13 Rly. projects worth Rs 6,176 cr. completed under PPP mode, 11 underway : Goyal

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New Delhi : Ministry of Railways (MoR) has taken initiatives in various areas viz. network expansion, setting up of locomotive factories, induction of railway wagons, Station Re-Development etc. to attract private investment and participation. It had formulated Participative Policy 2012 to encourage private investment in providing Railways connectivity. Under this policy, so far, 13 projects worth  Rs 6,176 crore have already been completed under PPP mode while 11 projects worth Rs 22,098 crore are under implementation including coal connectivity and port connectivity projects and in addition, 7 more projects worth Rs  13,421 crore have already been given in-principle approval.

There is a proposal to outsource the commercial and on board services of few trains and to permit private players to induct around 150 modern rakes with the objective to induct ‘state of the art’ rolling stock to provide world class travel experience to passengers. The responsibility of train operations and safety certification rests with Indian Railways.

Re-Development of Habibganj Station has been undertaken through Public Private Partnership (PPP). In addition, Request for Qualification (RFQ) have been invited for four more stations i.e. Nagpur, Gwalior, Amritsar, and Sabarmati Stations on PPP mode, according to a PIB release based on information given by  Railways and Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal in  written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on March 4, 2020.