Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) will establish a rail manufacturing hub in Umaria village, Obedullaganj (Goharganj tehsil), Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh, with an investment of INR 18 billion. The site spans roughly 148 acres (about 60 hectares) and will be developed under the name “Brahma — BEML Rail Hub for Manufacturing.”
The foundation stone for the project was laid at a ceremony attended by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan were also present, while Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw participated virtually.
The facility is planned for the design, manufacture, assembly and testing of rail coaches and rolling stock, including coaches for Vande Bharat, Amrit Bharat and metro trains, and is also expected to support defence-related manufacturing. Initial production capacity is projected at 125–200 coaches per year, with scope to scale to about 1,100 coaches per year within five years.
The project is expected to generate over 5,000 direct and indirect jobs, according to Chouhan. The project is also expected to benefit the nearby Mandideep industrial area, which currently hosts 752 operational units with exports valued at about INR 200 billion.
BEML Ltd is a public-sector engineering company in India that manufactures equipment serving railways, defence, construction and mining sectors and operates multiple manufacturing facilities domestically while supplying some products internationally.
