(a) whether the Government propose to conduct a
marketing feasibility and privatisation study to
execute various projects of the railways;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government have also decided to
introduce marketing package tours to various
pilgrimage and tourist centres which include value
added travel related services to them;
(d) if so, the details of these sectors thereof; and
(e) the time by which this study report is likely to
be received and implemented?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(SHRI DIGVIJAY SINGH)
(a) to (e): A Statement is attached.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF
LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1177 BY DR. SANJAY
PASWAN TO BE ANSWERED ON 2.3.2000 REGARDING
PRIVATISATION OF VARIOUS RAILWAY PROJECTS:
(a) to (e) There are a number of existing schemes to
involve private sector participation in Railway
projects namely, Build Own Lease Transfer (BOLT)
scheme, Own Your Wagon Scheme (OYWS), Leveraging the
right of way for communication channels, Private
ownership of Tourist Trains, Commercial utilisation
of land and air space, and Public-private partnership
for funding Railway projects. In respect of
emerging areas of potential private participation
such as Commercial Utilisation of Railway land,
marketing feasibility studies will be undertaken
before taking up execution of identified works.
The Indian Railways Catering and Tourism
Corporation has recently been set up which will
formulate and market package tours in future.