(a) the estimated annual requirement of coaches in Railways in the next three years, year-wise;
(b) the number of coach manufacturing units under Railways and outside Railways in the country;
(c) the capacity of all coach manufacturing units, unit-wise;
(d) the envisaged annual production capacity of coach making units; and
(e) the total estimated investment on coach manufacturing proposed for the next financial year?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI K.H. MUNIYAPPA)
(a) Estimated approximate requirement of coaches in Railways is 4538 per year
including mainline coaches, EMU, MEMU and DEMU.
(b) There are two coach manufacturing units under Ministry of Railways, viz., Integral
Coach Factory, Perambur (ICF) and Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala (RCF). The two other
units, viz., M/s. BEML Limited and M/s. Jessops are not under Ministry of Railways.
(c) & (d) The capacity of ICF and RCF is 1000 coaches per annum each which is
being enhanced to 1500 coaches per annum each. The other two units are in private and
public sectors have produced varying number of coaches depending upon their business
plan.
(e) The total estimated investment on coach manufacturing facilities proposed during
the next financial year is Rs.151 crores.