Push for 'Make in India' as railways floats fresh tender for 44 Vande Bharat train sets

The revised tender is in line with the Modi government's preference for 'Make in India' policy. Indian Railways to introduce more Vande Bharat trains soon! The revised tender of 44 semi-high speed Vande Bharat train sets has been floated by Indian Railways. The revised tender is for 3-phase propulsion, control and other equipment along with bogies for as many as 44 Vande Bharat train sets.

This tender, which has been uploaded on ireps.gov.in, is now a domestic tender. The revised tender is in line with the Modi government’s preference for ‘Make in India’ policy. In this tender, the minimum local content percentage has been revised to 75 per cent. Also, it is the first big tender under revised DPIIT norms of the Government of India’s Atma Nirbhar Bharat.

The pre-bid meeting is scheduled for 29 September 2020 and the opening date of the tender is 17 November 2020. Some of the main features of the revised tender are as follows: