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==Railway projects==
==Railway projects==
Major railway companies and projects that have had projects with RITES as a consultant include:
Major railway companies and projects that have had projects with RITES as a consultant include:
* [[SNTF]], [[Algeria]]: Consulting<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 January 1982 |title=Growing Indo-Algerian Inter-Governmental Cooperation |url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/EXTERNAL%20AFFAIRS/1982-JAN-JUN-EXTERNAL-AFFAIRS-PI-XP-DIVISION/EXT-1982-01-04_002.pdf |access-date=15 January 2024 |publisher=External Publicity Division, Ministry of External Affairs |agency=Press Information Bureau}}</ref>
* [[SNTF]], [[Algeria]]: Consulting
* [[Luanda Railway]] (CFL), [[Angola]]: Feasibility study for rehabilitation<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rites.com/web/index.php?option=com_projects&sectionid=1004&sbu=93&date=1&task=details |title=RITES: List of completed projects |access-date=15 March 2012 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072119/http://www.rites.com/web/index.php?option=com_projects&sectionid=1004&sbu=93&date=1&task=details |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Luanda Railway]] (CFL), [[Angola]]: Feasibility study for rehabilitation<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rites.com/web/index.php?option=com_projects&sectionid=1004&sbu=93&date=1&task=details |title=RITES: List of completed projects |access-date=15 March 2012 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072119/http://www.rites.com/web/index.php?option=com_projects&sectionid=1004&sbu=93&date=1&task=details |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Bangladesh Railway]], [[Bangladesh]]: Consultation<ref>"[https://mealib.nic.in/?2523?000 India's Neighbours]". ''Annual Report, 1994-95''. New Delhi: Policy Planning and Research Division, Ministry of External Affairs. 1995. p. 3. Retrieved 8 March 2023.</ref>
* [[Bangladesh Railway]], [[Bangladesh]]: Consultation<ref>"[https://mealib.nic.in/?2523?000 India's Neighbours]". ''Annual Report, 1994-95''. New Delhi: Joint Secretary, Policy Planning and Research Division, Ministry of External Affairs. 1995. p. 3. Retrieved 8 March 2023.</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=27 September 2021 |title=Bangladesh Railway signs contract with JV of RITES-Aarvee for Bogura-Sirajganj dual gauge railway line |url=https://www.daily-sun.com/post/579045 |access-date=15 January 2024 |work=[[Daily Sun]]}}</ref>
* [[Rail transport in Belize|Belize Railways]], [[Belize]]: Planning
* [[Rail transport in Belize|Belize Railways]], [[Belize]]: Planning
* Belmopan Commuter Rail, Belize: Planning
* Belmopan Commuter Rail, Belize: Planning
* [[Botswana Railways]], [[Botswana]]: Management support and consultation<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bullock |first=Richard |url=https://ppp.worldbank.org/public-private-partnership/sites/ppp.worldbank.org/files/documents/Africa_Offtrac%20-%20SubSaharan%20African%20Railways_EN.pdf |title=Off Track: Sub-Saharan African Railways |publisher=Office of the Publisher, World Bank |location=Washington D.C. |publication-date=November 2009 |pages=44 |chapter=Institutional arrangements |access-date=15 January 2024}}</ref>
* [[Botswana Railways]], [[Botswana]]: Management support and consultation
* [[Rail transport in Cambodia|Cambodian Railways]], [[Cambodia]]: Rehabilitation
* [[Rail transport in Cambodia|Cambodian Railways]], [[Cambodia]]: Rehabilitation
* Red Atlantic Railway Network, [[Colombia]]: Equity partner, technical and managerial support
* Red Atlantic Railway Network, [[Colombia]]: Equity partner, technical and managerial support<ref>"The Americas". ''[https://mealib.nic.in/?pdf2387?000 Annual Report, 1999-2000]''. New Delhi: Joint Secretary, Policy Planning and Research Division, Ministry of External Affairs. 2000. p. 69. Retrieved 15 January 2024.</ref>
* [[Eswatini Railways]], [[Eswatini]]: Technical assistance<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PDABJ688.pdf |title=Regional Rail Systems Support Project: Swaziland Component |date=October 1994 |publisher=USAID |pages=21 |access-date=15 January 2024}}</ref>
* [[Ethiopian Railway Corporation]], [[Ethiopia]]: Consultation<ref>{{Cite book |last=Jovanovic |first=D. |url=https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/pt/861251468252880520/pdf/multi-page.pdf |title=Ethiopia: Transport Corridor Analysis, Operational Improvements and Investment Options |last2=Holt |first2=J. |date=12 June 1987 |publisher=Office of the Publisher, World Bank |volume=1 |pages=7, 75 |access-date=15 January 2024}}</ref>
