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- RITES Limited RITES Limited (RITES.NS), a Navratna Central Public Sector Enterprise under India's Ministry of Railways, provides multidisciplinary engineering consultancy, project management, and execution services across transport infrastructure sectors including railways, highways, metros, tunnels, bridges, urban development, airports, ports, ropeways, inland waterways, and green mobility. Incorporated in 1974 and headquartered in Gurugram, Haryana, the company offers engineering design and feasibility studies; detailed project reports with environmental and social impact assessments; project management consultancy encompassing procurement assistance, third-party inspections, and authority engineering; export of rolling stock such as locomotives, coaches, wagons, and railway equipment with commissioning, warranty, and spares support; leasing of over 90 locomotives to non-railway clients like ports, cement plants, and power plants; operations and maintenance of rail assets at more than 30 Indian sites; turnkey engineering, procurement, and construction contracts for railway electrification, stations, bridges, tunnels, and depots; and quality control inspections for transport components. RITES operates in India and over 55 countries across Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East, serving central and state governments, public sector undertakings, corporations, and private enterprises, with subsidiaries including Railway Energy Management Company Limited for renewable energy consultancy, SAIL-RITES Bengal Wagon Industry Pvt. Ltd. for wagon manufacturing, and RITES Afrika Pty. Ltd. for African infrastructure projects. In recent developments, RITES signed a September 2025 memorandum of understanding with Etihad Rail for mobility sector collaboration to enhance international presence; secured a Rs 78.65 crore contract in 2025 from NTPC for diesel locomotive leasing; won a major engineering and consultancy order from Mahanadi Coalfields Limited in April 2025; and entered a memorandum with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation for joint metro project management and expansion.