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"Dismissing these misleading media reports, the Ministry of Railways clarifies that no such proposal is under consideration and neither any bids have been invited recently," it said
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There are no plans to invite bids for running passenger trains on Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode, said the Ministry of Railways on Tuesday.
The ministry in a statement said that 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.
According to the ministry, the report also stated that private entities shall have the liberty to decide passenger fares on these trains.
"Dismissing these misleading media reports, the Ministry of Railways clarifies that no such proposal is under consideration and neither any bids have been invited recently," it said.
It also added that such reports are factually incorrect and stakeholders should not take cognisance of it.