The company was incorporated as ‘Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited’ (IRCTC) on September 27, 1999, as a public limited company under the Companies Act, 1956, and was granted a certificate of incorporation by the Deputy Registrar of Companies, N.C.T. of Delhi and Haryana. The company received its certificate for commencement of business from the Deputy Registrar of Companies, N.C.T. of Delhi and Haryana on December 2, 1999.

As a Central Public Sector Enterprise wholly owned by the Government of India and under the administrative control of the Ministry of Railways, the company is the only entity authorized by Indian Railways to provide catering services to railways, online railway tickets and packaged drinking water at railway stations and trains in India. It was incorporated with the objective to upgrade, modernize and professionalize catering and hospitality services, managing hospitality services at railway stations, on trains and other locations and to promote international and domestic tourism in India through public-private participation. It was conferred the status of Mini-ratna (Category-I Public Sector Enterprise) by the Government of India, on May 1, 2008.

Business area of the company

The company operates one of the most transacted websites, www.irctc.co.in, in the Asia-Pacific region It has also diversified into other businesses, including non-railway catering and services such as e-catering, executive lounges and budget hotels, which are in line with its objective to build a ‘one stop solution’ for its customers.

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Market Cap	57,212 Cr		EPS	11.2		High	729.4
Stock P/E	64.0		Net Profit Margin	NA		Low	720.1

Market Cap	57,212 Cr	ROE	39.7%
P/E Ratio(TTM)	64.0	EPS(TTM)	NA
P/B Ratio	25.6	Dividend Yield	0.5%
Industry P/E	65.6	Book Value	28.0
		Face Value	2.0