Railways a strategic sector, no plan to privatise it: GovernmentVaishnaw reiterated the Centre's position that the Railways cannot be privatised as a whole. "Some members of the House have raised concern...
17 Mar, 2022, 12.05 AM IST
Privatisation of railway services, infra to benefit corporates; make it sick like Air India: OppositionOpposition parties on Wednesday warned that privatisation of various railway infrastructure and services would only benefit corporates and ...
17 Mar, 2021, 08.15 PM IST
Indian Railways will never be privatised: Piyush Goyal in Lok SabhaHe said the country can progress towards high growth and create more employment opportunities only when the public and private sectors work...
16 Mar, 2021, 01.24 PM IST
Government not privatising railways; only outsourcing some services: Piyush Goyal"Our intention is to give better services and benefits and not to privatise railways," Goyal told the Parliament.
22 Nov, 2019, 07.22 PM IST
Not privatising Railways, only seeking private investment in the sector: Piyush GoyalGoyal said the national transporter was only looking to engage with the best technology from across the world. “What we are looking at is w...
16 Oct, 2019, 11.14 PM IST
Railways is giving itself a huge makeoverRailways is willing to undertake dramatic reforms, including running private passenger trains.
01 Sep, 2019, 01.28 PM IST
No proposal to privatise Railways: Piyush GoyalThe response of the Railway to a question on privatisation came against the backdrop of a proposal of the national transporter to give two ...
10 Jul, 2019, 01.56 PM IST
Budget revealed govt's intention to 'aggressively' push privatisation: Railway UnionThe Budget reveals the government's intentions to aggressively proceed towards corporatisation and privatisation.
07 Jul, 2019, 05.23 PM IST
No privatisation of railways, public service paramount: Suresh PrabhuHe also said that the railways will have to bear the public service obligation - which is currently between Rs 30,000 and 35,000 crore - fo...
27 Apr, 2017, 12.48 PM IST
Railways will not be privatised under NDA government: Manoj SinhaUnion Minister of State for Railways S Manoj Sinha said the public enterprise will not be privatised under the NDA rule.
28 Feb, 2016, 05.15 PM IST
Independent regulatory body crucial for turnaround in railways: Bibek DebroyThere are issues in private participation because there is unfair competition between the existing provider — the Indian Railways — and the...
06 Apr, 2015, 01.54 PM IST
Railways not to be privatised, but investments needed for growth: Suresh PrabhuRailway Minister Suresh Prabhu mooted the idea of foreign pension funds being invested in initiatives to raise financial resources for the ...
30 Jan, 2015, 05.33 PM IST
Congress questions rail privatisationAccording to AICC spokesman Abhishek Singhvi, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been making “serial U-turns” on the privatisation issue.
30 Dec, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Railway employees federation threatens strike over 'privatisation'Gopal said the employees were opposing the move as the system of railways has been "jeopardised" wherever privatisation had been done the w...
28 Oct, 2014, 07.16 PM IST
FDI in railways should be examined carefully, quickly: Eco Survey 2014A proposal has been initiated by the Indian Railways for making suitable changes in the existing FDI policy to foster creation of world-cla...
09 Jul, 2014, 08.11 PM IST
- No privatisation of railways, says Mukul Roy
Ruling out any attempt at privatisation, Railway Minister Mukul Roy today said wherever it has been done the "result is not good."
06 Sep, 2012, 05.50 PM IST
- Railways to set up cinema halls at stations
Railways identified 100 sites for setting up food plazas, integrated parks, budget hotels, laundries and base kitchens at various stations....
21 Mar, 2008, 04.30 PM IST