Lok Sabha Question No. 248 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-16
Subject: New Rail Coach facilities
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: M. B. RAJESH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 248 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.12.2015

## NEW RAIL COACH FACTORIES

- *248. SHRI M.B. RAJESH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) the  details  of  the  Railways  production  units,  along  with  their capacity utilisation, unit-wise;

(b) the present status of new rail coach factory projects along with the allocation of funds made and utilised during the last three years; and

(c) whether  any  of  these  new  coach  factory  projects  have  been included  under  'Make  in  India'  scheme  and  if  so,  the  details thereof?

ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS ( SHRI SURESH PRABHAKAR PRABHU )

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS   (a)  TO  (c)  OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 248 BY SHRI M.B. RAJESH TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 16.12.2015 REGARDING NEW RAIL COACH FACTORIES

## (a)  The Railway Production units and their capacity utilization during the current year 2015-16 are given below:

|   S.No. | Name and location of Production Unit.                            | Product                                 | Capacity Utilization During current year till Nov.,2015   |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW), Varanasi, UP.                     | Diesel Locomotives                      | 163.5%                                                    |
|       2 | Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) , Chittaranjan, West Bengal. | Electric Locomotives                    | 135%                                                      |
|       3 | Integral Coach Factory(ICF), Perambur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.      | Coaches                                 | 104.3%                                                    |
|       4 | Rail Coach Factory (RCF), Kapurthala, Punjab.                    | Coaches                                 | 106.3%                                                    |
|       5 | Diesel Loco Modernization Works (DMW), Patiala, Punjab.          | Locomotive manufacturing and rebuilding | 162.5%                                                    |
|       6 | Rail Wheel Factory (RWF), Bengaluru, Karnataka.                  | Wheels Axles                            | 91.4% 109.5%                                              |
|       7 | Rail Coach Factory (RCF), Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh.             | Coaches                                 | *                                                         |
|       8 | Rail Wheel Plant (RWP), Bela, Bihar.                             | Wheels                                  | *                                                         |

*The  Rail  Coach  Factory,  Rae  Bareli  is  in  the  project  stage.    Therefore, production is increasing gradually to full installed capacity as provisioning of trained manpower and commissioning of infrastructure progresses. Rail Wheel  Plant,  Bela  is  also  in  project  stage  and  production  is  gradually stabilizing.

(b)  &  (c)  The  present  status  and  details  of  new  rail  coach  factory  projects  and allocation of funds made and utilized during the last three years is as under:

| Name of the Coach Factories   | Status                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Funds allocated during the last 3 years   | Funds utilized during the last 3 years   |
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh      | The Rail Coach Factory, Rae Bareli is in the project stage. Therefore, production is increasing gradually to full installed capacity as provisioning of trained manpower and commissioning of infrastructure progresses.                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Rs. 1669 cr                               | Rs. 1669 cr (Approx)                     |
| Haldia, West Bengal           | The new Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU) factory at Haldia is also in project stage. The construction of Phase-I of the factory has been completed. The factory has started furnishing of DEMU coaches.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Rs. 66.26 cr                              | Rs.66.26 cr (Approx)                     |
| Palakkad, Kerala              | M/s RITES have been appointed as the consultant for bid process management for setting up of Rail Coach Factory at Palakkad. Request for Qualification (RFQ) was floated on 09.09.2013 and opened on 5.12.2013. The same has been discharged due to inadequate response. A fresh business model has been firmed up after interaction with prospective bidders. In the meantime, the work of construction of boundary wall at site has been completed. | Rs.39.21 cr                               | Rs. 37.62 cr (Approx)                    |

| Kolar, Karnataka         | The project of setting up of Rail Coach Factory at Kolar has been sanctioned with 50% cost sharing by State Government. Government land has been identified. The State Government is yet to hand over the land and contribution of their share of project cost to Ministry of                                                                                                        | Rs.10 cr    | Nil         |
|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|
| Kanchrapara, West Bengal | Rail Coach Factory/Kanchrapara is planned for manufacturing Electric Multiple Unit (EMU)/Mainline Electric Multiple Unit (MEMU) coaches. The works relating to site development, road connectivity, street lights and 33 KV transmission line, have already been started. Request for Qualification (RFQ) issued in 2010, was annulled and fresh RFQ applications have been invited. | Rs.12.3 Cr. | Rs.13.2 Cr. |

All the above projects are contributing towards the 'Make in India' initiative.

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