PIN News Update: EdCIL (India) Limited, a Mini Ratna Category-I CPSE under Ministry of HRD, Government of India, has paid a dividend of Rs 9.5 Crore for the year 2018-19.Shri Manoj Kumar, CMD, EdCIL presented the dividend cheque to Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Minister of Human Resource Development, in the presence of Shri Amit Khare, Secretary (MHRD) and Dr. Rakesh Sarwal, Additional Secretary (Technical Education) and senior officials of EdCIL.
The company registered a turnover of Rs. 317.27 Crore and a PBT of Rs. 43. 79 Crore during the year 2018-19.EdCIL offers Project Management and Consultancy solutions across education verticals covering ICT/IT Solutions, Online Testing and Assessment Services, Advisory Services, Infrastructure, PMC, Procurement and Overseas Education Services.The company is executing a mega-project of Ministry of HRD called “Study in India” to increase the number of inbound foreign students to India. The program includes setting-up of a large portal, call centre, social media campaign, branding, event management and setting-up of facilitation centres.