Lok Sabha Question No. 1748 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-09
Subject: Rail Coach Factories
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: GANESH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1748 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2015

## RAIL COACH FACTORIES

† 1748. SHRI GANESH SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  production  units  of  the  Railways  in  the  country along with the unit-wise details of capacity utilisation of the said units during the last two years and the current year;
- (b) whether the Railways proposes to modernise the said units and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Railways has received any proposals from various State Governments including Madhya Pradesh regarding setting up rail coach factories in the States and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  said  factories  are  likely  to  be  set  up  as  joint enterprises with the State Governments or under Public Private Partnership model; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS ( SHRI MANOJ SINHA )

- (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.  1748  BY SHRI  GANESH  SINGH TO  BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  09.12.2015  REGARDING  RAIL  COACH FACTORIES.

(a) The Railway Production units and their capacity utilization during the last two years and current year is given below:

|   S.No. | Name and location of Production Unit.                            | Product                               | Capacity Utilization During last two years and current year till Oct.,2015   |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.          | Diesel Locomotive                     | 149.6%                                                                       |
|       2 | Chittaranjan Locomotive- Works (CLW), Chittaranjan, West Bengal. | Electric Locomotive                   | 131.1%                                                                       |
|       3 | Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Perambur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.     | Coaches                               | 108.1%                                                                       |
|       4 | Rail Coach Factory (RCF), Kapurthala, Punjab.                    | Coaches                               | 103%                                                                         |
|       5 | Diesel Loco Modernization Works (DMW), Patiala, Punjab.          | Locomotive manufacture and rebuilding | 196.8%                                                                       |
|       6 | Rail Wheel Factory (RWF), Bengaluru, Karnataka.                  | Wheels Axles                          | 94% 119.8%                                                                   |
|       7 | Rail Coach Factory (RCF), Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh.             | Coaches                               | *                                                                            |
|       8 | Rail Wheel Plant, Bela, Bihar.                                   | Wheels                                | *                                                                            |

*The Rail Coach Factory, Rae Bareli is in the project stage.  Therefore, production has been gradually increased to keep pace with the progress in commissioning of infrastructure and with assistance from Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala.  Rail Wheel Plant, Bela is also in project stage and production is gradually stabilizing. (b)  Modernisation/augmentation  of  the  existing  production  units  is  a continuous process. Modernization/augmentation  works  have  been sanctioned at Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW), Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW), Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Rail Coach Factory (RCF) and Rail Wheel Factory (RWF). (c) Requests have been received for setting up of coach factory from the states of Haryana at Sonepat and in the state of Telangana. (d) & (e) The factories are not yet sanctioned.

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