Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has dismissed media reports claiming delay in starting the manufacturing process for Vande Bharat sleeper trains due to design clearance issues. During a media interaction on Thursday,

Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw dismissed reports of delays in Vande Bharat sleeper train production due to design issues, clarifying the real cause was the Russian firm's limited experience with larger trains.

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw denies media claims of delays in Vande Bharat sleeper train manufacturing due to design issues with Russian firm Transmashholding (TMH). He clarifies the problem lies with the firm's limited experience in producing carriages larger than six to eight coaches,

The minister's remarks followed a query from Congress MP Kuldeep Indora, who questioned whether the monthly washing frequency of the blankets met basic hygiene standards

Amid the ongoing stalemate over change in design of Vande Bharat sleeper trains to be manufactured by a joint venture (JV) firm led by a Ru.

In a meeting with Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in New Delhi Thursday, Union minister Murlidhar Mohol, who is also the Pune MP, pressed for the introduction of a Vande Bharat sleeper train between Pune and New Delhi.

Addressing the media on Thursday, Vaishnaw made it clear that there was no issue with the Russian firm Transmashholding (TMH), which has been assigned to producing train sets.