The bidding process for the Private Player Train project will be extended for a month. Thereafter, a decision was taken by Indian Railways on August 21 to extend the bidding time by one month. At least 23 private companies participated in the second and final pre-bid meeting and expressed interest in the private player train project. Railways aim to complete the bidding process and get the first private player-operated train running on the tracks by March 2023. The Union Minister of Railways, Piyush Goyal, has made it clear that the private player-run train project is not knock-on privatization in Indian Railways.

Source: dna August 26, 2020 02:26 UTC