Q1. Why Was This Company In News In Recent Times?
The next general election in 2019 will be conducted entirely with new electronic voting machines and the finance minister has announced that the center will buy these machines from Bharat Electronics (BEL) and Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL). In an interview, MV Gowtama, CMD of BEL spoke about how the company will benefit through the sale of electronic voting machines (EVMs).
Q2. When This Company Was Established?
In 1954, the dream of a self-reliant India gave birth to many Public Sector Undertakings. Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) was one such dream, which has come a long way since then with the far-sighted vision of its pioneers, the dedication and hard work of its employees, support and faith of its customers and the Government of India.
Q3. Who Are Competitors Of This Company?
BEL has competitors which are:
- M Forgings Ltd.
- Hind Rectifiers Ltd.
- Ruttonsha International Rectifier Ltd.
- Genus Overseas Electronics Ltd.
- G P Electronics Ltd.
- Zicom Electronic Security Systems Ltd
Q4. Where Are The Manufacturing Units Of This Company Located?
Units of Bharat Electronics Limited are in the following cities of India:
- Bangalore (corporate head office and factory), Karnataka.
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- Panchkula (Haryana)
- Kotdwara, (Uttarakhand)
- Ghaziabad, (Uttar Pradesh)
- Pune
- Hyderabad, Telangana
- Navi Mumbai
- Vishakhapatnam
- Kolkata
- Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
Q5. Under Which Ministry Of Central Government This Company Function?
BEL is one of nine PSUs under the Ministry of Defense of India.
Q6. Who Is Current Md/chairman Of This Company?
Shri GOWTAMA M V is the Chairman & Managing Director of Bharat Electronics Limited.
Q7. Where Is The Company Headquarter?
It is headquartered at Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Q8. What Are The Products/services Offered By This Company?
BEL designs, develops and manufactures products in the fields of:
- Electronic voting Machines
- Voter-verified paper audit trail
- Radars
- Telecommunications
- Sound and vision broadcasting
- Opto-electronics
- Information technology
- Semiconductors
- Missiles
- Sonars
- Composite Communication System
- Fire-control system
- Radar
- Electronic warfare systems
- Simulators