Make in India: Railways awards project worth Rs 2,211 crore to Hyderabad firm
The contract awarded by the Indian Railways to the firm is for design and manufacturing of propulsion, control and other equipment for making 44 rakes, having sixteen cars each, of Vande Bharat train sets, according the railway ministry
Ashutosh Kumar | January 22, 2021 | Updated 16:42 IST
Indian railways has awarded projects worth Rs 2,211 crore to Hyderabad-based firm Medha Servo Drives Pvt. Ltd.
Chugging ahead full steam on the government s Atma Nirbhar Bharat and Make in India track, the Indian railways has awarded projects worth Rs 2,211 crore to Hyderabad-based firm Medha Servo Drives Pvt. Ltd. for procurement of equipment for manufacturing additional rakes of Vande Bharat train sets.
Medha Servo Drives to supply, maintain equipment for Vande Bharat type trainsets
January 22, 2021
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Indian Railways has awarded the tender to design, develop, manufacture, supply, integrate, test and commission various equipment for Vande Bharat type train sets for 44 rakes of 16 cars each to Medha Servo Drives Ltd for ₹2,211 crore.
The equipment include propulsion, control and other equipment, and the procurement includes five years’ comprehensive annual maintenance contract with the supplier, an official release said.
These coaches will be manufactured at three production units of Indian Railways 24 rakes (one set of train) at Integral Coach Factory, Chennai; 10 rakes at Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala, and balance 10 rakes at Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli, it added.
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Contract Awarded For Making Equipment Of Vande Bharat-type Train Sets
The Railways has awarded Hyderabad-based Medha Servo Drives Pvt. Ltd a Rs 2,211-crore contract for designing and manufacturing propulsion, control and other equipment required for making 44 rakes of Vande Bharat-type train sets, a ministry spokesperson said on Thursday. Earlier in August, the Railways had cancelled the tender for the manufacturing of the 44 rakes of Train 18, which has been re-christened as Vande Bharat Express The move came after the Chinese joint venture company CRRC Pioneer Electric (India) Private Limited emerged as the only foreign bidder among the six contenders for manufacturing the semi-high speed trains. In September, the tender was floated again.
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BHEL Small Industries Association (BHELSIA), which is exploring scope for fabricating components for products manufactured by the railways, will emphasise on a long-term price variation clause as a pre-requisite to building a sustained partnership with the coubtry’s largest public sector undertaking.
Due to BHEL’s policy to do away with the clause, ancillary units face a huge setback after the cost of steel increased by nearly 40%.
BHELSIA’s position is that the Golden Railway Workshop and the Integral Coach Factory should deviate from L1 tender system where the lowest quotation is prioritised.