(a) whether the Government proposes to import coaches for Metro Projects from Korea;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the time by which the coaches are likely to be imported;
(d) whether the Government has any plan to manufacture their own coaches for Metro Projects instead of importing them; and
(e) if so, the steps taken by the Government in this regard?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI AJAY MAKEN)
(a)to(c): Choice of procurement source for metro coaches is
within the competence of the concerned Metro Rail Corporations.
The DMRC has no plans of importing metro coaches presently. No
other Metro Project has reached the stage of purchasing coaches.
(d)&(e): Bharat Earth Movers Ltd. (BEML), Bangalore has
submitted a proposal for its expansion and for setting up of an
R & D Wing with a view to manufacture metro coaches in India.
Ministry of Railways also have facilities to manufacture metro
coaches.