Railway minister of india: The Ministry of Railways is a ministry

The Ministry of Railways is a ministry in the Government of India , responsible for the country's rail transport. The Indian Railways is the rail network operated and administered by the Railway Board constituted by the ministry . The ministry along with the Railway Board is housed inside Rail Bhawan in New Delhi. It is headed by the Minister of Railways . With more than 1.2 million employees, it is one of the world's largest employers. Ashwini Vaishnaw, a former bureaucrat, is an Indian politician currently serving as the Minister of Railways , Minister of Information and Broadcasting, and Minister of Electronics and Information ... Ashwini Vaishnaw (born 18 July 1970) is an Indian politician, former IAS officer and a businessman serving as the 39th Minister of Railways , the 35th Minister of Information and Broadcasting and the 2nd Minister of Electronics and Information Technology since 2024. He previously served as the Minister of Railways and Minister of Information and Broadcasting, and is the incumbent Minister of Electronics and Information Technology since 2024. He is a member of the Rajya Sabha from Odisha ... Shri Vaishnaw assumed office as the Railway Minister on June 11, 2024, with a vision to make Railways affordable and convenient. He initiated and executed numerous transformative projects in his previous tenure, such as new trains, station redevelopment, and electrification.