* [[Ghana Railway Corporation]], [[Ghana]]: Consultation
* [[Ghana Railway Corporation]], [[Ghana]]: Consultation
* [[Iran Railways]], [[Iran]]: Planning
* [[Iran Railways]], [[Iran]]: Planning
* [[Iraqi Republic Railways]], [[Iraq]]: Operation and maintenance of [[Baghdad]]–[[Al-Qa'im (town)|Al Qaim]]–[[Akashat]] section
* [[Iraqi Republic Railways]], [[Iraq]]: Operation and maintenance of [[Baghdad]]–[[Al-Qa'im (town)|Al Qaim]]–[[Akashat]] section<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://rsdebate.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/265207/2/IQ_151_02081989_U1786_p96_p97.pdf |title=Rajya Sabha Official Debates |date=2 August 1989 |publisher=Rajya Sabha Secretariat |location=New Delhi |pages=96-97 |chapter=Contract secured by RITES}}</ref>
* [[Railways of Jamaica]]<ref>{{cite web|title=REVIVING JAMAICA'S DORMANT RAILWAY|url=http://www.railwaysafrica.com/blog/2010/12/reviving-jamaica’s-dormant-railway/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403203800/http://www.railwaysafrica.com/blog/2010/12/reviving-jamaica%E2%80%99s-dormant-railway/|archive-date=2012-04-03|access-date=2010-12-19|publisher=Railways Africa}}</ref>
* [[Railways of Jamaica]]<ref>{{cite web|title=REVIVING JAMAICA'S DORMANT RAILWAY|url=http://www.railwaysafrica.com/blog/2010/12/reviving-jamaica’s-dormant-railway/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403203800/http://www.railwaysafrica.com/blog/2010/12/reviving-jamaica%E2%80%99s-dormant-railway/|archive-date=2012-04-03|access-date=2010-12-19|publisher=Railways Africa}}</ref>
* [[Kenya Railways]], [[Kenya]]: Locomotive operation, restructuring, and planning<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kiruthu |first=Felix |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_Political_Economy_of_Development_and/7k6-0-6m-m8C?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA295&printsec=frontcover |title=The Political Economy of Development and Underdevelopment in Africa |last2=Kinyanjui |first2=Mary |last3=Muchoki |first3=Francis |date= |publisher=Routledge |isbn=9781136683800 |editor-last=Falola |editor-first=Toyin |location=New York |publication-date=7 June 2013 |pages=295 |chapter=The New Scramble for Africa? Indo-Kenyan Economic Relations, 1980-2010 |quote=In Kenya, RITES has been involved in several projects including the operations of the Rift Valley Railway, which runs Kenya’s railway line. |editor-last2=Achberger |editor-first2=Jessica}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Dubey |first=Ajay Kumar |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/India_and_Africa_s_Partnership/uwyVCgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA72&printsec=frontcover |title=India and Africa's Partnership: A Vision for a New Future |last2=Biswas |first2=Aparajita |publisher=Springer |isbn=9788132226192 |publication-date=21 September 2015 |pages=72 |chapter=India's Pursuit of Investment Opportunities in Africa}}</ref>
* [[Kenya Railways]], [[Kenya]]: Locomotive operation, restructuring, and planning
* [[Central East African Railways]], [[Malawi]]: Management services
* [[Central East African Railways]], [[Malawi]]: Management services
* [[Beira Railroad Corporation]] (CFM Central), [[Mozambique]]: Rehabilitation and management<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://mealib.nic.in/?pdf2532?000 |title=Annual Report, 2004-2005 |publisher=Joint Secretary, Policy Planning and Research Division, Ministry of External Affairs |year=2005 |location=New Delhi |pages=67 |chapter=Africa (South of Sahara) |access-date=15 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PDAAY787.pdf |title=Regional Rail Systems Support Project Paper: Mozambique Component |publisher=USAID |year=1988 |access-date=15 January 2024}}</ref>
* [[Beira Railroad Corporation]] (CFM Central), [[Mozambique]]: Rehabilitation and management
* [[Rail transport in Nicaragua|Nicaraguan Railways]], [[Nicaragua]]: Planning
* [[Rail transport in Nicaragua|Nicaraguan Railways]], [[Nicaragua]]: Planning
* [[Nigerian Railways]], [[Nigeria]]: Complete management (3 years), revitalization, and planning<ref>{{Cite book |last=Wapmuk |first=Sharkdam |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dWM9EAAAQBAJ&pg=PA118 |title=Nigeria-India Relations in a Changing World |publisher=Lexington Books |year=2021 |isbn=9781793644541 |pages=118 |chapter=Perspectives on Technical and Consultancy Cooperation, Joint Ventures, and Indian Companies in Nigeria |access-date=8 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=Annual Report, 1978-79 |publisher=Policy Planning and Research Division, Ministry of External Affairs |year=1979 |location=New Delhi |pages=51 |chapter=Technical and Economic Cooperation |access-date=8 March 2023 |chapter-url=https://mealib.nic.in/?2507?000#9}}</ref>
