The tender for manufacturing and maintaining 9,000 horsepower (hp) electric locomotives at Dahod in Gujarat was executed in a transparent manner, an Indian Railways spokesperson said on Monday (June 23, 2025).
The Indian Railways, which falls under the Ministry of Railways, was responding to allegations by the Congress party over the process by which a ₹26,000 crore contract for manufacturing 9,000 hp locomotives was awarded to Siemens Limited by the Indian Railways. The Congress, in a press conference on Monday (June 23, 2025), questioned the transparency in awarding the contract to Siemens, and called for a parliamentary inquiry into the issue.
“The recent statements by Siemens clearly indicate that only the final assembly, testing, and commissioning are being done at the factory in Dahod,” former Congress MP Brijendra Singh said at the press conference.
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“The rest of the critical components, including the engine systems and power converters, are being produced at factories owned by Siemens in Nashik, Aurangabad, and Mumbai. This goes against the government’s original claim that Dahod would be turned into a full-fledged manufacturing site,” Mr. Singh said.
