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Piyush Goyal

Piyush Vedprakash Goyal is an Indian politician. He was born on 13 June 1964. He is the son of Late Shri Ved Prakash Goyal who had served as a Union Minister for shipping in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee cabinet. He is the currently serving as minister of Railways, Coal and Corporate Affairs in the Government of India. He was elevated to Cabinet Minister position on 3 September 2017. He is currently a Member of Parliament for Rajya Sabha from the state of Maharashtra and was earlier the National Treasurer of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).He did his schooling from Don Bosco High School, Matunga. Also he is all-India second rank holder in Chartered Accountant and second rank holder in Law in Mumbai University. Piyush was a member of the Standing Committee on Finance and the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Defence. He headed the BJP's Information Communication Campaign Committee and oversaw the publicity and advertising campaign of the party including the social media outreach for the Indian General Elections 2014. Mr. Goyal is the 2018 Carnot Prize Recipient for distinguished contributions to energy policy.

Piyush Goyal

Switzerland likely to share HSBC accounts data in 10 days: Goyal
India | Aug 07, 2018, 10:25 PM IST
"The Supreme Court of Switzerland has ordered the Swiss government to share with us the data. In about a week or 10 days, that is going to get formalised," Goyal informed the Rajya Sabha during Question Hour.
Union Minister Piyush Goyal proposes higher pay scale for Railway General Managers
India | Aug 05, 2018, 07:22 PM IST
In his proposal, Goyal has suggested a string of administrative changes including the introduction of a post in the Railway Board to exclusively focus on safety issues of the national transporter, along with the upgradation of the post of the zonal GMs.
Mughalsarai station renamed as Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction
India | Aug 05, 2018, 03:55 PM IST
The century-old station on the busy Delhi-Howrah route is being touched up with saffron paint at places and signboards with the new name being put up.

Govt to withdraw FRDI Bill; writes to Parliamentary panel
Business | Aug 01, 2018, 11:56 AM IST
The government understood that with such a bill, it would not have won the elections next year as there were concerns about depositors' money, the TMC said.
Indian deposits in Swiss Bank down by 34.5 pc in the last year as compared to previous year: Goyal
India | Jul 24, 2018, 02:00 PM IST
“Earlier data that claimed 50 per cent increase was misinterpreted,” said the finance minister in Rajya Sabha.
Banks sign inter-creditor agreement on resolving NPAs: Goyal
Business | Jul 24, 2018, 07:59 AM IST
The ICA is being signed by 22 public sector banks, including the India Post Payments Bank, 19 private sector banks and 32 foreign banks.

'You are a merchant of hate': Piyush Goyal slams Rahul for attacking PM
India | Jul 23, 2018, 03:29 PM IST
The Union Minister’s tweet came after Rahul Gandhi commented on the Alwar lynching incident.
GST rates slashed: From TV sets to refrigerators and washing machines, here's what gets cheaper
Business | Jul 21, 2018, 11:58 PM IST
The council also decided to exempt sanitary napkins from the ambit of the Goods and Services Tax, or the GST.
GST Council cuts rate on 88 items, sanitary napkins exempted
Business | Jul 22, 2018, 07:05 AM IST
The council has exempted various products including sanitary napkins, deities made of stone, marbles and woods, commemorative coins circulated by the RBI or the government, fortified milk etc from the GST.

In major tax reform, Modi govt hikes threshold limit for filing tax appeals in tribunals, courts
Business | Jul 13, 2018, 12:05 AM IST
As of March, 2017, tax disputes worth Rs 7.6 lakh crore were stuck in various stages of litigation in tribunals, High Courts and the Supreme Court, according to Union minister Piyush Goyal.
IRCTC allows passengers to monitor live food preparation at base kitchens
Business | Jul 05, 2018, 07:59 AM IST
The passengers will now be able to live stream the food being prepared and packed at the base kitchens. The move was suggested by Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal recently.
Mumbai over-bridge collapse | Inquiry ordered, commission will give report in 15 days: Piyush Goyal
India | Jul 03, 2018, 05:42 PM IST
“Five people were injured, ad hoc compensation of Rs 1 lakh will be given to them, their treatment expenses will be taken care of by Railways,” he added.

No need for 'knee-jerk' reactions on rupee fall: Piyush Goyal
India | Jun 29, 2018, 05:43 PM IST
Against the backdrop of the rupee breaching the 69-mark versus the US dollar and touching lifetime lows on Thursday, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal emphasised that there is no need for any knee-jerk reaction to deal with the situation.
Will have info on black money from Switzerland by next year, guilty will be prosecuted: Piyush Goyal
India | Jun 29, 2018, 03:01 PM IST
Money parked by Indians in Swiss banks rose over 50 per cent to CHF 1.01 billion (Rs 7,000 crore) in 2017, reversing a three-year downward trend amid India's clampdown on suspected black money stashed there
India wants AIIB investments in 9 projects: Goyal
India | Jun 25, 2018, 07:03 PM IST
Speaking to the media, Goyal said India has already picked up almost 28 per cent - or $1.4 billion - AIIB's total lending’s, for seven projects in the country.

No plans to privatise Railways at present, won't happen in future too: Piyush Goyal
India | Jun 11, 2018, 04:08 PM IST
Addressing a press conference today on the achievements of his ministry in the past four years, Goyal said that there were no proposals for such a move and it would not happen in the future as well.
Acquisition of Bhushan Steel by Tatas historic breakthrough: Piyush Goyal
India | May 18, 2018, 10:39 PM IST
Bamnipal Steel Ltd (BNPL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Steel, has successfully completed the acquisition of controlling stake of 72.65 per cent in Bhushan Steel Ltd (BSL) for around Rs 36,400 crore.
Rathore replaces Smriti Irani as I&B Minister; Goyal gets additional charge of Finance till Jaitley recovers
India | May 14, 2018, 10:53 PM IST
Piyush Goyal has also been given the additional charge of Finance Ministry till Arun Jaitley recovers.
Congress accuses Piyush Goyal of 'gross impropriety', BJP calls its baseless
National | Apr 28, 2018, 10:52 PM IST
The Congress party has sought Goyal's removal and a "comprehensive, independent investigation" into the matter.
13 schoolchildren killed, several others injured as train hits bus in Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar
India | Apr 26, 2018, 10:33 AM IST
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for kin of the deceased and ordered an inquiry by the Gorakhpur commissioner.