Hyderabad, July 11 -- Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw interacted with engineers and manufacturing teams during his visit to the Medha Bogies Factory in Hyderabad.

He was accompanied by Union Minister for Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy.

Speaking to the reporters, Vaishnaw said that "India is becoming a major railway products manufacturer and exporter."

"India is becoming a major railway products manufacturer and exporter. In recent times, following PM Modi's Make in India program, many of the railway components, especially the complex electronics and the propulsion systems, which are the heart of any railway system, are now designed in India, manufactured in India and exported to countries like France, Germany, Switzerland, ...