(a) whether the railways has invited applications for investment and induction of modern rakes over select railways routes through Public Private Partnership (PPP);
(b) if so, the details of the applicants, railway routes and trains which are likely to be operated by private players;
(c) whether the fares of the train tickets are likely to increase as a result of this privatization move;
(d) if so, the details thereof;
(e) if not, the likely fares of train tickets on these routes;
(f) whether subsidies are likely to be retained for citizens from various categories in railways who are likely to travel on these routes; and
(g) if not, the reasons therefor?