY 202425 pursuant to Regulation 24A of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015
has also been obtained from M/s R. P. Sehgal & Associates, Practicing Company
Secretaries respectively are also placed as annexure to this Report. Further, a separate
section on Corporate Governance is also placed as annexure to this report.
BOARD POLICIES
The details of various policies approved and adopted by the Board as required under the
Act and SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 is provided in the Corporate Governance Report which
forms part of this report.
SECRETARIAL STANDARDS
The Company has in place proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of the
applicable secretarial standards issued by The Institute of the Company Secretaries of
India (ICSI) and such systems are adequate and operating effectively.
MTNL
EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN
Pursuant to Section 134(3)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013 the Annual Return of the
Company prepared as per Section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 for the financial year
ended March 31, 2025, is available on the Company's website and can be accessed at
www.mtnl.in. In terms of Rules 11 and 12 of the Companies (Management and Administration)
Rules, 2014, the Annual Return shall be filed with the Registrar of Companies, within
prescribed timelines.
IMPLEMENTATION OF CIRCULAR ISSUED BY MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS (MCA) ON "GREEN
INITIATIVES IN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE"
In accordance with the MCA and SEBI Circulars and to ensure compliance of Green
Initiative, your Company has sent various documents including Notice of the 39th
AGM, Audited Financial Statements, Directors' Report, Auditors' Report for the FY 2024-25
etc. to its Shareholders and Bond holders only in electronic form, at the e-mail addresses
provided / registered by Members / Bond holders and made available to us by the
Depositories (NSDL/CDSL). The members are advised to update by registering changes, if
any, in their e-mail address, with the concerned Depository Participant.
Your Company shall also display full text of Notice of 39th AGM & Annual
Report 2024-25 at its website http://mtnl.in/annual.html. We urge shareholders who have
not yet registered their e-mail addresses to do so without delay. Shareholders who hold
shares in Demat form can register their e-mail address with their respective DPs. For
shareholders who hold shares in physical form, we kindly request that they register their
e-mail addresses with the RTA by sending a signed letter, quoting their Folio Number
details.
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board of Directors, to the
best of its knowledge and ability, confirm that:
(a) In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had
been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
(b) the directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently
and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and
fair view of the state of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year and of
the profit or loss of the company for that period;
(c) the directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate
accounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the
assets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
(d) the directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis and
(e) the directors had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the
company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating
efficiently.
(f) the directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions
of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS AND THEIR ADEQUACY
Except for the effects / possible effects of the material weaknesses described by the
Statutory Auditors in its Report on the Internal Financial Control under Section 143(3)(1)
of the Companies Act, 2013 for the FY 2024-25 which is attached as annexure to the
Independent Auditors Report which is part of the report on the achievement of the
objectives of the control criteria, the Company has maintained, in all material respects,
adequate internal financial controls with reference to the Standalone Ind-AS financial
statements and such internal financial controls with reference to the Standalone Ind-AS
financial statements were operating effectively as on March 31, 2025 , based on the
internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering
the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of
Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India.
PUBLIC DEPOSITS
Your Company has not invited/ accepted any deposits under Section 73 & 74 of the
Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposit) Rules, 2014 during the
year and, as such, no amount of principal or interest was outstanding as on the Balance
Sheet date on this account.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES AND RELATED DISCLOSURE
The provisions of Section 197(12) of Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5 of Companies
(Appointment & Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 are not applicable to
your Company as being a Govt. Company.
BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITY & SUSTAINABLITY REPORT (BRSR)
In accordance with Regulation 34(2)(f) of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, the
Securities and Exchange Board of India ('SEBI'), in May 2021, introduced new
sustainability related reporting requirements to be reported in the specific format of
Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report ('BRSR'). BRSR is a notable departure
from the existing Business Responsibility Report and a significant step towards giving
platform to the Companies to report the initiatives taken by them in areas of Environment,
Social and Governance. Further, SEBI has mandated top 1,000 listed companies, based on
market capitalization, to include BRSR Report in its Annual Report. As MTNL comes under
top 1000 listed company, your Company has prepared BRSR Report for the FY 2024-25 which is
given as annexure to this report.
STATUTORY AUDITORS
M/s S. L. Chhajed & Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants and M/s O. P. Bagla & Co.
