Title - Railways invites bids for Amethi MFC

LUCKNOW: Railway ministry has fast-tracked the plan to develop a multi-functional complex (MFC) in Amethi. The Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA), coming under railway ministry, will develop 75 MFCs on railway land for generating revenue across the country.The bidding process is being initiated in phases. So far, RLDA has invited nine bids for development of 43 MFCs at prominent stations in the country. In UP, the bidding has been started only for Amethi. Sources said though other stations in the state have land available, they were not given the preference. TNnAllahabad is the only station where MFC has been completed and waiting to be leased out along with MFCs at 25 other stations in the country which were taken up last year.MFCs will have facilities like shopping, food stalls/restaurants, book stalls, ATMs, medicines and variety stores, budget hotels, parking etc., for rail passengers.A multi-functional complex project offers unique opportunity for retailers, hotel chain operators, developers and other such stakeholders for expanding and enlarging their footprint across hundreds of important towns and cities in the country.