Raisen, Aug. 10 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday praised Madhya Pradesh's rapid development and envisioned it as a "Modern Pradesh." At the foundation stone ceremony of the new rail coach factory project 'BRAHMA' he highlighted the symbolic name and expressed confidence the factory will boost the state's industrial growth.

He called the BEML's Greenfield Rail Manufacturing facility (BRAHMA) a key step in boosting India's industrial and defence self-reliance.

The unit will manufacture advanced rolling stock for domestic and export markets, create over 5,000 jobs, and is expected to catalyse local supply chains in the state's industrial belt.

Addressing the gathering, Singh called initiatives like BRAHMA critical in building t...