While flagging off the 900th coach and a Humsafar rake built at Modern Rail Coach Factory at Lalganj in Rae Bareli, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the MRCF would provide employment to the local youths and stop their exodus from the district to bigger cities
“The expansion of the rail coach factory would bring in opportunities for people. Think of the time when 10-12 coaches will be made here in a day. The expansion of this factory will bring employment for engineers and technicians. Besides, a new rail industrial park is proposed by the state government and it will directly help small and medium sector industries and traders,” the Prime Minister said after inspecting the Modern Rail Coach Factory on Sunday.
The factory, which produces over 1,400 rail coaches will produce 5,000 coaches in the next few years.
In the factory, the Prime Minister showed his interest in the robots used for manufacturing the coaches. He also went inside a Humsafar coach and enquired about the facilities provided for the passengers.
The Prime Minister said now this factory would produce coaches of high speed trains and metro rails.
“Before 2014, local purchases for this factory were less than Rs 1 crore per year but after the NDA came to power, only this year Rs 125 crore of local purchase has been done,” he said.
Talking about the total railway investment in Uttar Pradesh, Modi said during UPA regime, it was just Rs 5,500 crore but now it was more than Rs 26,000 crore.
“The Modern Rail Coach Factory is a proof of exploitation of nation’s resources during previous government. We changed this situation after we came to power,” he said.
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal along with UP Governor Ram Naik, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and senior railway officials were present during the inspection of the manufacturing process of coaches at MRCF.
Goyal and the officials of MRCF explained to the Prime Minister about the facilities and other programmes of the factory and how the coaches are being manufactured.
MRCF produces state-of-the-art LHB Anubhuti coaches, which have ergonomically designed cushioned seats, LCD screens, modular toilets and stylish interiors. These coaches will progressively be introduced on the Shatabdi and Rajdhani express trains.
The factory has come up on a total area of 541 hectares of which 283 was acquired from private parties.
