Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (TCIL) is a central public sector undertaking. It is under the ownership of the Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, Government of India. It was set up in 1978 to give consultations in fields of Telecommunications to developing countries around the world. Started with an initial investment of 10lakh.[3] TCIL is present in almost 80 countries, mainly in the Middle East, Africa and Europe.[4][5]
It has executed E-governance projects, GSM systems, optical fibre on power transmission lines, VSAT networks and radio trunking projects.[3] It diversified into civil works also. In 2012, the standalone net worth of the company was 420 crore.[6] It is a Miniratna company under the Ministry of Communications & IT.