Railway Minister of India

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The Railway Minister of India is the cabinet-level government official responsible for overseeing Indian Railways, one of the world’s largest rail networks, and formulating national rail transport policy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cabinet ministerial position
government office
appointedBy President of India NERFINISHED
appointmentOnAdviceOf Prime Minister of India
associatedWith railway budget (historically presented separately until 2016)
belongsToJurisdiction Republic of India NERFINISHED
country India
hasComponent Ministers of State for Railways NERFINISHED
heads Ministry of Railways (India) NERFINISHED
isPositionIn Parliamentary system of India
jurisdiction Government of India
Indian Railways network NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
Hindi
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity New Delhi NERFINISHED
memberOf Cabinet of India NERFINISHED
nativeLabel Railway Mantri
रेल मंत्री
officeCreatedFor Ministry of Railways (India) NERFINISHED
officeHoldersInclude Ashwini Vaishnaw NERFINISHED
officeType cabinet-rank minister
oversees Indian Railways NERFINISHED
partOf Union Council of Ministers of India NERFINISHED
policyArea rail transport in India
reportsTo Prime Minister of India NERFINISHED
requires membership of Parliament of India (Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha)
responsibleFor administration of Indian Railways
formulation of national rail transport policy
high-speed rail policy
international railway cooperation policy
modernization of railway infrastructure
planning of railway infrastructure
rail transport policy in India
railway budget proposals
railway capacity expansion planning
railway electrification policy
railway environmental and sustainability policy
railway freight services policy
railway human resources policy at ministry level
railway passenger services policy
railway public sector enterprises oversight
railway safety policy
railway safety standards and regulations
railway station redevelopment policy
railway tariff policy recommendations
railway technology adoption policy
seat New Delhi NERFINISHED
sector public sector undertakings under Ministry of Railways
transport

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Lal Bahadur Shastri positionHeld Railway Minister of India
Railway Budget of India presentedBy Railway Minister of India
Railway Budget of India presentedBy Railway Minister of India
this entity surface form: Minister of Railways
Ministry of Railways (India) hasCabinetMinister Railway Minister of India
this entity surface form: Minister of Railways (India)
Ministry of Railways (India) hasMinisterialPosition Railway Minister of India
this entity surface form: Minister of Railways (India)