Rs 1,00,000+ crore order book: Railway infrastructure company receives order worth Rs 178,64,60,939.78 from IRCON International Ltd

Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) has received a Letter of Acceptance (LOA) from IRCON International Limited for a domestic project valued at Rs 178,64,60,939.78. The comprehensive contract involves the supply and installation, testing and commissioning of various signaling, telecommunications and EIMWB materials. This includes Distributed/Centralised Electronic Interlocking (EI) Installations at 10 new stations (Surakachhar, Block Cabin, Katghora Road, Bhingra, Putuwa, Matin, Sendurgarh, Putipakhana, Dhangawan and Bhadi), 06 new IBSs across several block sections and a new Section Control System with Headquarters and Wayside Train Control Communication Equipment/System in the Gevra Road-Pendra Road section.

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Additionally, the project includes the installation, testing and commissioning of new Telephone Exchange and EIMWBs, along with alterations and modifications to existing panel and electronic interlocking installations at Kusmunda Block Station and SECL SILO Siding (KMKA) yard. The entire project is to be executed within 11 months, including the monsoon period.

Earlier, the company received an order valued at Rs 90,64,80,195.36 from Southern Railway. This domestic contract is for the "Provision of Video Surveillance System (VSS) at 441 D & E Category Stations along with Augmentation at 43 Stations (Categories A1, A, B and C) over Southern Railway." The order is to be executed within 18 months under the General Contract Conditions of Southern Railway.

About the Company

Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd, a Navratna company, was established in 2003 by the Government of India for various rail infrastructure projects. The company has delivered good profit growth of 21 per cent CAGR over the last 5 years and has been maintaining a healthy dividend payout of 33.4 per cent. As of June 30, 2025, RVNL has a strong order book of Rs 1,00,000+ crore, focusing on railway, metro and overseas projects.

According to Quarterly Results, the net sales decreased by 4 per cent to Rs 3,909 crore and net profit declined by 40 per cent to Rs 134 crore in Q1FY26 compared to Q1FY25. In its annual results, the net sales decreased by 9 per cent to Rs 19,923 crore and net profit increased by 19 per cent to Rs 1,282 crore in FY25 compared to FY24. The company has a market cap of over Rs 67,000 crore and the shares of the company have an ROE of 14 per cent and an ROCE of 15 per cent.

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