(a) whether any talks have been held between the Indian Railways and Nigeria for handling the management of Nigerian Railway;
(b) if so, the details and the outcome thereof;
(c) whether any agreement has been reached in this regard; and
(d) if so, the details alongwith terms and conditions thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS ( SHRI R. VELU )
(a) & (b): No, Sir. No talks have been held between the
Indian Railways and Nigeria. However, Government of Nigeria
has invited global Expression of Interest (EOI) for
concessioning of their Railways. RITES Ltd., a Public
Sector Undertaking under the Ministry of Railways has
submitted EOI.
(c): No, Sir.
(d): Does not arise.