Railways to revise Rs 31,000 cr wagon procurement plan

The Indian Railways has revised its ₹31,418 crore wagon procurement plan after supplier Modern Industries failed to fulfill a contract. The plan, which aimed to supplement the 300,000 existing wagons on the network, was placed with seven suppliers in July 2022. The largest order was placed with Titagarh Wagons for 24,177 units. Modern Industries was supposed to supply 9,242 wagons for ₹3,776.35 crore, but the order was scaled down to 3,151 wagons for ₹1,287.54 crore last month under force majeure conditions.