Plan to Manufacture 260 Rakes of Vande Bharat Sleeper Trainsets: Ashwini Vaishnaw

• Vande Bharat Sleeper is the long-distance overnight variant of India's indigenous semi-high-speed Vande Bharat trainset platform; 260 rakes have been planned for manufacture.
• Manufacturing is being undertaken in a phased manner — prototype → trials → series production — by BEML and Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai along with technology partners.
• UPSC relevance: tests Make in India, indigenous rolling stock, rail modernization, Ministry of Railways flagship — frequent in Prelims (S&T/Economy) and GS-III Mains (Infrastructure).