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.
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India and the US have almost resolved broad issues of the proposed trade package and an announcement is expected soon, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday hit out at Union minister Piyush Goyal for his remarks that Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee is "Left-leaning", saying "these bigots are blinded by hatred" and have no idea what a professional is.
Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal has flagged off 9 Sewa Service trains through a video conference from New Delhi Railway Station. These Sewa Service Trains will ply in various states across the country. Here is all you need to know about Sewa Service Trains.
The theft allegedly took place between September 16 and 18. An FIR in the matter was later filed against Vishwakarma at Gamdevi Police Station.
Railway and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said that the passengers travelling in the national transporter no longer have to "suffer" as the quality of services has improved in the last five years, and India in the coming years will become the world's biggest coach manufacturing hub.
Andheri, Virar and Naigaon railway stations were the top three among 109 suburban stations.North Western Railway followed by South East Central Railway and East Central Railway are the top three railway zones.
the Minister stopped short of revealing whether the two countries have reached a deal or not.
If Union Minister of Railways and Commerce Piyush Goyal is to be believed, we are under a lot of gravitational debt....of Albert Einstein's.
In a five-page letter to Gandhi, the minister said he was "surprised" that the Congress president was opposing the move to set up new "temples of modern India" -- a term coined by Jawaharlal Nehru.
7th Pay Commission: Attention! The Southern Railway of Indian Railways has sought online applications from ex-servicemen in Level 1 posts of various Safety categories on full-time contract basis under the 7th Pay Commission. But, before applying, candidates should carefully read the details.
7th Pay Commission Latest News: Good news for loco pilot employees in Indian Railways. The Ministry of Railways has detected a huge flaw in salaries being paid to a section of its employees that will benefit all the loco pilots who were promoted to chief loco inspectors before January 1, 2016 under 7th Pay Commission.
7th Pay Commission: There's good news for ex-servicemen who are looking for a job. The Southern Railway has invited applications from eligible ex-servicemen for engagement in safety categories of Bridge Organisation, Track Machine Organisation and other similar technical safety categories on full-time contract basis under the 7th Pay Commission Pay Matrix. But before applying for the job, be aware of these critical facts.
Special tracks will be laid for a journey from Delhi to Howrah in 12 hours, Railways minister Piyush Goyal said in a major announcement on Friday.
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday inducted the Commando for Railway Security (CORAS) and promised to set up a commando training centre in Haryana to modernize and train commandos of the Railway Protection Force (RPF).
The work on India's first metro rail line under the Hooghly river is almost complete and the service is expected to start soon announced Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday. Along with the announcement, Piyush Goyal also gave us a glimpse of India's first underwater metro.
Bangladesh Railway Minister Nurul Islam Sujon, who met Goyal, proposed that for greater connectivity between the two countries the frequency of the trains should be increased. Bangladesh has proposed to increase the frequency of Maitree Express from four to six days a week and that of Bandhan Express from the current one day a week to three days.
Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said that the ministry is working on making India's export products competitive and simplifying rules and regulations for easy availability of export credit.
Replying to supplementaries during the Question Hour, Piyush Goyal said the Railways had set the target of 100 per cent electrification of its tracks by 2022.
Till last month the NHSRCL had acquired 39 per cent of the 1,380 hectares of land for the project. The bullet trains are expected to run at 320 km per hour, covering the 508-km stretch in about two hours. Trains plying on the route take over seven hours and planes for about an hour.
"Railways have decided to electrify 100 per cent of its broad gauge rail routes in mission mode, as a green mode of transport," Piyush Goyal said during Question Hour.
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