Atmanirbhar Bharat: Railways awards ‘Regular Supplier’ status to JSPL

• With this, Indian Railways, its subsidiary and track-laying contractors can source 60kg 880 grade (90UTS) Rails manufactured by JSPL

• JSPL is also supplying 1080 grade Head Hardened rails to Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) for the construction of Kolkata Metro rail tracks

New Delhi: Jindal Steel & Power Limited (JSPL) has become India's first private company to get "Regular Supplier" status from the Indian Railways to supply 60 kg 880 grade (90UTS) Rails. With this, Indian Railways, its subsidiary and track-laying contractors can source 60kg 880 grade (90UTS) Rails manufactured by JSPL and utilise them for their ongoing and upcoming projects. Earlier, Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO), which works under the ambit of the Ministry of Railways, had approved field performance of UIC 60 kg, 880 Grade prime (Class- A) rails made by JSPL at its Raigarh Plant. 

The Railway Board has accepted the field performance test report of RDSO and considered UIC 60 kg, 880 Grade prime (Class- A) rails are suitable for use in the Indian Railways. It is now established that JSPL is capable of meeting out Indian Railways quality requirements, JSPL said in an official statement on Tuesday.

JSPL to supply grade 1175 HT for heavyweight traffic rail tracks

JSPL is also supplying 1080 grade Head Hardened rails to Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) for the construction of Kolkata Metro rail tracks. JSPL had also exported more than 2 lakh tonnes of rails. Earlier RDSO approved the 1080 grade HH rails of JSPL manufactured at its Raigarh plant in Chattisgarh. 1080 Head Hardened grade was approved by the internationally accredited agency TUV-Nord-Luxembourg (Gr 1080HH). "JSPL also bagged an order from Pune Metro to supply Head Hardened Rails. JSPL rails have been used in special freight corridors and High-speed Train projects. Soon, JSPL is planning to supply grade 1175 HT for heavyweight traffic rail tracks conceived by the Indian railways," said the statement.

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'Regular supplier status to JSPL is a big push towards Atmanirbhar Bharat'

"We are happy that Indian Railways has awarded regular supplier status to JSPL made 60kg 880 grade (90UTS) Rails, It would be a big push towards an Atmanirbhar Bharat. And it is a good achievement for our Rail business. We are thankful to RDSO and Ministry of Railways for field performance approval of UIC 60 kg, 880 Grade prime (Class- A) rails of JSPL", said VR Sharma, MD, JSPL.

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