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In India, many important public sector undertakings have been established. Their acronyms (abbreviated forms) have been given. Find their long forms and write them down. BHEL, BEL, HAL, ONGC, NTPC, NTC, SAL, GAIL, e.g., BHEL: Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited.

Following are the full forms of the acronyms-


1. BHEL – Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited


2. BEL – Bharat Electricals Limited


3. HAL – Hindustan Aeronautics Limited


4. ONGC – Oil and Natural Gas Corporation


5. NTPC – National Thermal Power Corporation


6. NTC – National Textile Corporation


7. SAL - Société Anonyme Libanaise


8. GAIL – Gas Authority of India Limited


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