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Hindustan Cables

Government-owned telecom cables company

Hindustan Cables Limited (HCL) was a government-owned company that made telecom cables in India. It was under the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1952Founded1
  • HeadquartersRupnarayanpur1

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Hindustan Cables Limited (HCL) was a government-owned company that made telecom cables in India.2

The story

Hindustan Cables was founded at Rupnarayanpur in Asansol, West Bengal in 1952. Present headquarters is Kolkata.

The objective was to make India self-reliant in manufacturing communications cables.

The company has grown to make a broader line of products in locations in Hyderabad (Telangana), Naini, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) as well as the original plant in Rupnarayanpur. In 1984 HCL acquired Machine Tool Works in Narendrapur, Calcutta from Cycle Corporation of India.

Products include jelly-filled and fibre-optic cables, telephone and computer cords.

From Wikipedia’s article on Hindustan Cables, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. 1952Founded Founded1

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