RailTel Corporation of India Ltd. has announced the receipt of a major work order from the State Crime Records Bureau, Bhopal. The contract involves the Supply, Installation, Testing, and Commissioning (SITC) of a Software Defined Wide Area Network (SDWAN) along with three years of support. This domestic project is valued at approximately ₹29.49 Crore (including taxes) and is scheduled for completion by March 24, 2029.

The project aims to modernize the digital connectivity infrastructure for law enforcement in Madhya Pradesh. As per the disclosure, the order was received on March 25, 2026, and does not involve any interest from the company’s promoters or related party transactions. This win reinforces RailTel’s expanding role as a system integrator for critical government IT infrastructure beyond its traditional railway telecom services.

RailTel is a “Navratna” PSU under the Ministry of Railways, operating as one of India’s largest neutral telecom infrastructure providers. The company provides a wide range of services including MPLS-VPN, leased lines, data center services, and RailWire broadband, which currently ranks as the 13th largest broadband provider in India. In early 2026, the company also secured significant contracts for railway signaling in the Guntur division and IT infrastructure for the National Informatics Centre. Additionally, RailTel recently declared a second interim dividend of ₹1 per share for the financial year 2025-26.

For the quarter ended December 31, 2025 (Q3 FY26), RailTel reported a standalone revenue of ₹913.45 Crore, representing a year-on-year growth of 19% compared to ₹767.62 Crore in Q3 FY25. However, standalone net profit for the same period saw a decline of 4.07%, falling to ₹62.40 Crore from ₹65.05 Crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous year. This dip was attributed to a higher mix of low-margin projects during the quarter. The company’s shareholding remains dominated by the President of India as the primary promoter holding 72.84%, while Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) increased their stake slightly to 3.68% as of December 2025.