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Piyush Goyal

Piyush Goyal

DOB: 13/06/1964

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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'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.

The new GST rate cuts will come to effect from July 27.

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.

Piyush Goyal during the GST Council Meet

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.

Piyush Goyal

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

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.

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal

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.

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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.

Indian money in swiss banks cannot be assumed black money: FM

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

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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.

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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

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.   

Smriti Irani

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.

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Congress accuses Piyush Goyal of 'gross impropriety', BJP calls its baseless

Politics | Apr 28, 2018, 10:52 PM IST

The Congress party has sought Goyal's removal and a "comprehensive, independent investigation" into the matter.  

13 school children killed, several others injured as train

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.

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Bengaluru gets first all-women-run rail station

India | Mar 08, 2018, 09:37 PM IST

All the employees at the Banaswadi station, including the station master, booking clerk, and reservation clerk, among others, will be women.

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PNB fraud: People will question Congress on fraudulent loan, says Piyush Goyal

India | Feb 20, 2018, 09:37 PM IST

Goyal, who holds railways and coal ministries, said this while replying to a question regarding alleged swindling of bank money by billionaire Nirav Modi and his associates.

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Govt approves opening up of coal mining to private sector

Business | Feb 20, 2018, 02:50 PM IST

Announcing the decision taken by the CCEA, Coal and Railways Minister Piyush Goyal said the reform is expected to bring efficiency in the coal sector by moving from an era of monopoly to competition.

Indian Railways mulls rewards, incentives, bonuses to boost

Indian Railways mulls rewards, incentives, bonuses to boost employee morale

India | Feb 10, 2018, 04:49 PM IST

The transport behemoth which has 13 lakh employees is now mulling a change in the criteria for promotion of employees to see if they can be further rewarded for good performance.

Piyush Goyal on India TV Budget Samvaad: Modernisation of railways will create jobs, ease of life

Piyush Goyal on India TV Budget Samvaad: Modernisation of railways will create jobs, ease of life

Budget | Feb 02, 2018, 07:20 PM IST

#BudgetWithIndiaTV: Speaking at the India TV Budget Samvaad, the railway minister heaped praises on the Union Budget 2018-19, presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday.

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Railways mulling over introducing dynamic pricing system to increase revenues: Piyush Goyal

Business | Feb 02, 2018, 05:50 PM IST

Replying to questions in the Rajya Sabha, he also said his ministry was planning a major overhaul of the obsolete signalling system currently being used and to introduce latest technology.

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