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Wagon buying chugs along at slow pace: Target falls short by 40% in FY26
As of July, the Ministry of Railways has managed to procure around 6,703 wagons from the private and public sector undertakings, 5,300 short of its four-month target of 12,000 wagons.
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The geopolitical situation during the first quarter had hurt imports that were likely from China, and the government would not want to penalise manufacturers for lack of availability of imported wheels, according to industry executives.
Amid ongoing issues in manufacturing of wheelsets for rail wagons, the Indian Railways is experiencing a continued shortage in wagon procurement from the private sector, falling 40 per cent short of its target in the first four months of FY26, according to officials in the know of
the matter.
While private companies are responsible for manufacturing the wagons, the wheelsets for them are supplied only by railways through its production units, including the Rail Wheel Factory (RWF) in Bengaluru.
As of July, the Ministry of Railways has managed to procure around 6,703 wagons from the private and public sector undertakings, 5,300
Topics : Indian Railway Railways Indian Economy
