re ement ▁was ▁concluded ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁with ▁the ▁Swiss ▁Car ▁and ▁E lev ator ▁Man ufact uring ▁Corporation ▁Ltd . ▁of ▁Switzerland , ▁who ▁have ▁been ▁pione ers ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁light - weight ▁coach ▁building ▁for ▁obtain ing ▁the ▁necessary ▁technical ▁assistance ▁in ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁factory ▁in ▁India ▁for ▁building ▁the ▁coach es . ▁A ▁supp lement al ▁agreement ▁was ▁signed ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁After ▁a ▁compreh ensive ▁survey ▁of ▁several ▁alternative ▁sites ▁for ▁loc ating ▁the ▁factory , ▁the ▁vac ant ▁Railway ▁land ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁Loc o ▁Rep air ▁Sh ops ▁of ▁the ▁Southern ▁Railway ▁at ▁Per amb ur ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁the ▁fl nal ▁site ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁The ▁site ▁is ▁ide ally ▁situated ▁with ▁rail ▁connections ▁to ▁the ▁factory ▁readily ▁available ▁and ▁a ▁nearby ▁sub urban ▁railway ▁station ▁to ▁bring ▁work men ▁to ▁the ▁factory . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Integr al ▁Co ach ▁Factory ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁production ▁units ▁of ▁independent ▁India . ▁It ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁by ▁the ▁first ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁India ▁J aw ah ar l al ▁Ne h ru ▁on ▁ 2 ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁Later ▁the ▁F urn ishing ▁Division ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁on ▁ 2 ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁and ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁fully ▁furn ished ▁coach es ▁stead ily ▁increased ▁over ▁the ▁years . ▁The ▁total ▁estimated