MTNL defaults on Principal & Interest payments to Banks
The default amount is significant (₹8,733.68 crore), and involves multiple major banks, suggesting a potentially large impact on MTNL's financial stability and creditworthiness.
The announcement discloses defaults in principal and interest payments, indicating financial distress.
* MTNL has defaulted on payments of principal and interest to several banks. * The defaults pertain to obligations with Union Bank of India, Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, State Bank of India, UCO Bank, Punjab and Sind Bank and Indian Overseas Bank. * The total default amount is ₹8,733.68 crore, comprising ₹7,794.34 crore principal and ₹939.34 crore interest. * MTNL's total financial indebtedness is ₹34,842 crore, including bank loans of ₹8,734 crore, SG Bonds of ₹24,071 crore and a loan from DoT of ₹2,037 crore.
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