Overview

• Rajnath Singh will lay the foundation stone for the Brahma plant in Umaria, Raisen district, with Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav attending
• The ₹1,800 crore BEML facility will support indigenous design, assembly, testing and production of Vande Bharat, Amrit Bharat and metro coaches alongside critical defence equipment
• Built under a joint effort by the Ministries of Defence and Railways and the Madhya Pradesh government, the plant occupies 148 acres in Goharganj tehsil
• Initial annual output is set at 125–200 rail coaches, with a planned scale-up to 1,100 units within five years
• Projected to generate 1,600–2,000 direct and indirect jobs, the plant is a centerpiece of Madhya Pradesh’s industrial growth and the Make in India initiative