BEML

BEML Limited, formerly Bharat Earth Movers Limited, is an Indian public sector undertaking which manufactures a variety of heavy equipment, such as that used for earth moving, railways, transport, and mining. It is headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka. BEML is Asia's second-largest manufacturer of earth moving equipment. Its stock trades on the National Stock Exchange of India under the symbol "BEML", and on the Bombay Stock Exchange under the code "500048". 2025, BIEC

BEML Limited, formerly Bharat Earth Movers Limited, is an Indian public sector undertaking which manufactures a variety of heavy equipment, such as that used for earth moving, railways, transport, and mining. It is headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka. BEML is Asia's second-largest manufacturer of earth moving equipment. Its stock trades on the National Stock Exchange of India under the symbol "BEML", and on the Bombay Stock Exchange under the code "500048". 2025, BIEC ]]

History

Bharat Earth Movers Limited was incorporated on 11 May 1964 with the help of the Soviet Union. BEML was wholly owned by the government and operated by India's Ministry of Defence until 1992, when the government divested 25% of its holdings in the company. The company went for a Follow-on Public offer (FPO) in July 2007 and fixed the price band for its FPO between ₹1,020 and ₹1,090. On 5 October, the company changed its name to BEML Ltd. In December 2019, the Government of India had given 'in-principle' approval for strategic disinvestment of BEML Ltd to the extent of 26% out of the Government shareholding of 54.03%, with transfer of management control to a strategic buyer.

Manufacturing facilities

BEML has manufacturing plants in Kolar Gold Fields, Bangalore, Mysore and Palakkad. It has numerous regional offices throughout the country. KGF unit is the main unit accounting for the manufacture and assembly of a wide array of earth-moving equipment, such as bulldozers and excavators. Railcoaches are made in the Bengaluru complex, and the Mysore facility makes dump trucks and engines of various capacities. On 10 August 2020, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the industrial design centre (IDC) at BEML Bengaluru, aiming to integrate research and development with manufacturing.

Residency

BEML Layout, located in Brookefield, was the company's township for its employees.

Products

BEML manufactures a wide range of products to meet the needs of mining, construction, power, irrigation, fertiliser, cement, steel, and rail sectors. The earthmoving equipment includes bulldozers, dump trucks, hydraulic excavators, wheel loaders, rope shovels, walking draglines, motor grader,s and scrapers. BEML has recently introduced road headers and slide discharge Loaders for underground mining applications. Railway products include integral railcoaches, electric multiple units, rail buses, track-laying equipment, and overhead equipment inspection Cars. BEML manufactures heavy-duty trucks and trailers and hydraulic aggregates for the transportation sector. The company also manufactures high-power diesel engines and heavy-duty hydraulic aggregates to meet specific customer requirements. The company plans to diversify into varied activities, including underground mining equipment, underground storage for petro-products, leasing and financial services, and joint ventures abroad.

Mining and construction equipment

BEML is India's leading mining and construction equipment manufacturer and Asia's second-largest equipment company, BEML offers a diverse range of mining machinery for both opencast and underground mining. BEML manufactures machines such as hydraulic excavators, bulldozers, wheel loaders, dump trucks, motor grades, pipelayers, tyre handler, backhoe loaders, electric shovels, load haul dumpers etc. In 2025, BEML unveils a large electric rope shovel named BRS21, which is wholly designed and manufactured in India. It weighs 720 tonnes and has a 21 cubic meter bottom dump bucket. In the same year, BEML floated an EoI (Expression of Interest) for design consultancy in developing indigenous Tunnel Boring Machines. Reportedly, initial discussions have already been initiated by the company with firms from Austria and Japan.

Defense and aerospace

Bridge System produced by BEML]] BEML plays a key role in the country's Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme by supplying ground support vehicles. A new Aerospace division was launched during Aero India 2009. The division manufactures ground support equipment such as aircraft towing tractors, aircraft weapon loading trolleys, Multi-purpose weapon loaders, and crash fire tenders.

Railways/metro rolling stock

]] ]] BEML Limited's Rail Coach Factory situated in Bangalore, India, is the first all-steel integrated rail coach factory established by Government of India in 1948¹. This factory was established to indigenously manufacture the passenger rail coach for Indian Railways. BEML manufactures rolling stock for Indian Railways as well as for metros since the 1980s. BEML has supplied over 2,000 metro coaches to various metro systems, including those in Delhi, Jaipur, Kolkata, Bengaluru, and Mumbai. The company supplied about 140 cars to DMRC using transfer of technology from Hyundai ROTEM. Jaipur Metro has also ordered to manufacture, supply, test, and commission 10 train sets of four cars each, totaling 40 cars, for the Jaipur Metro Project. BEML Limited has bagged a contract from the Railway Board for the design, manufacturing, supply, testing, and commissioning of rakes of some stainless steel AC Electrical Multiple Unit (SSEMU) coaches worth Rs 31 crore. BEML has started supplying metro train sets to the East-West corridor of Kolkata Metro (KMRCL). The present order in hand from KMRCL is for 14 train sets of six cars each. BEML receives letter of acceptance (LoA) for design, manufacture, and commissioning of 10 Trainsets (Sleeper) on Vande Bharat platform. The total value of the order is Rs 675 crore. The Integral Coach Factory (ICF) awarded BEML a ₹866.87-crore contract to construct two high-speed train sets. They will be the first train sets produced in India with a top speed of 350 kmph. They are expected to be delivered in 2026. Each coach will cost ₹27.86 crore. BEML is one of the leading manufacturers of rail and metro coaches. Metro systems using BEML rolling stock are: Delhi Metro: The company has supplied over 1,250 coaches to the Delhi Metro. Namma Metro (Bengaluru): Over 325 coaches have been supplied, with an additional order for 360 more coaches (60 train sets) for Phases 2, 2A, and 2B. Mumbai Metro: BEML has supplied 378 coaches for Lines 2 and 7. Kolkata Metro: BEML has supplied 102 coaches for the Green Line. Jaipur Metro: BEML has supplied 40 coaches.

Management

Shri Shantanu Roy assumed charge as Chairman & Managing Director at BEML Ltd from 01.08. 2023. Prior to assuming his present position, Shri Shantanu Roy was Director (Mining and Construction Business) after the superannuation of Shri M V Rajasekhar, the predecessor CMD of BEML Ltd, since 1 Feb 2021.

Defense vehicles

BEML manufactures DRDO designed HMV, Arjun ARRV, Mobile Standby Command Post Vehicle (MSCPV) BEML Armored Vehicle Arjun ARRV BEML HMV 12×12 (Gross Vehicle Weight: 65 tons; developed by VRDE)

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