Regulatory Filing Details
Contract Details
- Awarding Entity: RITES Limited (Navratna Central Public Sector Enterprise under Ministry of Railways)
- Contract Nature: Design, Development, and Implementation of PARAKH — an AI-Based Detailed Project Report (DPR) Appraisal & Intelligence Platform
- Geographic Scope: Domestic
- Contract Value: ₹6,27,76,000 (₹6.27 crore)
- Execution Timeline: 24 months
- Procurement Method: Awarded through Government e-Marketplace (GeM) portal via competitive Quality and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) evaluation process
Key Contract Specifications
The PARAKH platform represents India's first self-hosted, multi-model AI platform for infrastructure project appraisal with following technical features:
- AI Infrastructure: Three self-hosted Large Language Models (Llama 3.1 70B, Mistral 7B, Qwen 2.5 7B) deployed on NVIDIA A100 GPU infrastructure within RITES' secure data centre
- Zero Data Egress: Complete internal deployment with no external data dependency
- Engineering Validation: 500+ codified engineering validation rules from IRC, RDSO, IS, and MORTH standards
- Document Processing: Handles DPRs of 500 to 5,000 pages with OCR, table extraction, and engineering entity recognition
- Knowledge Base: Hybrid Retrieval-Augmented Generation across 1,000+ historical DPRs
- Security: Enterprise-grade security with Keycloak IAM, AES-256 encryption, mTLS service mesh, and OWASP Top 10 + LLM-specific security compliance
- Integration: GIS integration with PM GatiShakti National Master Plan, BIM/IFC interoperability, and geospatial analytics
Corporate Relationships
- Promoter/Promoter Group Interest: No interest in the entity that awarded the order
- Related Party Transaction: Does not fall within related party transaction
Strategic Significance
According to company commentary, this order establishes Silver Touch's transition from IT services company to AI-native platform company. The platform creates a "domain moat" in India's ₹111 lakh crore infrastructure sector. The company positions this as a production-grade, mission-critical AI system rather than a pilot or proof-of-concept.
Management Commentary
Mr. Minesh V Doshi, Executive Director, stated: "We are honoured to partner with RITES Limited in building what we believe is India's most advanced AI-native infrastructure intelligence platform. PARAKH is not just a technology project — it is a testament to Silver Touch's capability to engineer genuine, production-grade AI systems for mission-critical national applications."