Source-https://www.indiatoday.in/business/story/no-question-of-privatising-indian-railways-says-rail-minister-ashwini-vaishnaw-1909852-2022-02-07
Publisher- India today
Vaishnaw said that the government needs to play a dominant role in railways and there is no question of privatising railways.
Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday ruled out the privatisation of Indian railways.
The Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronics & Information Technology was speaking at India Today Budget Roundtable 2022 on “The Double-Engine Growth Model”.
Vaishnaw said that the government needs to play a dominant role in railways and there is no question of privatising railways.
The Minister said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a vision of changing passengers experience.
The government is focusing on three steps – large scale development of stations, a new generation of trains and passengers’ safety.
