Indian Railway will not be privatized, will remain with the government: Piyush Goyal

Many speculations were being made about the privatization of Indian Railways, now on Tuesday, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has said that it will not be privatized. Piyush Goyal says that it will always be with the government. On the demands of grant of 2021-22 of the Ministry of Railways in the Lok Sabha, Goyal said that it is our endeavor that Indian Railways has become the engine of future development of the country.

He said that whether it is economy, convenience of passengers or any other sector – the government is sensitively listening to the demands of all and understanding their needs.

Many MPs have made allegations – Railway Minister

The minister said that many leaders and MPs have alleged that we are corporateizing Indian Railways and we are disinvesting in Indian Railways. Goyal said, “I want to make it clear that Indian Railways will not be privatized and it will remain with the government. It is the property of the Government of India.”

He also said that roads are also the property of the government, but does anyone say that only government vehicles will run on the roads.

Shouldn’t capital investment in railway lines be attempted? – Piyush Goyal
He said, “Shouldn’t capital investment be tried in railway lines? When it comes to private investment, it should be welcomed.” He said, government and private vehicles should also ply on the railway tracks to provide better services and better freight services.

Goyal said that to prepare Indian Railways for the future, a National Rail Scheme -30 has been prepared. He said that the Railways have placed 68 projects in the important category, 58 projects have been placed in the second phase of the important category.