Indian Railways Centre says no bids invited for running passenger trains in PPP mode; rejects media report
New Delhi: The government is not considering any proposal to run passenger trains in public-private partnership (PPP) mode as mentioned in a report published in a prominent daily, the Ministry of Railways said in a statement on Tuesday.
"A news item published in a prominent daily and its digital version stated that Indian Railways has for the first time invited bids from private entities to run 150 pairs of passenger trains through PPP mode, the statement read.
It also stated that private entities shall have the liberty to decide passenger fares on these trains, the ministry added.
"Dismissing these misleading media reports, Ministry of Railways clarifies that no such proposal is under consideration and neither any bids have been invited recently," the statement said.
Therefore such reports are factually incorrect and stakeholders should not take cognizance of it, the ministry said.
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