Minister of Railways (India)
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The Minister of Railways (Hindi: रेल मंत्री, Rail Mantrī) is the head of the Ministry of Railways and a senior member of the union council of ministers of India. The position of the Minister of Railways is usually held by a minister of cabinet rank and has occasionally been held by a minister of state with independent charge. The cabinet ministers are often assisted by one or two junior ministers, or the Ministers of State for Railways.
Minister of Railways | |
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Rail Mantrī | |
Ministry of Railways | |
Member of | Cabinet of India |
Reports to | President of India Prime Minister of India Parliament of India |
Appointer | President of India on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of India |
Formation | 1947 (1947) |
First holder | John Matthai (as Minister of Transport) |
Deputy | Minister of State for Railways |
The current Minister of Railways is Ashwini Vaishnaw of the Bharatiya Janata Party who has been in office since 7 July 2021 while Raosaheb Danve and Darshana Jardosh are the ministers of state for railways.