Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), a production unit of Indian Railways, has awarded a contract worth ₹411.17 crore (inclusive of GST) to an Indian railway electronics company for the supply, installation, testing and commissioning of 505 units of On-board KAVACH locomotive equipment.
The order has been issued in line with RDSO Specification No. RDSO/SPN/196/2020 (Version 4.0 or latest), which governs the deployment of India’s indigenous Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system.
As per the terms of the contract, the company will execute the entire project within a period of 12 months from the date of the purchase order. The contract covers end-to-end delivery, including system integration and commissioning on locomotives manufactured or maintained by BLW.
KAVACH is a critical component of Indian Railways’ safety modernisation programme and is designed to prevent collisions, signal passing at danger (SPAD), over-speeding and other operational risks through real-time train protection technology.
The contract is a domestic order and does not involve any related party transactions. Industry observers said the order reinforces BLW’s role in accelerating the nationwide rollout of KAVACH across Indian Railways’ locomotive fleet, as part of the government’s broader push to improve rail safety through indigenous technology.