* [[Nigerian Railways]], [[Nigeria]]: Complete management (3 years), revitalization, and planning<ref>{{Cite book |last=Wapmuk |first=Sharkdam |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dWM9EAAAQBAJ&pg=PA118 |title=Nigeria-India Relations in a Changing World |publisher=Lexington Books |year=2021 |isbn=9781793644541 |pages=118 |chapter=Perspectives on Technical and Consultancy Cooperation, Joint Ventures, and Indian Companies in Nigeria |access-date=8 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=Annual Report, 1978-79 |publisher=Joint Secretary, Policy Planning and Research Division, Ministry of External Affairs |year=1979 |location=New Delhi |pages=51 |chapter=Technical and Economic Cooperation |access-date=8 March 2023 |chapter-url=https://mealib.nic.in/?2507?000#9}}</ref>
* [[Rail transportation in the Philippines|Philippine Railways]], [[Philippines]]: Rehabilitation
* [[Rail transportation in the Philippines|Philippine Railways]], [[Philippines]]: Rehabilitation
* [[Sri Lanka Railways]], [[Sri Lanka]]: Consulting and management assistance
* [[Sri Lanka Railways]], [[Sri Lanka]]: Consulting and management assistance<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=K. P. Narayana |date=7 August 2010 |title=RITES: The Torchbearer for India's Strategic Interests |url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/cross-border/rites-the-torchbearer-for-indias-strategic-interests/16012/1 |access-date=16 January 2024 |work=[[Forbes India]]}}</ref>
* [[Sudan Railways]], [[Sudan]]: Consulting
* [[Sudan Railways]], [[Sudan]]: Consulting
* [[Tanzania Railway Corporation]], [[Tanzania]]: General management<ref>{{Cite news |last=Guha |first=Rajat |last2=Narayan |first2=Subhash |date=19 October 2007 |title=RITES buys 51% stake in Tanzania Railways |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/rites-buys-51-stake-in-tanzania-railways/articleshow/2472142.cms |access-date=15 January 2024 |work=The Economic Times}}</ref>
* [[Tanzania Railway Corporation]], [[Tanzania]]: General management
* Togo Railways, [[Togo]]: General management<ref>{{Cite book |last=Thompson |first=Louis S. |url=https://www.un.org/ohrlls/sites/www.un.org.ohrlls/files/lldcs_publications/the-africa-infrastructure-investment-report-2013.pdf |title=The Africa Infrastructure Investment Report 2013 |publisher=Commonwealth Business Communications Ltd. |year=2013 |isbn=9780957043268 |location=London |pages=133 |chapter=Railway infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa |access-date=15 January 2024}}</ref>
* [[Uzbek Railways]], [[Uzbekistan]]: Expert-based consultancy for elastic fasteners and accounting system project
* [[Uzbek Railways]], [[Uzbekistan]]: Expert-based consultancy for elastic fasteners and accounting system project
* [[Zambian Railways]], [[Zambia]]: Improvement project<ref>"Africa (South of Sahara)". ''[https://mealib.nic.in/?pdf2387?000 Annual Report, 1999-2000]''. New Delhi: Joint Secretary, Policy Planning and Research Division, Ministry of External Affairs. 2000. p. 49. Retrieved 15 January 2024.</ref>
* [[Zambian Railways]], [[Zambia]]: Improvement project
* [[National Railways of Zimbabwe]], [[Zimbabwe]]: Investment plan, maintenance, rehabilitation, staff training<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Chhabra |first=Hari Sharan |date=January 1985 |title=India's Africa Policy |url=https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/097492848504100110 |journal=[[India Quarterly]] |volume=41 |issue=1 |pages=71 |doi=10.1177/097492848504100110 |access-date=15 January 2024 |via=SAGE Journals}}</ref>
* [[National Railways of Zimbabwe]], [[Zimbabwe]]: Investment plan
* [[Bangalore Metro|Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation]]: As a lead partner to general consultants
* [[Bangalore Metro|Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation]]: As a lead partner to general consultants<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/stat_econ/Annualreport10-11/Annual_report_10-11_eng.pdf |title=Annual Report & Accounts 2010-11 |publisher=Ministry of Railways |year=2011 |location=New Delhi |pages=86 |chapter=Undertakings and other Organisations |access-date=16 January 2024}}</ref>
* [[Bogibeel Bridge]] at [[Dibrugarh]]: As Design Consultants.
* [[Bogibeel Bridge]] at [[Dibrugarh]]: As Design Consultants.
* [[Patna Metro]]: For preparing its [[Detailed Project Report|DPR]]
* [[Patna Metro]]: For preparing its [[Detailed Project Report|DPR]]

