RailTel bags order worth Rs 287.57 crore from C-DAC

20 Mar 2023 CW Team

In a regulatory filing, the state-owned RailTel Corporation of India stated that it "has received the work order from Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) for supply, installation, integration, testing, and commissioning of IT infrastructure in green field data centres in New Delhi and Bengaluru, along with training and support amounting to Rs 287.57 crores (including taxes)."

According to the contract, the company must complete the work within 300 days of receiving the order. Furthermore, the company stated that no promoter or company has any stake in the entity that received the orders. The order does not fall under the category of related party transactions.

C-DAC is leading the development of this greenfield, turnkey project to create a suite of Big Data enterprise Applications, each of which will be built on a secure, flexible platform with support for the latest networking protocols, continuous visibility and monitoring, and centralised orchestration and management.

The entire solution, according to the press release, will be spread across two geographical locations, one hosting both the DC and the Business Continuity near DC (BCP), and the other hosting the Disaster Recovery (DR) site.

Sanjai Kumar, Chairman and Managing Director of RailTel, stated, " "The C-DAC Order is a prestigious Order for RailTel for the implementation of Data Center -IT Equipment for the construction of C-DAC capacity for Big Data Enterprise Applications. The Order complements our core competencies and business portfolio. RailTel continues to play an important role in its clients' digital transformation and upgrade journeys. We will continue to look for similar projects to diversify our revenue. We are committed to providing our clients with satisfactory services."

Also Read
Competitive bidding process skipped for certain bypasses in Ahmedabad
Protection wall to be constructed near Airoli Katai Naka hill by MMRDA

Infrastructure Urban

13 Mar 2026

Implementation Status of Jal Jeevan Mission

Since August 2019 the Government has implemented Jal Jeevan Mission to provide assured potable water through household tap connections in rural India. At the start of the mission only 32.3 million (mn) rural households, representing 16.7 per cent, were reported to have tap water connections. States and union territories have reported that 125.8 mn additional rural households have since been provided with tap connections. As a result, of about 193.6 mn rural households roughly 158.2 mn, or 81.71 per cent, are reported to have tap water supply at home.\n\nThe State, district and village level st..

Jal Jeevan Mission Reaches Eighty One Per Cent Rural Coverage

The Government reported substantial progress under the Jal Jeevan Mission, launched in August 2019 to provide tap water to every rural household. At launch only 32.3 million (mn) rural households had tap connections and states and Union territories reported provision of 125.8 mn additional households by March 2026. Consequently, out of about 193.6 mn rural households around 158.2 mn, or 81.71 per cent, are reported to have tap water at home. The Finance Minister announced extension of the mission until 2028 in the 2025-26 budget speech. The Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen, launched in October 20..

Empowering Local Governance for Sustainable Rural Water Supply

The Ministry of Jal Shakti has aligned the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) with the 73rd Amendment to strengthen village level planning and community ownership of water supply. Gram Panchayats, village water and sanitation committees and Pani Samitis are to plan, implement, manage and maintain piped water systems, with gram sabha processes formalising handover and oversight. Implementation support agencies including non government organisations, community based organisations and self help groups have been empanelled to train local committees and promote women participation. Under JJM, the department ..