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Ashwini Vaishnaw (born 18 July 1970) is an Indian politician, former IAS officer and a businessman serving as the 39th Minister of Railways, the 35th Minister of Information and Broadcasting and the 2nd Minister of Electronics and Information Technology since 2024.
He took over as the Railway Minister, becoming the first from his party since 1996. Soon after becoming Railways minister, he approved an increase in fares, which had been unchanged for the last 15 years, to allow the Indian Railways to be profitable. He contested the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections from Chandigarh. [9]
The Minister of Railways (Hindi: Rail Mantrī) is the head of the Ministry of Railways and a member of the union council of ministers of India. The position of the Minister of Railways is usually held by a minister of cabinet rank and is often assisted by one or two junior Ministers of State. [1] John Mathai was the first Minister of Railways. [2]
Minister of Commerce and Industry, Government of India; In office 3 September 2017 – 30 May 2019: Prime Minister: Narendra Modi: Preceded by: Nirmala Sitharaman: Succeeded by: Piyush Goyal: Minister of Railways, Government of India; In office 9 November 2014 – 3 September 2017: Prime Minister: Narendra Modi: Preceded by: D. V. Sadananda ...
Veeranna Somanna is an Indian politician currently serving as Union Minister of State (MoS) in Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India.He was the minister of housing and Infrastructure Development department of Karnataka from 4 August 2021 to 13 May 2023.
D.V. Sadananda Gowda taking charge as the Union Minister for Railways, in New Delhi on 27 May 2014. On 26 May 2014, Sadananda Gowda was sworn in as a cabinet minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's newly elected government. He was put in charge of the Ministry of Railways. [15] He presented his maiden budget on 8 July 2014.
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The Ministry of Railways is a ministry in the Government of India, responsible for the country's rail transport. The Indian Railways is the rail network operated and administered by the Railway Board constituted by the ministry. The ministry along with the Railway Board is housed inside Rail Bhawan in New Delhi. It is headed by the Minister of ...