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{{Infobox Company
| company_name = GAIL (India) Limited
| company_logo = [[Image:GAIL_Logo.gif]]
| company_type = [[Public Sector Undertaking|PSU]]
| foundation = 1984
| location = [[Image:Flag_of_India.svg|20px]] [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| key_people = Dr U D Choubey, [[Chairman]] and [[Managing Director|MD]]
| industry = [[Petroleum]] and [[Gas]]
| products = 
| revenue = [[image:green up.png]] [[INR|Rs]] 16832 Crores (2006)
| net_income= [[image:green up.png]] [[INR|Rs]] 2310 Crores  (2006)
| num_employees = 3500
| parent =
| subsid =
| homepage = http://www.gailonline.com
| footnotes =
}}
'''GAIL (India) Limited''', is [[India]]'s largest [[natural gas]] transportation company, integrating all aspects of the [[Natural Gas]] value chain.

== History ==
The company (previously known as [[Gas Authority of India Ltd]]) is India's principal gas transmission and marketing company, was set up by the Government of India in August 1984 to create gas sector infrastructure.

GAIL commissioned 2800-km Hazira-Vijaipur-Jagdishpur (HVJ) pipeline in 1991. During 1991-93, three [[LPG]] plants were constructed and some regional pipelines acquired, enabling GAIL to begin its  gas transportation in various parts of India.

GAIL began its city gas distribution in [[New Delhi]] in 1997 by setting up nine [[CNG ]]stations.

In 1999, GAIL set up northern India's only [[petrochemical]] plant at Pata.

== Trivia ==
GAIL is listed by [[Forbes]] as one of the world's 2,000 largest public companies in 2007. <ref>[http://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/18/biz_07forbes2000_The-Global-2000-India_10Rank.html Forbes Global 2000]</ref>

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