Question : REVIVAL OF SICK WAGONS PSUS



(a)whether the Government have prepared any plan for revival of three ailing wagon manufacturing PSUs; and

(b) if so, the details thereof?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI DIGVIJAY SINGH)

(a)&(b) Yes, Sir. Three units i.e. Burn Standards, Jessops and Braithwaite under administrative control of Ministry of Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises, have been sanctioned rehabilitation scheme by BIFR for production programme for the year 1999-2000 as under:-

i)	Burn Standard-	4437.5 Four Wheeler Units(FWUs
ii) Jessops 720.0 Four Wheeler Units(FWUs)
iii) Braithwaite 3075.0 Four Wheeler Units(FWUs) 8232.5 Four Wheeler Units (FWUs)