New Delhi, July 03 : The production units of the Indian Railways have performed well during the past year with several units setting a new records both in terms of production and productivity, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee told Parliament today.
Presenting the Railway Budget for 2009-10, she said Railway Coach Factory, Kapurthala manufactured 1558 coaches including 121 stainless steel coaches of new LHB design as against the target of 1562 coaches.
The Integral Coach Factory, Chennai fell short of its target by producing 1337 coaches as against the set target of 1433 coaches for the year.
The Diesel Locomotive Works, Varanasi, manufactured 257 locomotives during 2008-09 and the target for 2009-10 was 250 locomotives with substantial increase in the number of horse power locomotives to 150.
Chittaranjan Locomtive Works manufactured 220 locomotives, the highest ever including 54 3-phase high horse power locomotives.
Its target had been increased to 250 for 09-10.
The Rail Wheel Factory, Bangalore registered a quantum jump of 35 per cent in wheel production by producing 1,96,261 wheels during 2008-09. The production target had been enhanced to 100,000 for the next year, she said.
The Diesel Modernisation Works (DMW) was upgrading its existing fleet of diesel locomotives from existing 2,600 HP to 33,000 HP locomotives, she informed.
She said a business plan had been drawn up to improve overall efficiency and reduction in unit costs of Railway workshops. This will be initiated at Golden Rock, Parel, Ajmer and Kharagpur workshops.
–Agencies