Partially Donehigh confidenceInfrastructure

Expand the indigenous Kavach train protection system in mission mode

Bharatiya Janata Party · Lok Sabha General Election 2024

Last updated 8 Jul 2026

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Meaningful delivery has occurred, but the stated commitment is incomplete.

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Original manifesto wording

“We have indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection System Kavach and are rapidly expanding its coverage. In the next few years, we will expand the manufacturing, design and installation of Kavach Systems in a mission mode just as we electrified the railway network.”

From the Bharatiya Janata Party manifestoView Manifestop.45

Our Assessment

Kavach, India’s indigenous Automatic Train Protection System, has been commissioned on over 3,100 route kilometres (with Kavach Version 4.0 introduced on 738 route km in 2025), and implementation work is under way on an additional 24,400 kilometres in mission mode, supported by a roughly threefold higher safety budget. Consequential train accidents fell sharply (to 11 in 2025-26 up to November). The expansion pledge is being actively delivered, though network-wide coverage is still in progress. Partial (strong action).

Kavach route-km commissioned (3,100 done; ~24,400 km in progress)11%

3,100route km commissionedcurrent27,500route km commissionedtarget