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RailTel Wins Bihar School Digital Projects With Varying Reported Totals

The company said the BEPC awards are domestic, non‑related‑party contracts with completion dates largely by March 31, 2026.

Overview

  • RailTel disclosed five BEPC projects spanning smart classrooms in secondary/senior secondary and middle schools, ICT labs, ISM labs, and teaching‑learning materials for Classes I–V. Financial Express reported an itemised total of Rs 6,597.56 crore, including large smart classroom rollouts and an ISM labs order due by December 31, 2025.
  • NDTV cited a combined value of Rs 713.55 crore for the five projects, while News18 highlighted about Rs 396 crore across three orders; Business Today referred to orders worth over Rs 400 crore.
  • The announcements were filed after market hours on September 8, and RailTel shares rose more than 6% intraday on September 9 following the disclosures.
  • Project timelines in the filings set most completion dates for March 31, 2026, with the ISM labs contract on an earlier schedule.