LLP, Chartered Accountants have been appointed as Joint Statutory Auditors of your Company
by the Comptroller
MTNL
and Auditor General (CAG) of India for the Financial Year 2024-25 and the Board has
already ratified their appointment on 14.11.2024. The Auditors' Report is enclosed with
the financial statements forming part of this Annual Report.
COST RECORD AND COST AUDITORS
During the year under review, in accordance with Section 148(1) of the Companies Act,
2013 the Company has maintained the accounts and cost records, as specified by the Central
Government. Such cost accounts and records are subject to audit by M/s R. M. Bansal &
Co., Cost Auditors of the Company for FY 2024-25. The Board has re-appointed M/s R. M.
Bansal & Co., Cost Accountants (Firm Registration Number: 000022) as Cost Auditors of
the Company for conducting cost audit for FY 2025-26. A resolution seeking approval of the
Shareholders for ratifying the remuneration payable to the Cost Auditors for FY 2025-26 is
provided in the Notice of the ensuing Annual General Meeting. The Cost accounts and
records as required to be maintained under Section 148 (1) of the Companies Act, 2013 are
duly made and maintained by the Company. The Cost Audit Report alongwith the Annexures for
the Financial Year 2023-24 have been submitted to the Central Government in the Form CRA 4
in XBRL format on MCA Portal on 17.10.2024.
SECRETARIAL AUDITORS
M/s R. P. Sehgal & Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries & Peer Reviewed
Firm continues to be the Secretarial Auditor of the Company and has conducted the
Secretarial Audit of the Company for the Financial Year 2024-25. The Secretarial Audit
Report of M/s R. P. Sehgal & Associates are given in as annexure to this report.
Further, the Board of Directors of MTNL in its meeting held on 28.05.2025, has recommended
the appointment of M/s R. P. Sehgal & Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries as
Secretarial Auditor of MTNL for a term of (5) consecutive year i.e. from FY 2025-26 to FY
2029-30 pursuant to Regulation 24A of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 subject to the
approval of the Shareholders in the ensuing 39th Annual General Meeting of
MTNL. Brief profile and other relevant details of M/s R. P. Sehgal & Associates are
provided in the Notice convening 39th AGM of MTNL. M/s R. P. Sehgal &
Associates has consented to act as the Secretarial Auditor of the Company at a fees of Rs.
19,000/- per financial year exclusive of GST and confirmed that appointment, if approved,
would be within the limits prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (LODR)
Regulations, 2015. The firm has further confirmed that it is not disqualified to be
appointed as the Secretarial Auditor under the applicable provisions of the Act, rules
made thereunder, and SEBI (LODR) Regulations.
AUDITORS QUALIFICATIONS AND MANAGEMENT REPLY THERETO
The replies to the observation of the Statutory Auditors and Secretarial Auditor for
the Financial Year 2024-25 are given as Annexure to the Report. The Comments of the
Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on the Financial Statements and the replies
of the Management thereon are also given in the Annexure to the Directors' Report.
FRAUD REPORTED BY AUDITORS
The Statutory Auditors nor the Secretarial Auditors of the Company have not reported
any fraud during FY 2024-25 as specified under second proviso of Section 143(12) of the
Companies Act, 2013 (including any statutory modification(s) or re-enactment(s) thereof
for the time being enforce).
CRITERIA FOR DETERMINATING QUALIFICATION, POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES AND INDEPENDENCE OF A
DIRECTOR
(i) Qualification: - The Board of Directors of MTNL has formulated the job
description for the posts of CMD and other Functional Directors. The selection of Whole
time Directors is done by Public Enterprise Selection Board (PESB) on the basis of such
criteria.
(ii) Positive Attribute: - Apart from the duties of Directors as prescribed in
the Companies Act the Directors are expected to demonstrate high standards of ethical
behavior, communication skills and independent judgment. The Directors are also expected
to abide by the respective code of conduct as applicable to them
(iii) Independence: - A Director is considered as independent if he/she meets
the criteria laid down in Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 the Rules framed their
under and Regulations 16(1)(b) of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015.
INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR
MTNL is a Public Sector Undertaking. All appointments including Independent Directors
on the Board are done by the Administrative Ministry i.e. Department of Telecommunications
(DoT), Ministry of Communications, Government of India. No separate meeting of Independent
Directors was held during FY 2024-25 as there was only one Independent Director on the
Board of MTNL from 02.11.2024 to 22.03.2025. Further, it is hereby informed that the
tenure of four Independent Directors ended on 01.11.2024 and tenure of one remaining
Independent Director ended on 23.03.2025. As on 31.03.2025, MTNL did not had any
Independent Director including women Independent Director on its Board. Two Independent
Directors including one-woman Independent Director were appointed by Government of India
w.e.f. 15.04.2025.
