Local firms to get first rail supply contract
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Local firms to get first rail supply contract

<div>India will award its first global rail supplies contract to local firms, refusing major foreign bidders, to promote domestic manufacturing. State-owned Steel Authority of India will provide 80 per cent of the 487,000 tonne of rails sought in the railways tender. The remaining will come from Jindal Steel and Power.&nbsp;</div> <div><br /> </div> <div>The global tender was floated in October 2017, with a clause to award 20 per cent of the contract to a local firm.</div> <div><br /> </div> <div>Contact: Indian railways.</div> <div><br /> </div> <div>Website: www.indianrail.gov.in</div>

<div>India will award its first global rail supplies contract to local firms, refusing major foreign bidders, to promote domestic manufacturing. State-owned Steel Authority of India will provide 80 per cent of the 487,000 tonne of rails sought in the railways tender. The remaining will come from Jindal Steel and Power.&nbsp;</div> <div><br /> </div> <div>The global tender was floated in October 2017, with a clause to award 20 per cent of the contract to a local firm.</div> <div><br /> </div> <div>Contact: Indian railways.</div> <div><br /> </div> <div>Website: www.indianrail.gov.in</div>

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