Strengthens India’s Rail Safety Mission with 100% In-House developed Kavach 4.0 for automatic train protection system
Concord Control Systems Limited (CNCRD), India’s leading manufacturer of embedded electronic systems and critical electronic solutions, has bagged an order for Kavach 4.0 through its associate company, Progota India Private Limited worth INR 19.45Cr. This order will enable the beginning of large-scale implementation opportunities in advanced railway safety. With this order completion, the company will become one of the few railway companies to have a fully developed Kavach to supply to Indian railways.
Concord’s next-generation Kavach system has successfully advanced through the Indian Railways’ stringent approval journey, covering product approval, initial SiL4 third-party certification. Approximately 70% of the demanding SiL4 certification process has already been completed, with the remaining stages scheduled to align with upcoming trials.
“This field order is not just a validation of our engineering capabilities but also a stepping stone for scaling our Kavach deployment across the Indian Railways network. We are confident that our fully in-house developed system will set new benchmarks for safety, reliability, and self- reliance in railway technology.” said Nitin Jain, Joint Managing Director, Concord Control Systems Limited.
Progota has received design, development, supply, installation, trial and commissioning of On- board KAVACH equipment in locomotives and trackside KAVACH equipment of South Central Railway.
The product being fully developed in-house provides a substantial first-mover advantage in safety electronics for railways. By comparison, new entrants typically require approximately
3 to 5 years to reach this stage from scratch, underscoring company’s leadership in technology, compliance, and time-to-market.
Concord Control Systems continues to set benchmarks in railway safety innovation, delivering future-ready solutions for India’s modern rail infrastructure.
