RailTel Corporation of India Limited has secured a work order worth ₹119.18 crore from the Department of Posts for provisioning and management of cloud services for Postal Life Insurance.
Order Details
According to the company’s regulatory filing dated August 10, 2026, the total order value stands at ₹119,18,68,499, including taxes. RailTel received the work order from the Department of Posts on August 10, 2026, at 11:56 AM. The order is a domestic work order, and RailTel must complete execution by September 21, 2026.
What RailTel Will Deliver
The project covers providing and managing cloud services for the Postal Life Insurance operations of the Department of Posts. RailTel will handle the underlying cloud infrastructure that supports PLI’s day-to-day insurance operations, from policy servicing to data management.
About RailTel: A Navratna PSU
RailTel Corporation of India Limited operates as a Navratna Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Railways. The Government of India conferred Navratna status on RailTel in August 2024, making it the 22nd CPSE to reach this tier. RailTel runs one of India’s largest neutral telecom infrastructure networks, with an optical fibre backbone that passes through around 6,000 railway stations across the country. Over the years, the company has grown from a railway signalling and communications provider into a diversified ICT solutions provider, serving government departments, PSUs and enterprise clients through services spanning broadband, data centres, smart city projects and cloud infrastructure.
About Postal Life Insurance
Postal Life Insurance is the government-backed life insurance scheme run by the Department of Posts. It serves central and state government employees, defence personnel, PSU staff and select professional categories. This cloud services order will now support the technology backbone behind PLI’s day-to-day insurance operations.
Regulatory Disclosure
RailTel disclosed the order under Regulation 30 of the SEBI Listing Regulations. The company stated that the order does not involve any interest of its promoter or promoter group in the awarding entity.