Revision as of 19:18, 15 January 2024

RITES
FormerlyRail India Technical and Economic Service
Company typePublic
NSE: RITES
BSE: 541556
IndustryInfrastructure
Founded26 April 1974; 50 years ago (1974-04-26)
Headquarters
Sector-29, Gurgaon, Haryana
,
India
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
ServicesConsulting
RevenueIncrease ₹2,734.51 crore (US$340 million) (2020)
Increase ₹881.27 crore (US$110 million) (2020)
Increase ₹626.16 crore (US$78 million) (2020)
Total assetsIncrease ₹5,902.64 crore (US$740 million) (2020)
Total equityIncrease ₹2,714.75 crore (US$340 million) (2020)
OwnerGovernment of India (72.20%)
Number of employees
2800 (March 2022)
WebsiteRITES
Footnotes / references
[1]

RITES Ltd, formerly known as Rail India Technical and Economic Service Limited, is a Navaratna central public sector undertaking under India's Ministry of Railways. It was incorporated on April 26, 1974, and is a multidisciplinary engineering and consultancy organization providing a comprehensive range of services from concept to commissioning in all facets of transport infrastructure and related technologies.[2]

RITES is a leading player in the transport consultancy and engineering sector in India and uniquely placed in terms of diversification of services and geographical reach in various sectors such as railways, highways, urban engineering (metros) & sustainability, airports, ports, ropeways, institutional buildings, inland waterways, and renewable energy. The company is the only export arm of Indian Railways for providing rolling stock internationally (except for Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia). RITES' business spans over 49 years and covers more than 55 countries across Asia, Africa, Latin America, South America, and Middle East regions.

RITES became a listed company in July 2018, and it has made it to the Top-500 listed Indian companies based on its market capitalization.

Key Services

  • Consultancy services, which includes:-
    • Techno-economic viability
    • Project management consultancy
    • Detailed project reports
    • Construction supervision
    • Design engineering
    • Quality assurance & inspection services
    • Transaction advisory
  • Export of rolling stock & spares
  • Turnkey construction projects
  • Locomotive leasing services
  • Urban infrastructure and sustainability

Railway projects

Major railway companies and projects that have had projects with RITES as a consultant include:

