Piyush Goyal to be new Union Minister of Railways

Published: September 3, 2017

Piyush Goyal has been appointed as the new Union Minister of Railways after latest Union cabinet reshuffle on September 3, 2017. He succeeded Suresh Prabhu, who has become the new Union Minister of Commerce and Industry. Prabhu resigned from the post after a series of train accidents in August 2017. Apart from Railways, Piyush Goyal retains the Ministry of coal. Along with Goyal, Dharmendra Pradhan, Nirmala Sitharaman and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi were promoted to the cabinet rank.

Topics: Finance Ministers of India • Government of India • Goyal • Members of the Rajya Sabha • Minister of Railways • Ministry of Commerce and Industry • Narendra Modi ministry • Nirmala Sitharaman • Piyush • Piyush Goyal • Railway Ministers of India • Suresh Prabhu

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