Ministry of Railways (India)
Employees | 1,212,882 (2022)[1] |
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Annual budget | ₹264,600 crore (US$33 billion) (2023–24) |
Minister responsible | |
Deputy Ministers responsible | |
Ministry executive | |
Child agencies | |
Website | www |
The Ministry of Railways is a ministry in the
History
The first
In 1929, an additional member was added to the board and was assigned the responsibility for staff, so that the member in charge of traffic could focus solely on transport and commercial matters.
Organisation
Title | Name |
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Minister of Railways | Ashwini Vaishnaw[14] |
Minister of State, Railways | Raosaheb Danve, Darshana Jardosh[15] |
Chairman and CEO of Railway Board
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Jaya Varma Sinha[16] |
The ministry has a
Railway Budget
The first
Railway ministers
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Criticism and controversies
On 14 February 2008,
On 3 May 2013, the CBI arrested then minister of railways Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew, Vijay Singla for accepting an alleged bribe of ₹9 million (US$110,000) from a middleman for the appointment of a particular person to the railway board.[27] The railway board clarified that no rules had been broken during the appointment and suspended Mahesh, the person concerned.[28]
References
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- ^ "When India's first train blew steam". The Times of India. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- New Indian Express. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ a b Understanding Indian Railway Heritage (PDF) (Report). Indian Railways. p. 6. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d IRFC (PDF) (Report). Indian Railways. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "The Indian Railway Board Act, 1905". Act of 1905 (PDF). Parliament of India.
- ^ "History of Indian Railways". IRFCA. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ Evolution of Indian Railways-Historical Background (Report). Indian Railways. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ Overview of Indian Railways (PDF) (Report). National Academy of Indian Railways. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ a b "History of Indian Railways". IRFCA. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "History of Indian Railways". IRFCA. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "History of Indian Railways". IRFCA. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "Cabinet approves restructuring of Railway Board". Livemint. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "Ashwini Vaishnaw, ex-IITian and MBA graduate from Wharton, takes charge as IT, Railway Minister". Zee news. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "Darshana Vikram Jardosh, Raosaheb Dadarao Danve take charge as MoS for Railways". ANI. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "Govt appoints Jaya Verma Sinha as first woman CEO, chairperson of Railway Board". Livemint. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ Organization Chart (PDF) (Report). Indian Railways. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ a b Organization Chart (PDF) (Report). Indian Railways. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ Roy, Debasish (27 February 2019). "Why isn't the Railways a PSU?". The Economic Times. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ a b Railway Board (Report). Indian Railways. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "After 92 years, Rail Budget is history". Business Standard. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ "Railway budget to be merged with General budget from 2017". The Hindu. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ Railway Receipts and Expenditure (PDF) (Report). Indian Railways. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "Full List of Railway Ministers of India". Notes Press. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ IRFCA link of railways ministers. IRFCA (Report). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation Agrees to Pay $300,000 Penalty to Resolve Foreign Bribery Violations in India (Report). Department of Justice, Government of United States. 14 February 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "Railway Minister Pawan Bansal's nephew arrested by CBI for allegedly accepting bribe". NDTV. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "Mahesh suspended, nephew arrested; What about Pawan Kumar Bansal?". Dainik Bhaskar. 4 May 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2013.