Executive [represented by CMD, Director (HR & EB), Director (Finance) and Director
(Technical)], Non-Executive [represented by Government Nominee Directors] and Independent
Directors. As on 31.03.2025, MTNL had three Executive Directors and two Government Nominee
Directors on its Board. There is no Independent Director and no Women Director on the
Board of MTNL as on 31.03.2025.
In terms of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, the Board has identified core skills,
expertise, and competencies of the Directors in the context of the Company's business for
effective functioning. The key skills, expertise and core competencies of the Board of
Directors are detailed in the Corporate Governance Report, which forms part of this
Report.
DIRECTORS & KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL
The Company has a very balanced and diversified Board of Directors with an optimum mix
of
MTNL
List of Present Directors of MTNL as on 31.03.2025 & 31.07.2025 is given in the
Corporate
Governance Report.
During the period under report, the following changes took place in the
Directorship/Key
Managerial Personnel (KMP) of your Company: -
1. Shri P.K. Purwar ceases to be CMD of the Company w.e.f. 14.07.2024 vide Department
of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, Government of India Letter No. E-1-
6/2018-PSA dated 13.07.2024.
2. Shri A. Robert J. Ravi, was appointed as CMD of the Company w.e.f. 15.07.2024 vide
Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, Government of India Letter
No. E-1-6/2018-PSA dated 13.07.2024, Letter No. E-1-6/2018- PSA dated 16.01.2025, Letter
No. E-1-6/2018- PSA dated 14.07.2025 & Letter No. E-1-6/2018- PSA dated 25.07.2025.
3. Shri V. Ramesh ceased to be Director (Technical) w.e.f. 31.07.2024 on account of
superannuation.
4. Dr. Kalyan Sagar Nippani, was appointed as Director (Technical) vide Department of
Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, Government of India Letter No.
E-2-2/2021-PSA dated 05.08.2024 w.e.f. 01.08.2024. & Letter No. E-2-2/2021-PSA dated
02.12.2024. Vide Letter No. E-2-2/2021-PSA dated 07.05.2025 ceased to be Director
(Technical) w.e.f. 09.05.2025. Also, he was appointed as Director (HR & EB) vide
Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, Government of India Letter
No. E-2- 3/2021-PSA dated 03.10.2024 w.e.f. 01.10.2024 & Letter No. E-2-3/2021- PSA
dated 18.11.2024.
5. Shri Sandeep Govil ceased to be Director (HR & EB) w.e.f. 30.09.2024.
6. Shri Vishwas Pathak ceased to be Independent Director w.e.f. 01.11.2024 on account
of completion of tenure vide Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications,
Government of India Letter No. E-5-3/2018-PSA dated 01.11.2021.
7. Shri Sarv Daman Bharat ceased to be Independent Director w.e.f. 01.11.2024 on
account of completion of tenure vide Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of
Communications, Government of India Letter No. E-5-3/2018-PSA dated 01.11.2021.
8. Shri Yogesh Kumar Tamrakar ceased to be Independent Director w.e.f. 01.11.2024 on
account of completion of tenure vide Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of
Communications, Government of India Letter No. E-5-3/2018-PSA dated 01.11.2021.
9. Ms. Deepika Mahajan ceased to be Independent Director w.e.f. 01.11.2024 on account
of completion of tenure vide Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications,
Government of India Letter No. E-5-3/2018-PSA dated 01.11.2021.
10. Shri Niraj Verma ceased to be Government Nominee Director vide Department of
Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, Government of India Letter No. E-5-
2/2021-PSA dated 08.11.2024 w.e.f. 08.11.2024.
11. Shri Sunil Kumar Verma, was appointed Government Nominee Director vide Department
of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, Government of India Letter No. E-5-
2/2021-PSA dated 08.11.2024 w.e.f. 08.11.2024.
12. Shri Rajiv Kumar, Director (Finance), tenure was extended for a further period of
one year w.e.f. 01.12.2024 to 30.11.2025 or until further orders, whichever is earlier
vide Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, Government of India
Letter No. E-1- 5/2022-PSA 18.11.2024.
13. Shri Alok Shukla, Sr. DDG(Pers), DoT was appointed as Government Nominee Director
vide Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, Government of India
Letter No. E-5-2/2021-PSA dated 30.01.2025 w.e.f. 30.01.2025.
