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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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.
Kolkata--the city of joy, is all set to welcome India's first 'underwater' metro service. The metro line, which is also the world's cheapest metro services will begin in Kolkata from this week after the partial rollout of the East-West Metro service on February 13.
Indian Railways has set the ball rolling for a massive restructuring of some major railway stations in India. The work for a congestion-free entry/exit at Bhopal's Habibganj and Gandhinagar (Gujarat) is already at an advanced stage, Ministery of Railways has said. Tenders for a complete overhaul of Gomtinagar, Anand Vihar, Bijwasan and Chandigarh railway station will also be floated soon.
As the government works on divesting debt-laden Air India, Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said if he was not a minister, he would be bidding for the airline. Air India has been in the red for long and the government is now in the process of finalising the contours for its disinvestment.
Asserting that the Indian economy is well-poised to take off, Union minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said there is a lot of enthusiasm for making investments in the country.
Just like IRCTC which pays compensation for delays in its Tejas trains, railways' freight customers could soon be compensated for late arrival of their goods, Railway minister Piyush Goyal indicated on Saturday, demanding a commitment of timely delivery.
Union Commerce and Industry Minister said on Thursday that global e-commerce giant Amazon wasn’t doing India a favour by investing $1 billion in the country. The remarks come amid the three-day visit of Jeff Bezos to the country
Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has emphasized on the need for public-private partnership for bringing more investments for fast track development of the railways.
Union minister Piyush Goyal on Monday accused Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of obstructing various schemes of the central government and depriving Delhiites of the benefits of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and Ayushman Bharat due to "Modi phobia".
According to officials, Goyal is likely to review the progress of the under-construction Udhampur-Banihal rail link project, which on completion will connect Kashmir with rest of the country through railway line.
There is a proposal to outsource commercial and onboard services of a few trains, but no large-scale privatization plans are underway, the Railway Ministry informed Parliament on Friday.
Taking a swipe at the Congress, he said in some parties, leaders grew rich while the BJP used political funds for the right purpose only.
The revocation of Jammu and Kashmir's special status granted under Article 370 has ensured a safe future for the children of the region, Union minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday.
Responding to the Congress leader's attack, Goyal sought to know where was she when her government forced India to join RCEP negotiations with China.
India will not sign any free-trade agreement (FTA) in a "rush" but will engage with the world without compromising the interest of the domestic industry, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday. He said India will enter into an FTA or comprehensive partnership agreements on its terms and will do what is best for the people and national interest.
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal here on Tuesday held a review meeting with department officials and stressed the need to adopt ways to increase 'non-fare income'.
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.
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