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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Maharashtra has a total of 48 Lok Sabha seats and the BJP has declared its candidates on 20 seats in the state. The list features names such as Nitin Gadkari, Piyush Goyal among others.
In its second list, the BJP has fielded candidates from Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Tripura, Telangana, Delhi, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh.
In its first list, the BJP released 195 candidates for the Lok Sabha polls. The list featured PM Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan among other top leaders.
India and EFTA have been negotiating the pact, officially dubbed the Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA), since January 2008. Thirteen rounds of talks were held till November 2013 before negotiations were put on hold.
The Modi Cabinet took decisions on several key issues including increasing DA, extending subsidy to Ujjwala scheme beneficiaries, and approving funds for Northeast infrastructure boost among others.
Farmers' protest: During the fourth round of talks between the government and farmer representatives, a proposal for a five-year commitment to procure pulses, maize, and cotton crops at minimum support prices (MSPs) was presented.
The Food Corporation of India will provide 5 lakh tonne of rice to two cooperatives the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd and National Cooperative Consumers' Federation of India as well as retail chain Kendriya Bhandar in the first phase.
The US Trade Representative will meet with civil society representatives, business leaders, and stakeholders to discuss the Biden-Harris administration's engagement and commitment to fostering close ties with India. This would be the first trip to India by a senior Biden administration official.
The BJP appears to be on the path to victory in the MP, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh elections, while Congress is trailing in all three states. In response to these electoral trends, Union Minister Piyush Goyal shared a humorous 'Moye Moye' meme featuring Rahul Gandhi, taking a dig at the Congress.
Goyal announced that Tesla is on its way to double the imports of its auto components from India, amid reports that India is mulling custom duty concessions to the Elon Musk-owned company. Earlier, India said that it is not looking for a separate incentive policy for Tesla.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar also met President Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Madhya Pradesh Assembly election 2023: BJP has already declared 2 lists of candidates in Madhya Pradesh. The second list had several BJP heavyweights in the state, including Union Ministers Narendra Singh Tomar, Prahlad Singh Patel, and Faggan Singh Kulaste.
The Ministry underscored that the development will facilitate the growth of e-commerce and digital transactions in the UAE, bolster financial inclusion, support the UAE's digitisation agenda, increase alternate payment options, reduce the cost of payments, and enhance the UAE's competitiveness.
Parliament Special Session: Opposition party on Monday took a swipe at BJP over the G20 Summit held recently in the national capital. To which, the BJP retorted.
The function will be inaugurated by Union Minister and Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha Piyush Goyal and presided over by Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya.
India and the UK have been negotiating an FTA since January last year, with a goal towards a comprehensive pact that is expected to significantly enhance the bilateral trading relationship worth an estimated GBP 34 billion in 2022.
The visit of the Minister underscores the commitment of the Indian government to actively engage with its international partners and explore opportunities for economic growth and development.
Piyush Goyal emphasised the significance of the G20 discussions on startups by stating that collaborations in research and development and facilitating the exchange of ideas, best practices, and funding mechanisms must be prioritised.
Startup20 summit: Addressing the Startup20 summit in Gugram, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal asserted that this ecosystem's stakeholders will practise self-regulation.
Speaking to India TV in its special show 'Kahaani Kursi Ki', Piyush Goyal said that many important decisions are expected to be taken during PM Modi's US visit.
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