In a written reply to a question
in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Railways Shri Kotla Jaya Surya Prakash Reddy said that since indigenous
sources are not able to meet the requirements of Railways either in quality or
quantity, major imports are rolling
stock involving new technology not available in India and their spares along
with machines/equipments not available indigenously and also some items of
regular consumption.
However, Research Design and Standards Organisation
and other production units are entrusted with the responsibility of developing
indigenous sources, owing to their efforts, 96% of goods purchased by Indian
Railways are indigenous and that import is resorted to in inescapable
circumstances only.
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