MTNL defaults on Rs 8,585 cr loan to 7 banks
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) has defaulted payments amounting to Rs 8,585 crore of both principal and interest to seven major public sector banks, the state-run company said in an exchange filing. The seven lender banks include Union Bank of India, Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, State Bank of India, UCO Bank, Punjab and Sind Bank, and Indian Overseas Bank.According to the filing, the defaulted amounts of the Union Bank of India sum to Rs 3,733.22 crore, the Bank of India Rs 1,121.09 crore, the Punjab National Bank Rs 474.66 crore and the State Bank of India Rs 363.43 crore.The company added that it has defaulted on Rs 273.58 crore of dues to UCO Bank, Rs 184.82 crore to Punjab and Sind Bank and Rs 2,434.13 crore to Indian Overseas Bank, the filing shows.The loss-making MNTL's total debt obligations reached Rs 34,484 crore as of June 30, 2025. This includes Rs 24,071 crore of sovereign guarantee (SG) bonds and a Loan for DoT for paying SG Bond Interest of Rs 18,28 Crore, according to the filing.