10 Stations to be privatised: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
30 Nov 2014 6:26 AM IST30 Nov 2014 6:26 AM IST
Modi said the Indian Railway is a backbone of the country's economic activity
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks before flaging off the first passenger train between Mendipathar in Meghalaya state to Gauhati, in Gauhati, capital of the northeastern Indian state of Assam. (Photo: AP)
Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Saturday, flagged off the first train to Meghalaya bringing the state in rail map more than 60 years after independence.
Speaking on the ocassion the PM favoured privatisation of railways. “Railway facilities are the same as they were 100 years back.... Privatise the railway stations and modernise them. I will make it in 10-12 places,” he said adding, “I am taking special interest in the development of the Northeast.”
( Source : dc )
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