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.
Read MoreAs many as 125 Railways ministry officials, including some heads of departments, could be shifted out from Rail Bhavan to different divisions for field duties.
Indian Railways will soon cut short the running time of over 500 long distance trains by up to two hours.
Piyush Goyal asserted that Jay Amit Shah's businesses are fully legitimate and conducted in a lawful manner on commercial lines, which is reflected in his tax records and through banking transactions
The Railways Ministry has brought to an end a 36-year-old protocol where it was mandatory for GMs to present themselves on arrival and departure of senior officers.
The death toll in the stampede on a foot-over bridge linking Parel and Elphinstone railway stations went up to 23 on Saturday
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday announced a slew of measures for safety of commuters with a focus on foot-over bridges (FOBs) in the country
The Elphinstone overbridge was narrow and was being used by nearly 300,000 passengers daily who travel in Mumbai's suburban trains. Where do we stand, even after 70 years of independence?
At least 22 commuters were killed and 39 others injured when a horrific stampede broke out on a narrow railway foot overbridge linking Elphinstone Road and Parel stations.
22 people were killed and over 30 injured in the rush hour stampede on a narrow foot overbridge linking Elphinstone Road and Parel suburban stations.
Other Sena leaders demanded the resignation of Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, a Mumbaikar who took over his new post this month, and sought the scrapping of the Bullet Train project.
Railways minister Piyush Goyal has ordered a high-level probe into the incident.
The Railways has earned an additional Rs 540 crore through the system but passengers have complained of high fares.
The scheme was launched on September 9 last year and applicable to premium trains such as the Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto.
Marhowra diesel locomotive factory was first conceptualised was former Railways minister Lalu. He had laid the foundation stone for the factory in October 2007, but the project remained in limbo for 8 years.
Piyush Goyal, who has often articulated the party's view on economy, said that the government would not flinch due to some criticism and "stay the course" as it works to transform the economy.
The Mahamana Express will have one AC Ist Class coach, 2 Second AC, 8 sleeper and 4 general coaches, one pantry car and two guard brake vans.
Piyush Goyal pointed out that though the Union coal secretary had written to all the chief secretaries urging them to impress upon power stations to start stocking coal, this plea fell on deaf ears.
The last coach of the Jammu Tawi-Delhi Rajdhani Express derailed on arrival at the New Delhi station Thursday morning.
Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said that Mamata Banerjee govt in West Bengal is politicising any and everything and accused it of infringing into unity and integrity of the country.
Seen as an efficient administrator, new Railways Minister Piyush Goyal will have to shoulder the task of putting an end to the spate of accidents that have shaken people's confidence in the Asia's largest transporter
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