Research Designs and Standards Organisation, situated at Lucknow, is the sole agency of Indian Railways for taking up Research & Development for various activities of Indian Railways and functions as the technical advisor to Railway Board, Zonal Railways and Production Units. RDSO is fully involved in development, adoption and absorption of new technologies; development of new and improved designs of equipment and systems and setting standards for adoption on Indian Railways. RDSO is also involved in technical reviews, statutory clearances and testing, apart from giving technical guidance to Zonal Railways. Vendor development with approval and inspection of major items are important mandates of RDSO.
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