Piyush Goyal sets target of 500 mn tonnes of steel production by 2034
The minister further made three suggestions for the domestic steel industry.
Angadi Suresh Channabasappa MoS for Railways said that he will work under the guidance of Goyal and Modi.
Former Union Minister Suresh Prabhu greets Piyush Goyal as he takes charge as the Union Minister in New Delhi on May 31, 2019. (Photo: IANS)
A day after being sworn in as Cabinet Minister, Piyush Goyal on Friday took charge as the Railway Minister for a second time and said that he will do more to improve passenger comfort and freight transportation.
“I want to thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving me the charge of the Railway Ministry again. In last five years under his leadership the facilities in Railways and other things have witnessed immense change,” Goyal told media after assuming charge here at the Rail Bhawan along with Angadi Suresh Channabasappa, Minister of State for Railways.
Goyal said: “In the next five years we will give more pace to facilities and bring more pace to infrastructure works and improve the travel comfort and also increase freight transportation, so I have come here to take charge.”
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This is the second time that Goyal has been given the charge of the Railway Ministry. He first became Railway Minister in September 2017.
Angadi Suresh Channabasappa said that he will work under the guidance of Goyal and Modi.
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