BEML Plans Rolling Stock Units in Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh

In a significant move for India's manufacturing and infrastructure industries, the Government of Madhya Pradesh has approved the transfer of 60.063 hectares (approximately 148 acres) of land to BEML Limited, in Umeria, Raisen district, as a contribution towards advanced facilities for the manufacture of Rolling Stock and Metro Coaches.

This is a key development in supporting the Central Government's Make in India initiative and advancing domestic production in the rail and urban transportation development sectors. The land transfer, and proposed facility will enable BEML to capture demand for more modern metro and railway coaches and produce necessary projects that will support national transport infrastructure.

The new unit will not only provide BEML with an additional manufacturing footprint but, the new unit will also provide support for metro projects in additional states across the country as governments grow more focused on how to meet sustainable urban mobility strategies.

In a separate announcement on May 9, BEML secured 100 acres of land in Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh for Re 1 per acre, as the site for a new Heavy Earth Moving Equipment manufacturing facility. This development was announced in filings to the NSE and BSE. BEML Limited, operating under the Ministry of Defence, is a leading company in the defence & aerospace, rail & metro, and mining & construction sectors and has successfully supplied metro systems in multiple major Indian cities.