List of Railways Ministers of India
Piyush Goyal is the incumbent Minister of railways in India since 2017. The Railway Minister used to present railway budget annually but since 2017, the railway budget is merged with the Union budget. Since the Indian independence; 38 persons have served as the Railways Minister of India.
The list of all the Railways Ministers is as follows;
40. Piyush Goyal
Term of office: 4 September 2017 to present
Political party or Alliance: National Democratic Alliance (BJP)
Prime Minister: Narendra Modi
39. Suresh Prabhu
Term of office: 10 November 2014 (Incumbent)
Political party or Alliance: National Democratic Alliance (BJP)
Prime Minister: Narendra Modi
38. D. V. Sadananda Gowda
Term of office: 26 May 2014 - 9 November 2014
Political party or Alliance: National Democratic Alliance (BJP)
Prime Minister: Narendra Modi
37. Mallikarjun Kharge
Term of office: 17 June 2013 - 25 May 2014
Political party or Alliance: United Progressive Alliance (Congress)
Prime Minister: Dr. Manmohan Singh
36. C. P. Joshi
Term of office: 22 September 2012 - 28 October 2012 & 11 May 2013 - 16 June 2013
Political party or Alliance: United Progressive Alliance (Congress)
Prime Minister: Dr. Manmohan Singh
35. Pawan Kumar Bansal
Term of office: 28 October 2012 - 10 May 2013
Political party or Alliance: United Progressive Alliance (Congress)
Prime Minister: Dr. Manmohan Singh
34. Mukul Roy
Term of office: 20 March 2012 - 21 September 2012
Political party or Alliance: United Progressive Alliance (Congress)
Prime Minister: Dr. Manmohan Singh
33. Dinesh Trivedi
Term of office: 12 July 2011 - 14 March 2012
Political party or Alliance: United Progressive Alliance (Congress)
Prime Minister: Dr. Manmohan Singh
32. Mamata Banerjee
Term of office: 13 October 1999- 15 March 2001 & 26 May 2009 - 19 May 2011
Political party or Alliance: United Progressive Alliance (Congress) & National Democratic Alliance
Prime Minister: Atal Bihari Vajpayee & Dr. Manmohan Singh
31. Lalu Prasad Yadav
Term of office: 23 May 2004 - 25 May 2009
Political party or Alliance: United Progressive Alliance (Congress)
Prime Minister: Dr. Manmohan Singh
30. Nitish Kumar
Term of office: 19 March 1998 - 5 August 1999 & 20 March 2001 - 22 May 2004
Political party or Alliance: National Democratic Alliance (BJP)
Prime Minister: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
29. Ram Naik
Term of office: 6 August 1999- 12 October 1999
Political party or Alliance: National Democratic Alliance (BJP)
Prime Minister: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
28. Ram Vilas Paswan
Term of office: 1 June 1996 - 19 March 1998
Political party or Alliance: United Front (Janta Dal)
Prime Minister: H. D. Deve Gowda & I. K Gujral
27. C. K. Jaffer Sharief
Term of office: 21 June 1991 - 16 October 1995
Political party or Alliance: Congress
Prime Minister: P. V. Narsimha Rao
26. Janeshwar Mishra
Term of office: 21 November 1990 - 21 June 1991
Political party or Alliance: Samajwadi Janta Party
Prime Minister: Chandra Shekhar
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25. George Fernandez
Term of office: 5 December 1989 - 10 November 1990
Political party or Alliance: Janta Dal
Prime Minister: V. P. Singh
24. Madhavrao Scindia
Term of office: 22 October 1986 - 1 December 1989
Political party or Alliance: Congress
Prime Minister: Rajeev Gandhi
23. Mohsina Kidwai
Term of office: 24 June 1986 - 21 October 1986
Political party or Alliance: Congress
Prime Minister: Rajeev Gandhi
22. Bansi Lal
Term of office: 31 December 1984- 4 June 1986
Political party or Alliance: Congress
Prime Minister: Rajeev Gandhi
21. A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury
Term of office: 2 September 1982 - 31 December 1984
Political party or Alliance: Congress
Prime Minister: Indira Gandhi & Rajeev Gandhi
20. Prakash Chandra Sethi
Term of office: 15 January 1982 - 2 September 1982
Political party or Alliance: Congress
Prime Minister: Indira Gandhi
19. Kedar Pandey
Term of office: 12 November 1980 - 14 January 1982
Political party or Alliance: Congress
Prime Minister: Indira Gandhi
18. Kamalapati Tripathi
Term of office: 14 January 1980 - 12 November 1980
Political party or Alliance: Congress
Prime Minister: Indira Gandhi
17. T. A. Pai
Term of office: 30 July 1979 - 13 January 1980 & 23 July 1972 - 4 February 1973
Political party or Alliance: Janta Party (Secular) & Congress
Prime Minister: Ch. Charan Singh & Indira Gandhi
16. Madhu Dandavate
Term of office: 26 March 1977 - 28 July 1979
Political party or Alliance: Janta Party
Prime Minister: Morarji Desai
15. Kamalapati Tripathi
Term of office: 11 February 1975 - 23 March 1977
Political party or Alliance: Congress
Prime Minister: Indira Gandhi
14. Lalit Narayan Mishra
Term of office: 5 February 1973 - 2 January 1975
Political party or Alliance: Congress
Prime Minister: Indira Gandhi
13. K. Hanumanthaiya
Term of office: 18 March 1971 - 22 July 1972
Political party or Alliance: Congress
Prime Minister: Indira Gandhi
12. Gulzarilal Nanda
Term of office: 18 February 1970 - 17 March 1971
Political party or Alliance: Congress
Prime Minister: Indira Gandhi
11. Panampilli Govinda Menon
Term of office: 4 November 1969 - 18 February 1970
Political party or Alliance: Congress
Prime Minister: Indira Gandhi
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10. Ram Subhag Singh
Term of office: 14 February 1969 - 4 November 1969
Political party or Alliance: Congress
Prime Minister: Indira Gandhi
9. C. M. Poonacha
Term of office: 13 March 1967 - 14 February 1969
Political party or Alliance: Congress
Prime Minister: Indira Gandhi
8. S. K. Patil
Term of office: 9 June 1964- 12 March 1967
Political party or Alliance: Congress
Prime Minister: Lal Bahadur Shastri & Indira Gandhi
7. H. C. Dasappa
Term of office: 21 September 1963 - 8 June 1964
Political party or Alliance: Congress
Prime Minister: Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
6. Swaran Singh
Term of office: 10 April 1962 - 21 September 1963
Political party or Alliance: Congress
Prime Minister: Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
5. Jagjivan Ram
Term of office: 7 December 1956 - 10 April 1962
Political party or Alliance: Congress
Prime Minister: Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
4. Lal Bahadur Shastri
Term of office: 13 May 1952 - 7 December 1956
Political party or Alliance: Congress
Prime Minister: Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar
Term of office: 22 September 1948 - 13 May 1952
Political party or Alliance: Congress
Prime Minister: Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
2. John Mathai
Term of office: 15 August 1947- 22 September 1948
Political party or Alliance: Congress
Prime Minister: Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
1. Ashraf Ali
Term of office: Sep 2, 1946 to Aug 14, 1947
Political party or Alliance: NA
Prime Minister: NA
Source:http://www.elections.in/government/ministry-of-railways.html
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