Govt has no plan to privatise Railways: Ashwini Vaishnaw in Rajya Sabha

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Thursday clarified that there is no plan to privatise Railways, while addressing the concerns of the Opposition members in the Rajya Sabha on merging of the rail budget with the general budget. He said the move to merge the budgets was aimed at to increase the capital investment.

The Union minister addressed both Houses of Parliament on Thursday.

In response to the debate on the rail budget in the Rajya Sabha, Vaishnaw said there was no discrimination against any region or state as far as funds and projects were concerned.