Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s announcement of 400 Vande Bharat trains over the next three years seems to be a tall target as the third prototype is yet to be rolled out, an Indian Railway official said.
Presenting the Union Budget for 2022-23, Sitharaman said 400 new energy efficient Vande Bharat trains will be introduced in three year’s time.
However, a senior official of the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) told IANS that “the third prototype of the train has to be rolled out first and cleared by the Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO). Once that is done, production can be streamlined”.
