<span style="color: #222222;">Ministry of Railways has clarified that it has not invited bids from private entities to run its 150 pairs of passenger trains through PPP mode. <br />''<br />''The Ministry in a statement today said that no such proposal is under consideration and neither any bids have been invited recently. It termed media reports stating that Indian Railways has for the first time invited bids from private entities to run 150 pairs of passenger trains through PPP mode as fake and misleading. The media reports also stated that private entities will have the liberty to decide passenger fares on these trains. </span><br />