NaMo gives contract to maufacture 1000 disiel railway engines to US company General Electric (7-Mar-2016) No.1

March 7, 2016 No.1

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NaMo gives contract to maufacture 1000 disiel railway engines to US company General Electric (old news --- nov-2015)
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NaMo orders Railway Ministry to buy 800 Electric Railway engines from French company Alstom (nov-2015 news)
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see links below
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http://www.railwaygazette.com/…/ge-wins-1000-locomotive-ind…
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GE wins 1000-locomotive Indian Railways deal
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INDIA: On November 9 the Ministry of Railways issued GE with a letter of award for a US$2·6bn joint venture contract to develop a factory to supply and maintain 1 000 diesel locomotives. The contract is expected to be signed within 30 days.

GE said the deal was the biggest it had ever won in India, and would see the company invest US$200m to build the factory at Marhowra in Bihar as well as maintenance facilities at Bhatinda in Punjab and Gandhidham in Gujarat.

Plans for the factory were first announced by the government in 2006. Following an international tender, requests for proposals were issued to two shortlisted bidders on March 11 2015. The PPP contract still needs to be formalised and a joint venture between the Ministry of Railways (with a 26% stake) and GE Global Sourcing India established before construction begins. The land has already been acquired by Indian Railways, and the factory is expected to be completed within three years.
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( pls click link for full news )
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http://www.alstom.com/…/alstom-to-supply-800-double-electr…/
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Alstom to supply 800 double electric locomotives to Indian Railways
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Alstom has received a Letter of Award[1] from the Ministry of Railways to supply Indian Railways with 800 double section freight electric locomotives with associated long-term maintenance[2]. The total contract is worth above €3 billion. This project includes the set-up of a plant at Madhepura (Bihar state) and two maintenance depots at Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh state) and Nagpur (Maharashtra state). The delivery of the locomotives will spread between 2018 and 2028.

This project, one of the strongest endorsements of the ‘Make in India’ policy of the government, will play a crucial role in boosting the infrastructure development in the country. The 100% Foreign Direct Investment in the railway sector allowed by the Government has provided a renewed push to the Indian mainline railway sector.
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Every NaMo-andhbhagat , every RSS-worker , every BJP-worker is supporting these two deals.
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And SoGa / ArGandhi have also supported these deals. And every Congress / AAP worker also supports these deals.
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Each such mega deal is opportunity lost ----- Indian engineers could have gains actual experience in manufacturing these railway engines. And manufacturing of engines could have made them smarter and capable for manufacturing more / better weapons. Instead, SoMoKe prefer FDI and imports !!!
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SOLUTION?
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Solution I propose is that activists should work to publicize law-drafts that can improve India. How? You can put one line on YOUR FB cover picture "please click the law-drafts I support to improve India". and the FB cover picture description can have links to law-drafts you support. And please support law-drafts such as Jury System , RTR judges , RTR Police Chiefs, wealth tax. These law-drafts will improve productivity of Indian factory owners and reduce costs. That will improve Indian's manufacturing, railway manufacturing and also imprive weapon manufacturing.
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So please change your cover picture. (see my cover picture as an example --- https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153313342966922 . And please decide which law-drafts you want to support.