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.
The Ministry of Finance conferred ‘Navratna’ status on RITES in year 2023.[3]

Key Services

Railway projects

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

References

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  2. ^ "Indian Railways' PSUs, RITES Ltd and IRCON granted Navratna status". pib.gov.in. PIB Delhi. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  3. ^ Press Release, PIB. "RITES Ltd granted Navratna status".
  4. ^ "Growing Indo-Algerian Inter-Governmental Cooperation" (PDF). External Publicity Division, Ministry of External Affairs. Press Information Bureau. 4 January 1982. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  5. ^ "RITES: List of completed projects". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ Regional Rail Systems Support Project: Swaziland Component (PDF). USAID. October 1994. p. 21. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "Contract secured by RITES". Rajya Sabha Official Debates (PDF). New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Secretariat. 2 August 1989. pp. 96–97.
  13. ^ "REVIVING JAMAICA'S DORMANT RAILWAY". Railways Africa. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ "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.
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  18. ^ Singh, Thingnam Kishan, ed. (2009). Look East Policy and India's North East: Polemics & Perspectives. New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company. pp. 164, 192. ISBN 9788180694486. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ "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.
  21. ^ Kumar, K. P. Narayana (7 August 2010). "RITES: The Torchbearer for India's Strategic Interests". Forbes India. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  22. ^ Guha, Rajat; Narayan, Subhash (19 October 2007). "RITES buys 51% stake in Tanzania Railways". The Economic Times. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  23. ^ 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.
  24. ^ "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.
  25. ^ Chhabra, Hari Sharan (January 1985). "India's Africa Policy". India Quarterly. 41 (1): 71. doi:10.1177/097492848504100110. S2CID 152320268. Retrieved 15 January 2024 – via SAGE Journals.
  26. ^ "Undertakings and other Organisations". Annual Report & Accounts 2010-11 (PDF). New Delhi: Ministry of Railways. 2011. p. 86. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  27. ^ IANS (11 June 2013). "Bihar nod to preparing DPR for Patna metro rail" – via Business Standard.
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  29. ^ 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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