References

  1. ^ "Balance Sheet 31.03.2020"[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Indian Railways' PSUs, RITES Ltd and IRCON granted Navratna status". pib.gov.in. PIB Delhi. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Growing Indo-Algerian Inter-Governmental Cooperation" (PDF). External Publicity Division, Ministry of External Affairs. Press Information Bureau. 4 January 1982. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  4. ^ "RITES: List of completed projects". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  5. ^ "India's Neighbours". Annual Report, 1994-95. New Delhi: Joint Secretary, Policy Planning and Research Division, Ministry of External Affairs. 1995. p. 3. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Bangladesh Railway signs contract with JV of RITES-Aarvee for Bogura-Sirajganj dual gauge railway line". Daily Sun. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  7. ^ Bullock, Richard (November 2009). "Institutional arrangements". Off Track: Sub-Saharan African Railways (PDF). Washington D.C.: Office of the Publisher, World Bank. p. 44. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  8. ^ "The Americas". Annual Report, 1999-2000. New Delhi: Joint Secretary, Policy Planning and Research Division, Ministry of External Affairs. 2000. p. 69. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  9. ^ Regional Rail Systems Support Project: Swaziland Component (PDF). USAID. October 1994. p. 21. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  10. ^ Jovanovic, D.; Holt, J. (12 June 1987). Ethiopia: Transport Corridor Analysis, Operational Improvements and Investment Options (PDF). Vol. 1. Office of the Publisher, World Bank. pp. 7, 75. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Contract secured by RITES". Rajya Sabha Official Debates (PDF). New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Secretariat. 2 August 1989. pp. 96–97.
  12. ^ "REVIVING JAMAICA'S DORMANT RAILWAY". Railways Africa. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  13. ^ Kiruthu, Felix; Kinyanjui, Mary; Muchoki, Francis (7 June 2013). "The New Scramble for Africa? Indo-Kenyan Economic Relations, 1980-2010". In Falola, Toyin; Achberger, Jessica (eds.). The Political Economy of Development and Underdevelopment in Africa. New York: Routledge. p. 295. ISBN 9781136683800. In Kenya, RITES has been involved in several projects including the operations of the Rift Valley Railway, which runs Kenya's railway line.
  14. ^ Dubey, Ajay Kumar; Biswas, Aparajita (21 September 2015). "India's Pursuit of Investment Opportunities in Africa". India and Africa's Partnership: A Vision for a New Future. Springer. p. 72. ISBN 9788132226192.
  15. ^ "Africa (South of Sahara)". Annual Report, 2004-2005. New Delhi: Joint Secretary, Policy Planning and Research Division, Ministry of External Affairs. 2005. p. 67. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  16. ^ Regional Rail Systems Support Project Paper: Mozambique Component (PDF). USAID. 1988. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  17. ^ Wapmuk, Sharkdam (2021). "Perspectives on Technical and Consultancy Cooperation, Joint Ventures, and Indian Companies in Nigeria". Nigeria-India Relations in a Changing World. Lexington Books. p. 118. ISBN 9781793644541. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  18. ^ "Technical and Economic Cooperation". Annual Report, 1978-79. New Delhi: Joint Secretary, Policy Planning and Research Division, Ministry of External Affairs. 1979. p. 51. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  19. ^ Kumar, K. P. Narayana (7 August 2010). "RITES: The Torchbearer for India's Strategic Interests". Forbes India. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  20. ^ Guha, Rajat; Narayan, Subhash (19 October 2007). "RITES buys 51% stake in Tanzania Railways". The Economic Times. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  21. ^ Thompson, Louis S. (2013). "Railway infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa". The Africa Infrastructure Investment Report 2013 (PDF). London: Commonwealth Business Communications Ltd. p. 133. ISBN 9780957043268. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  22. ^ "Africa (South of Sahara)". Annual Report, 1999-2000. New Delhi: Joint Secretary, Policy Planning and Research Division, Ministry of External Affairs. 2000. p. 49. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  23. ^ Chhabra, Hari Sharan (January 1985). "India's Africa Policy". India Quarterly. 41 (1): 71. doi:10.1177/097492848504100110. Retrieved 15 January 2024 – via SAGE Journals.
  24. ^ "Undertakings and other Organisations". Annual Report & Accounts 2010-11 (PDF). New Delhi: Ministry of Railways. 2011. p. 86. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  25. ^ IANS (11 June 2013). "Bihar nod to preparing DPR for Patna metro rail" – via Business Standard.
  26. ^ "News18.com: CNN-News18 Breaking News India, Latest News, Current News Headlines". News18. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013.
  27. ^ Detailed project report – Mumbai metro line 3 – Colaba-Bandra-Seepz (533 pages) (PDF). Mumbai: Mumbai metro raiul corporation limited / RITES (GOI). 1 November 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2018.

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