Sanjay Kumar Pankaj, Addl. Member (Production Units), Railway Board Visits Rail Coach Factory
Sanjay Kumar Pankaj, Addl. Member (Production Units), Railway Board, visited the Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala, today.
Rajat Kumar
Apr 7, 2025 07:55
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Kapurthala, April 7, 2024: Sanjay Kumar Pankaj, Addl. Member (Production Units), Railway Board, visited the Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala, today.
On arrival at RCF, Pankaj inspected the coach manufacturing processes in the workshop. He was accompanied by the General Manager of RCF, S. S. Mishra, and other senior officers. He examined various types of coaches—viz. Amrit Bharat, Vande Bharat, etc.—being manufactured at RCF, and also inspected the coach shells in the Shell Assembly Shop. He reviewed the manufacturing of shell components using CNC machines, presses, and other equipment. Pankaj praised RCF’s infrastructure for enabling the speedy manufacturing of coaches and offered valuable suggestions for improving the process.
Later, a presentation on RCF was made before him, elaborating on production output and the manufacturing of new types of coaches in the current financial year. Shri Pankaj held an elaborate meeting with the General Manager and senior officers to discuss core issues and assured full support from the Railway Board. During the meeting, he advised RCF to adopt best practices to enhance the quality of coaches, aiming for the ultimate satisfaction of passengers.
He also appreciated RCF for the record production of 2,102 coaches in the financial year 2024–25 and announced a cash prize of ₹1 lakh for RCF in recognition of its record production and high-quality coach manufacturing.
Sanjay Kumar Pankaj also held meetings with various unions and associations of RCF, during which he emphasized the importance of cordial relations between the unions and the administration, while encouraging cooperation in increasing coach production.
