NavaRatnas: Public Sector Enterprises – Pillars of the India economy

For Updated Information as of May 5′ 2008 see here : Navaratnas and MiniRatans

The list of Navaratna companies includes
National Thermal Power Corporation NTPCbharat heavy elecatrical ltd BHELVidesh Sanchar Nigam Ltd VSNL
BharatPetrolium corporation LTd BPCLIndian Oil Corporation Ltd IOCLHindustan Petrolium Corporation Ltd HPCL
Oil and natural gas corporation ltd ONGCIndian Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd IPCLSteel Authority of India Ltd SAIL

  1. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd IOCLIndian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) ranked 135in Fortune’s Global 500  (year2007),  and two other Indian oil companies
  2. BharatPetrolium corporation LTd BPCL BharatPetroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL)
  3. Hindustan Petrolium Corporation Ltd HPCLHindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL)
  4. Oil and natural gas corporation ltd ONGC Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC) -the premier oil exploration and crude oil producing company
  5. Steel Authority of India Ltd SAIL Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL), India’s largest integrated steel producer;
  6. Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd IPCL Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd (IPCL), the country’s biggest integrated petrochemicals company;
  7. bharat heavy elecatrical ltd BHELBharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL), the biggest power equipment manufacturer in India;
  8. National Thermal Power Corporation NTPC National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) which produces about one-fourth of the power generated in India; and
  9. Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd VSNL Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd (VSNL), the sole provider of international telephone services in India.