According to railway officials, the tender panel found the French multinational company’s (MNC) bidding price of Rs 150.9 crore per train set to be too high and urged it to cap it at Rs 140 crore.
The nine trains that the prime minister will launch will connect 11 states, including Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Bihar, West Bengal, Kerala, Odisha, Jharkhand, and Gujarat.