
‘New excise policy to take revenue up to ₹10K crore’
The Hindu
Govt. has already earned ₹5,300 cr.
Terming it a “smashing success”, the Delhi government on Friday claimed its recently-announced excise policy had broken all estimates and targets of revenue generation from the bidding process and is set to take excise revenue figures up to ₹10,000 crore. According to the government, it has already earned around ₹5,300 crore in the initial rounds where licenses in 20 zones were awarded. A zone-wise revenue of around ₹265 crore is further expected to be received from the bidding of the remaining 12 zones.
In 2019, Chinese rolling stock manufacturer CRRC was awarded a ₹1,578-crore contract to supply 216 coaches, with the condition that it establish a manufacturing facility in India. CRRC failed to meet this requirement, prompting BMRCL to issue several notices and consider invoking a ₹372-crore bank guarantee. To revive the situation, CRRC partnered with Kolkata-based Titagarh Rail Systems Limited, enabling production. Despite this arrangement, delivery schedules have continued to slip, forcing BMRCL to open the Yellow Line with a minimal fleet.

In 2019, Chinese rolling stock manufacturer CRRC was awarded a ₹1,578-crore contract to supply 216 coaches, with the condition that it establish a manufacturing facility in India. CRRC failed to meet this requirement, prompting BMRCL to issue several notices and consider invoking a ₹372-crore bank guarantee. To revive the situation, CRRC partnered with Kolkata-based Titagarh Rail Systems Limited, enabling production. Despite this arrangement, delivery schedules have continued to slip, forcing BMRCL to open the Yellow Line with a minimal fleet.