Indian Railways Privatisation

Congress' Mallikarjun Kharge said the Centre must give up the idea of privatisation of railways, and accused the dispensation of not giving due credit to the previous governments for their contribution to the development of national transporter.

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday said the government has no plans to privatise the Indian Railways and opposition parties' contention in this regard is hypothetical.

Shiv Sena on Thursday raised questions over the credibility of Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal's assurance in Lok Sabha that Indian Railways will never be privatised while slamming the Centre for its pro-privatisation policies.

Opposition parties on Wednesday warned that privatisation of various railway infrastructure and services would only benefit corporates and result in depletion of the PSU behemoth's financial resources which would eventually make it sick like Air India and Indian Airlines.

Railways Minister Piyush Goyal today asserted that Indian Railways will never be privatised but said private investment should be encouraged for more efficient functioning.

The Habibganj and Gandhinagar stations will be the country's first stations to be redeveloped into world-class transit hubs with airport-like facilities

There is no plan to privatise Indian Railways as it belongs to the people of the country, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal asserted in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday after some members raised concerns over it.

The government is not privatizing the Indian Railways but only outsourcing commercial and on-board services to private players in order to provide better facilities to commuters, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal said in Rajya Sabha today.

Union Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal said that he has ruled out the privatisation of Indian Railways, but he believes in large investments in it.

The government is in the process of forming a task force to draw a blueprint for handing over operations of 150 trains and 50 railway stations to private operators in a "time-bound manner".

The Railway Board has asked its zones to report staff members who participate in a three-day protest called next week by a workers' union against "privatisation" of the national transporter.

There is no proposal to privatise Indian Railways, Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, a BJP ally, has opposed the central government's proposal to bring public-private partnerships in Railways to enhance infrastructure and connectivity.

UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday opposed in Lok Sabha a railway ministry proposal to corporatize its production units, including the Modern Coach Factory in her Lok Sabha constituency of Rae Bareli, alleging that it was the "first step" towards their privatisation.

There are no plans to privatise the railways, Union Minister for Railways Piyush Goyal has said.

Congress' Mallikarjun Kharge said the Centre must give up the idea of privatisation of railways, and accused the dispensation of not giving due credit to the previous governments for their contribution to the development of national transporter.

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday said the government has no plans to privatise the Indian Railways and opposition parties' contention in this regard is hypothetical.

Shiv Sena on Thursday raised questions over the credibility of Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal's assurance in Lok Sabha that Indian Railways will never be privatised while slamming the Centre for its pro-privatisation policies.

Opposition parties on Wednesday warned that privatisation of various railway infrastructure and services would only benefit corporates and result in depletion of the PSU behemoth's financial resources which would eventually make it sick like Air India and Indian Airlines.

Railways Minister Piyush Goyal today asserted that Indian Railways will never be privatised but said private investment should be encouraged for more efficient functioning.

The Habibganj and Gandhinagar stations will be the country's first stations to be redeveloped into world-class transit hubs with airport-like facilities

There is no plan to privatise Indian Railways as it belongs to the people of the country, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal asserted in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday after some members raised concerns over it.

The government is not privatizing the Indian Railways but only outsourcing commercial and on-board services to private players in order to provide better facilities to commuters, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal said in Rajya Sabha today.

Union Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal said that he has ruled out the privatisation of Indian Railways, but he believes in large investments in it.

The government is in the process of forming a task force to draw a blueprint for handing over operations of 150 trains and 50 railway stations to private operators in a "time-bound manner".

The Railway Board has asked its zones to report staff members who participate in a three-day protest called next week by a workers' union against "privatisation" of the national transporter.

There is no proposal to privatise Indian Railways, Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, a BJP ally, has opposed the central government's proposal to bring public-private partnerships in Railways to enhance infrastructure and connectivity.

UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday opposed in Lok Sabha a railway ministry proposal to corporatize its production units, including the Modern Coach Factory in her Lok Sabha constituency of Rae Bareli, alleging that it was the "first step" towards their privatisation.

There are no plans to privatise the railways, Union Minister for Railways Piyush Goyal has said.