14. Shri Sunil Kumar Verma, ceased to be Government Nominee Director vide Department of
Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, Government of India Letter No. E-5-
2/2021-PSA dated 30.01.2025 w.e.f. 30.01.2025.
15. Shri Piyush Ranjan Nishad ceased to be Independent Director w.e.f. 23.03.2025 on
account of completion of tenure vide Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of
Communications, Government of India Letter No. E-5-3/2018-PSA dated 23.03 2022.
Further, after 31.03.2025, the following changes took place in the Directorship/Key
Managerial
Personnel (KMP) of your Company: -
1. Shri Vishwas Pathak was appointed Independent Director vide Department of
Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, Government of India Letter No. E-5-
3/2018-PSA dated 15.04.2025 w.e.f. 15.04.2025.
2. Ms. Deepika Mahajan was appointed Independent Director vide Department of
Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, Government of India Letter No. E-5-
3/2018-PSA dated 15.04.2025 w.e.f. 15.04.2025.
3. Shri Sudhakararao Papa was appointed Director (Technical) vide Department of
Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, Government of India vide its Letter No.
E-2-2/2021-PSA dated 07.05.2025 w.e.f. 09.05.2025.
4. Shri Sultan Ahmed ceases to be Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Company w.e.f.
28.05.2025.
5. Shri Anirudh Prasad Singh was appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the
Company w.e.f. 28.05.2025.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2(51) and 203 of the Act, the Key Managerial
Personnel
(KMP) of your Company as on 31.03.2025 are: -
i) Shri Sultan Ahmed, Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
ii) Shri Ratan Mani Sumit, Company Secretary (CS)
Apart from the above, no other Director (including Independent Directors) or KMP were
appointed or had retired or resigned during the FY 2024-25 and till the date of approval
of Directors Report by the Board of Directors. Details of Composition of Board of
Directors are given separately in the Corporate Governance Report which forms part of this
Report.
RETIREMENT OF DIRECTORS BY ROTATION
In accordance with the provisions of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with
rules thereunder and Article 66 F of the Articles of Association of the Company, Dr.
Kalyan Sagar Nippani, (DIN No. 10421277) Director (HR & EB) is liable to retire by
rotation at the 39th Annual General Meeting to be held on 26.09.2025 and being
eligible, offer themselves for reappointment. Brief particulars of Director seeking
re-appointment together with their Directorships in other Companies and Committee
Memberships have been given in the Annexure to the Notice of 39th Annual
General Meeting in pursuance to Regulation 36(3) of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 and
Secretarial Standards 2 issued by ICSI.
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD
As required under the Act and SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, your Company has
constituted following Board Level Committees. Details of the Board Level Committee as on
31.03.2025 are given below:-
1. Audit Committees.
2. Nomination & Remuneration Committees.
3. Stakeholders Relationship Committee.
4. Enterprise Risk Management Committee
5. Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
Details of terms and reference of the Committees, Committees Membership changes and
attendance of Directors at meeting of the Committees are provided in the Report on
Corporate Governance, a part of this Annual Report.
GENERAL DISCLOSURES
Your directors' state that no disclosure or reporting is required in respect of the
following items, as there were no transactions/events of these nature during the year
under review:
1. Issue of equity shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise.
2. Issue of Shares (Including Sweat Equity Shares) to employees of your Company under
any scheme.
3. Significant or material orders passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals which
impact the going concern status and your Company's operation in future.
4. Voting rights which are not directly exercised by the employees in respect of shares
for the subscription/ purchase of which loan was given by your Company (as there is no
scheme pursuant to which such persons can beneficially hold shares as envisaged under
Section 67(3)(c) of the Act).
5. No Application is pending against MTNL under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code,
2016.
6. One time settlement of loan obtained from the Banks or Financial Institutions.
7. Revision of financial statements and Directors' Report of your Company. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Your Directors take this opportunity to gratefully acknowledge the help, guidance and
support received from the Administrative Ministry i.e. Department of Telecommunications
(DoT) and various Ministries of the Government of India. Your Directors' are especially
grateful to its Bankers, Vendors, all Stakeholders and Investors including Bondholders,
for their continued patronage and confidence reposed in the Company. The Directors would
like to express their thanks for the sincere hard work and dedicated services rendered by
every employee of the Company.
FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
(A. ROBERT J. RAVI) CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR
PLACE: NEW DELHI DATE: 13.08.2025
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