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.
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.
Piyush Goyal has also been given the additional charge of Finance Ministry till Arun Jaitley recovers.
The Congress party has sought Goyal's removal and a "comprehensive, independent investigation" into the matter.
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.
All the employees at the Banaswadi station, including the station master, booking clerk, and reservation clerk, among others, will be women.
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.
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.
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.
#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.
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.
Piyush Goyal comes from a renowned political family of Maharashtra. His father Late Ved Prakash Goyal was a respected BJP leader who served as a Union Minister for shipping in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee cabinet.
"Going forward, India's role in the world economy, in the social tensions and in the fight against terrorism and climate change is only going to grow," Goyal said.
Without giving details on the budget allocation for Railways, Goyal told reporters here that he is “satisfied with whatever has been proposed (in the budget)”.
"We are studying a model under dynamic pricing, where we would also give discounts on train tickets, just the way in which it is offered in airways," Goyal said.
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