Government will encourage "Make in India" with Metro Rail Projects
New Delhi: The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has decided to give the responsibility to NITI Aayog to review the progress of standardization and indigenization of metro rail system. Metro rail system is being set up all over the country. According to the Ministry, the purpose of this initiative is to speed up the government"s "Make in India" campaign for the implementation of metro rail projects in the states. An official said that the standard of the engine compartment, signal system, and telecommunication system has been standardized. An official said, "It has been decided that the members of the NITI Aayog will review the progress of standardization and indigenization of the metro rail system. Ministry will ensure timely progress. Significantly, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had approved the setting up of a committee under the chairmanship of "Metro Man" e-Sreedharan to fix the standard of the metro rail system in the country. The 22 projects in...