Lok Sabha Question No. 2889 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-02
Subject: Coach Manufacturing Units
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, Shrirang Appa Barne, NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, MALLIKARJUN  KHARGE, DHARMENDRA YADAV, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, ANANDRAO  ADSUL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2889 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2017

## COACH MANUFACTURING UNITS

## 2889.  DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN:

SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE:

SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  installed  capacity  of  various  coach  manufacturing units of Railways in the country, unit-wise;
- (b) the details of the production of each of the units during each of the last three years and the current year, vis-à-vis the details of demand of coaches of Railways during the said period, Zone-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Railways  have  been  procuring  coaches  from  private manufacturers  and  if  so,  the  details  of  demand  order  placed  and procured by the Railways during the aforesaid period, Zone-wise;
- (d) whether the Railways have been providing technological assistance to private coach manufacturers and if so, the details thereof along with the policy of the Railways in this regard; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  new  coach  factory  in Maharashtra and if so, the details and the present status thereof ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) to (e)   A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2889 BY DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE, SHRI NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN, SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO, SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE,  SHRI  DHARMENDRA  YADAV,  DR.  SHRIKANT  EKNATH  SHINDE AND  SHRI  ANANDRAO  ADSUL  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON 02.08.2017 REGARDING COACH MANUFACTURING UNITS

(a)& (b) The details of the installed capacities of the coach manufacturing units under the Ministry of Railways, and their production in the last three years and the current year are given below.

|   S.No. | Name of Production Unit.                                    | Installed Capacity ( Nos. in coaches)   |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 (till June '2017) |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------|
|       1 | Integral Coach Factory(ICF), Perambur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. | 1700                                    |      1678 |      1997 |      2215 |                         380 |
|       2 | Rail Coach Factory (RCF), Kapurthala, Punjab.               | 1500                                    |      1480 |      1603 |      1489 |                         316 |
|       3 | Modern Coach Factory (MCF), Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh.       | *                                       |       140 |       330 |       576 |                         112 |

*  Modern  Coach  Factory  (MCF),  Raebareli  has  been  planned  to  have  an installed capacity of 1000 coaches per year. In addition, a factory has been set  up  at  Haldia,  West  Bengal,  for  furnishing  of  100  Diesel  Electrical Multiple  Unit  (DEMU)  coaches  every  year.  However  both,  Modern  Coach Factory (MCF), Raebareli, and DEMU Coach Factory, Haldia, are still in the stabilization phase and their outturn is planned to increase gradually.

The demand for rail service is dynamic and decreases/increases depending upon seasonal variations, growth of passenger traffic, etc. The requirement of  the  coaches  is  based  on  these  factors  and  gets  included  in  the  annual Coach  Production  Programme.  The  production  of  coaches  is  normally commensurate with the requirement.

(c)    The  Indian  Railways  have  procured  Mainline  Electric  Multiple  Unit (MEMU)/ Alternating Current  Electrical Multiple Unit (ACEMU) coaches from private  manufacturers  in  the  past,  but  no  such  order  has  been  placed  on private manufacturers during the last three years.

(d) The Indian Railways provides some technical drawings to private coach manufacturers.

(e)  At  present,  there  is  no  proposal  to  set  up  new  coach  factory  in Maharashtra.

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