Brake on the speed of construction of Vande Bharat train, angry parliamentary committee, know

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a committee of parliament Vande Bharat Trains Expressing unhappiness over the pace of production of rakes, he said that against the target of 35 rakes for the year 2023, only eight rakes could be manufactured. This has been said in the report of the Standing Committee of the Parliament on the Ministry of Railways headed by Bharatiya Janata Party MP Radha Mohan Singh. This report was presented in both the Houses of Parliament on Monday.

400 Vande Bharat trains will run across the country in the next three years

During the budget speech of the year 2022-23, the Finance Minister had announced 400 Vande Bharat trains. The committee observed that as on 17 February 2023, Indian Railways has commissioned 10 pairs of flagship trains named Vande Bharat Express. The committee said that they have been told that a plan has been made to manufacture 400 Vande Bharat rakes in a phased manner within the railway production units. That is, 120 rakes will be made in Marathwada Rail Coach Factory, 80 rakes in Chennai Factory, 100 rakes in Sonipat Factory and 100 rakes in Modern Coach Factory Rae Bareilly.

35 rakes to be ready in 2023, till now only 8 are ready

As per the report, the committee expresses its displeasure that only eight rakes have been manufactured against the target of 35 rakes for the year 2023. The committee believes that at this pace of production, the Railways will not be able to achieve its set target. It added that the committee would like to suggest to the ministry to intensify its efforts to prepare Vande Bharat coaches/rakes to meet the aspirations of railway passengers.

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