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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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Indian Railways records 100% punctuality for 'first time in history'; 201 trains on time

Indian Railways records 100% punctuality for 'first time in history'; 201 trains on time

India | Jul 02, 2020, 03:51 PM IST

The Indian Railways on Thursday said that it has achieved 100 per cent punctuality of trains on July 1 for the first time in history. Taking to Twitter, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said that no trains were delayed among the 201 that run on this day

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8 lakh @ 125 days: Railways to provide jobs to migrants at cost of Rs 1,800 crore

Business | Jun 25, 2020, 01:21 PM IST

The Indian Railways will be providing 8-lakh man-days of employment opportunities to migrants workers in the next 125 days till October 31 under government's Garib Kalyan Rojgar Yojana Abhiyaan (GKRYA), announced Railways Minister Piyush Goyal. These new jobs will be generated in the infrastructure sector of the railways with an investment of Rs 1800 crore.

Huge opportunities for businesses in railways: Piyush Goyal

Huge opportunities for businesses in railways: Piyush Goyal

Business | Jun 22, 2020, 04:28 PM IST

Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said huge opportunities are there for businesses in the sector as the ministry is willing to lease out traffic routes and parcel trains to them.

Piyush Goyal's mother Chandrakanta Goyal dies at 88

Piyush Goyal's mother Chandrakanta Goyal dies at 88

India | Jun 06, 2020, 11:43 AM IST

Mother of Union Minister Piyush Goyal, Chandrakanta Goyal has passed away at the age of 88. Chandrakanta was herself a former BJP leader and 3-time MLA from Matunga in Mumbai. 

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Has pandemic put a brake on Rly's bullet trains/high-speed corridors? Piyush Goyal answers

India | May 29, 2020, 03:17 PM IST

Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal in an exclusive conversation with India TV during its special coverage #TeamModiOnIndiaTV discussed how railways coped with the coronavirus outbreak situation and shared report card of work done by the railway ministry as Modi government 2.0 completes one year in power.

Maharashtra's railway apparatus in time of crisis was not up to mark: Piyush Goyal

Maharashtra's railway apparatus in time of crisis was not up to mark: Piyush Goyal

India | May 29, 2020, 02:41 PM IST

Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, in an exclusive conversation with India TV said that Maharashtra government's arrangements in terms of usage of railway services in the state were not up to the mark. Speaking on India TV's #TeamModiOnIndiaTV, the minister said that Railways had provided Maharashtra with all the trains the state requested but some of those trains were not used adequately.

Piyush Goyal asks industry to start working for post-COVID period; says worst for economy is over

Piyush Goyal asks industry to start working for post-COVID period; says worst for economy is over

Business | May 27, 2020, 08:50 PM IST

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday asked the industry to start working for the post-COVID period with good ideas and firm implementation plans as worst for the economy is over and revival is in the air.

Railways Minister Piyush Goyal during an exclusive

Migrants’ data provided by Maharashtra incomplete… they have just dumped it on us, says Piyush Goyal

India | May 25, 2020, 09:09 PM IST

Railways Minister Piyush Goyal said the data provided by the Maharashtra government didn’t give complete information about the migrant workers and their destinations, which made it extremely difficult for the Railways to work out a final running plan

Big relief for passengers as Indian railways starts reservation ticket counters from today

Indian Railways resumes reservations through selective ticket counters from today

Business | May 22, 2020, 11:56 AM IST

In a big relief for passengers, Indian Railways opens its reservation counters at select stations for booking of only reserved tickets from today, nearly two months after they were shut due to the coronavirus lockdown. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal also said an announcement on the resumption of more trains will be made soon.

Railways to run 200 non-ac timetabled trains daily from June 1: Piyush Goyal

Railways to run 200 non-ac timetabled trains daily from June 1, online bookings soon: Piyush Goyal

India | May 19, 2020, 10:19 PM IST

The booking will be done only online and shall commence in few days. Trains will be non AC. No tickets will be sold at any railway station and prospective travelers should not come to the railway station to buy tickets: Railway Ministry

India supplied paracetamol, hydroxychloroquine to over 120 countries in last 2 mths

India supplied paracetamol, hydroxychloroquine to over 120 countries in last 2 mths: Goyal

Business | May 14, 2020, 07:27 PM IST

India has supplied paracetamol and hydroxychloroquine to over 120 countries in the last two months while ensuring the domestic supply, as these two medicines are in huge demand due to COVID-19, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday.

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Trains to Mumbai Central, Howrah, Bengaluru from New Delhi to resume service from tomorrow

India | May 11, 2020, 10:06 AM IST

The Indian Railways will start limited passenger trains service from May 12 (tomorrow, Tuesday) and the bookings will start from today 4 pm onwards. Initially 15 pairs of special trains connecting New Delhi with major stations across India will commence its service.

Railways take COVID-19 precautions, installs lifts without buttons in Jaipur Headquarters

Railways take COVID-19 precautions, installs lifts without buttons in Jaipur Headquarters

India | Mar 20, 2020, 11:26 AM IST

"Taking novel measures to ensure hygiene and prevent the spread of COVID-19, Railways installs unique mechanism to operate lifts without touching buttons at the North Western Railway Headquarters in Jaipur," Piyush Goyal wrote.

Considering barring private agents from booking train tickets: Goyal

Considering barring private agents from booking train tickets: Goyal

India | Mar 13, 2020, 08:33 PM IST

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday that he is considering barring private vendors and agents from booking train tickets for passengers, noting they are no longer needed when tickets can be booked by anyone on a mobile. 

Bullet Train: Railways to conduct DPR for six new routes, Piyush Goyal said in Rajya Sabha.

Bullet Train: Railways to undertake DPR for 6 more high speed corridors

India | Mar 13, 2020, 06:37 PM IST

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal today informed the Parliament that apart from the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project, the Indian Railways was going to undertake six more High-Speed Rail (HSR) corridors. 

Private agents no longer needed for booking train tickets: Goyal

Pvt agents no longer needed for booking train tickets: Goyal

India | Mar 13, 2020, 08:30 PM IST

The Union government is considering barring private vendors and agents from booking train tickets for passengers, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal told Lok Sabha on Friday.

Cost of carrying freight likely to be reduced with 2 new dedicated freight corridors: Goyal

Cost of carrying freight likely to be reduced with 2 new dedicated freight corridors: Goyal

India | Mar 11, 2020, 09:59 PM IST

With the implementation of two dedicated freight corridors, the cost of carrying freight is likely to be reduced, the railways ministry told parliament on Wednesday

RRB NTPC Admit Card 2019: Scheduling of written exam is under process, says Piyush Goyal

RRB NTPC Admit Card 2019: Scheduling of written exam is under process, says Piyush Goyal

Career | Mar 08, 2020, 08:41 PM IST

RRB NTPC Admit Card 2019: Many applicants are anticipating the release of RRB NTPC Admit Card 2019 as soon as possible.

India, US have 'almost closed' contours of limited trade pact: Goyal

India, US have 'almost closed' contours of limited trade pact: Goyal

Business | Feb 25, 2020, 07:47 PM IST

India and the US have moved to the next level of engagement having "almost closed" the final contours of limited trade package, and will come up with a comprehensive trade deal going forward, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday.

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, CM Banerjee, Kolkata East West metro corridor

Kolkata East-West Metro launch: Mamata says felt bad on not being invited

India | Feb 14, 2020, 03:37 PM IST

Railways Minister Piyush Goyal flagged off the first phase of the Kolkata East-West corridor of the mass rapid transport network, but the TMC gave the event a miss after Banerjee's name did not feature in the list of invitees.