Minister of Railways (India)
Minister of Railways | |
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Ministry of Railways | |
Member of | Cabinet of India |
Appointer | President on the advice of the Prime Minister |
Inaugural holder | John Mathai |
Formation | 15 August 1947 |
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The Minister of Railways is the head of the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India.
List of Railway Ministers[]
№ | Name | Portrait | Term of office | Political party (Alliance) |
Prime Minister | |||
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1 | John Mathai | ![]() |
15 August 1947 | 22 September 1948 | 1 year, 38 days | Indian National Congress | Jawaharlal Nehru | |
2 | N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar | ![]() |
22 September 1948 | 13 May 1952 | 3 years, 234 days | |||
3 | Lal Bahadur Shastri | ![]() |
13 May 1952 | 7 December 1956 | 4 years, 208 days | |||
4 | Jagjivan Ram | ![]() |
7 December 1956 | 10 April 1962 | 5 years, 124 days | |||
5 | Swaran Singh | ![]() |
10 April 1962 | 21 September 1963 | 1 year, 164 days | |||
6 | H. C. Dasappa | 21 September 1963 | 8 June 1964 | 261 days | ||||
7 | S. K. Patil | 9 June 1964 | 12 March 1967 | 2 years, 276 days | Lal Bahadur Shastri Indira Gandhi | |||
8 | C. M. Poonacha | ![]() |
13 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | 1 year, 338 days | Indira Gandhi | ||
9 | Ram Subhag Singh | ![]() |
14 February 1969 | 4 November 1969 | 263 days | |||
10 | Panampilly Govinda Menon | ![]() |
4 November 1969 | 18 February 1970 | 106 days | |||
11 | Gulzarilal Nanda | ![]() |
18 February 1970 | 17 March 1971 | 1 year, 27 days | |||
12 | K. Hanumanthaiah | 18 March 1971 | 22 July 1972 | 1 year, 126 days | ||||
13 | T. A. Pai | 23 July 1972 | 4 February 1973 | 196 days | ||||
14 | Lalit Narayan Mishra | ![]() |
5 February 1973 | 2 January 1975 | 1 year, 331 days | |||
15 | Kamalapati Tripathi | 11 February 1975 | 23 March 1977 | 2 years, 40 days | ||||
16 | Madhu Dandavate | 26 March 1977 | 28 July 1979 | 2 years, 124 days | Janata Party | Morarji Desai | ||
(13) | T. A. Pai | 30 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | 168 days | Janata Party (Secular) | Charan Singh | ||
(15) | Kamalapati Tripathi | 14 January 1980 | 12 November 1980 | 303 days | Indian National Congress | Indira Gandhi | ||
17 | Kedar Pandey | ![]() |
12 November 1980 | 14 January 1982 | 1 year, 63 days | |||
18 | Prakash Chandra Sethi | 15 January 1982 | 2 September 1982 | 230 days | ||||
19 | A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury | 2 September 1982 | 31 December 1984 | 2 years, 120 days | Indira Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi | |||
20 | Bansi Lal
(Minister of Transport from 25 Sept 1985 onwards) |
31 December 1984 | 24 June 1986 | 1 year, 175 days | Rajiv Gandhi | |||
21 | Mohsina Kidwai (As Minister of Transport) |
24 June 1986 | 21 October 1986 | 119 days | ||||
22 | Madhavrao Scindia (Independent Charge) |
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22 October 1986 | 2 December 1989 | 3 years, 41 days | |||
23 | George Fernandes | ![]() |
2 December 1989 | 10 November 1990 | 343 days | Janata Dal (National Front) |
V. P. Singh | |
24 | Janeshwar Mishra | 21 November 1990 | 21 June 1991 | 212 days | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | Chandra Shekhar | ||
25 | C. K. Jaffer Sharief | 21 June 1991 | 17 October 1995 | 4 years, 118 days | Indian National Congress | P. V. Narasimha Rao | ||
26 | Ram Vilas Paswan | ![]() |
1 June 1996 | 19 March 1998 | 1 year, 291 days | Janata Dal (United Front) |
H. D. Deve Gowda I. K. Gujral | |
27 | Nitish Kumar | ![]() |
19 March 1998 | 5 August 1999 | 1 year, 139 days | Samata Party | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | |
28 | Ram Naik | ![]() |
6 August 1999 | 13 October 1999 | 69 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
29 | Mamata Banerjee | 13 October 1999 | 15 March 2001 | 1 year, 153 days | All India Trinamool Congress | |||
(27) | Nitish Kumar | ![]() |
20 March 2001 | 22 May 2004 | 3 years, 63 days | Janata Dal (United) | ||
30 | Lalu Prasad Yadav | ![]() |
22 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | 5 years, 0 days | Rashtriya Janata Dal | Manmohan Singh | |
(29) | Mamata Banerjee | 22 May 2009 | 19 May 2011 | 1 year, 362 days | All India Trinamool Congress | |||
31 | Dinesh Trivedi | ![]() |
12 July 2011 | 19 March 2012 | 251 days | |||
32 | Mukul Roy | ![]() |
20 March 2012 | 22 September 2012 | 186 days | |||
33 | C. P. Joshi | ![]() |
22 September 2012 | 28 October 2012 | 36 days | Indian National Congress | ||
34 | Pawan Kumar Bansal | ![]() |
29 October 2012 | 10 May 2013 | 194 days | |||
(33) | C. P. Joshi | ![]() |
13 May 2013 | 14 June 2013 | 32 days | |||
35 | Mallikarjun Kharge | ![]() |
17 June 2013 | 26 May 2014 | 343 days | |||
36 | D. V. Sadananda Gowda | ![]() |
26 May 2014 | 9 November 2014 | 167 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Narendra Modi | |
37 | Suresh Prabhu | ![]() |
9 November 2014 | 3 September 2017 | 2 years, 298 days | |||
38 | Piyush Goyal | ![]() |
3 September 2017 | 7 July 2021 | 3 years, 307 days | |||
39 | Ashwini Vaishnaw | ![]() |
7 July 2021 | Incumbent | 212 days | |||
If the office of Minister of Railways is vacant for any length of time, it automatically comes under the charge of the Prime Minister. |
List of Ministers of State[]
Minister of state | Portrait | Political party | Term | Years | ||
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Manoj Sinha | ![]() |
Bharatiya Janata Party | 26 May 2014 | 30 May 2019 | 5 years, 4 days | |
Rajen Gohain | ![]() |
5 July 2016 | 30 May 2019 | 4 years, 329 days | ||
Suresh Angadi | 30 May 2019 | 23 September 2020 | 1 year, 116 days | |||
Raosaheb Danve | ![]() |
7 July 2021 | Incumbent | 212 days | ||
Darshana Jardosh | ![]() |
7 July 2021 | Incumbent | 212 days |
References[]
- Railway Ministers of Independent India at the Indian Railways Fan Club
Categories:
- Union ministers of India
- 1947 establishments in India
- Lists of government ministers of India