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{{Short description|Cabinet-level public office in the Government of India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2013}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2013}}
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| image = Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw Minister.jpg
| image = Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw Minister.jpg
| caption =  
| caption =  
| imagesize = 150px
| imagesize = 200px
| incumbent = [[Ashwini Vaishnaw]]
| incumbent = Shri [[Ashwini Vaishnaw ]]
| incumbentsince = 7 July 2021
| incumbentsince = 7 July 2021
| member_of = [[Cabinet of India]]
| member_of = [[Cabinet of India]]
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| inaugural = [[John Mathai]]
| inaugural = [[John Mathai]]
| formation = 15 August 1947
| formation = 15 August 1947
| insignia = Emblem of India.svg
| insignia = Ministry of Railways India.svg
| insigniacaption = [[Emblem of India]]
| insigniacaption = [[Emblem of India]]
| insigniasize = 70px
| insigniasize = 140px
| body = Railways
| body = Railways
}}{{Politics of India}}
}}{{Politics of India}}
The '''Minister of Railways''' is the head of the [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ministry of Railways]] of the [[Government of India]]. The railway minister is usually accorded a [[Cabinet minister (India)|cabinet rank]], and is responsible for [[Indian Railways]], one of the largest employers in the world. An important responsibility of the railway minister was to present in Parliament the [[Railway Budget]], the Annual Financial Statement of Indian Railways.
 
The '''Minister of Railways''' is the head of the [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ministry of Railways]] of the [[Government of India]].


==List of Railway Ministers==
==List of Railway Ministers==
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|-
|-
! №
! №
! Portrait
! Name
! Name
! Portrait
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! colspan=2| Political party<br /><small>(Alliance)</small>
!Prime Minister
! Prime Minister
! colspan="2" | Political party
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| 1
| 1
| [[File:John Mathai.jpg|75px]]
| [[John Mathai]]
| [[John Mathai]]
| [[File:John Mathai.jpg|75px]]
| 15 August 1947
| 15 August 1947
| 22 September 1948
| 22 September 1948
|{{Ayd|15 august 1947|22 september 1948}}
|{{Ayd|15 august 1947|22 september 1948}}
| rowspan="6" |[[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
| rowspan=15| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan=15| [[Indian National Congress]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=15|
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" rowspan=15|
| rowspan=6| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| 2
| 2
| [[File:Gopalaswamy Ayyangar.jpg|75px]]
| [[N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar]]
| [[N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar]]
| [[File:Gopalaswamy Ayyangar.jpg|75px]]
| 22 September 1948
| 22 September 1948
| 13 May 1952
| 13 May 1952
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|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| 3
| 3
| [[File:Lal Bahadur Shastri (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]
| [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]
| [[File:Lal Bahadur Shastri (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| 13 May 1952
| 13 May 1952
| 7 December 1956
| 7 December 1956
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|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| 4
| 4
| [[File:Jagjivan Ram 1991 stamp of India.jpg|75px]]
| [[Jagjivan Ram]]
| [[Jagjivan Ram]]
| [[File:Jagjivan Ram 1991 stamp of India.jpg|75px]]
| 7 December 1956
| 7 December 1956
| 10 April 1962
| 10 April 1962
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|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| 5
| 5
|[[File:Sardar Swaran Singh.jpg|75px]]
| [[Swaran Singh]]
| [[Swaran Singh]]
|
| 10 April 1962
| 10 April 1962
| 21 September 1963
| 21 September 1963
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|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| 6
| 6
|
| [[H. C. Dasappa]]
| [[H. C. Dasappa]]
|
| 21 September 1963
| 21 September 1963
| 8 June 1964
| 8 June 1964
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|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| 7
| 7
|
| [[S. K. Patil]]
| [[S. K. Patil]]
|
| 9 June 1964
| 9 June 1964
| 12 March 1967
| 12 March 1967
|{{Ayd|9 june 1964|12 march 1967}}
|{{Ayd|9 june 1964|12 march 1967}}
| [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]<br />[[Indira Gandhi]]
|[[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]<br />[[Indira Gandhi]]
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| 8
| 8
| [[File:C M Poonacha.gif|75px]]
| [[C. M. Poonacha]]
| [[C. M. Poonacha]]
| [[File:C M Poonacha.gif|75px]]
| 13 March 1967  
| 13 March 1967  
| 14 February 1969
| 14 February 1969
|{{Ayd|13 march 1967|14 february 1969}}
|{{Ayd|13 march 1967|14 february 1969}}
| rowspan=8| [[Indira Gandhi]]
| rowspan="8" |[[Indira Gandhi]]
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| 9
| 9
| [[File:Ram_Subhag_Singh.jpg|75px]]
| [[Ram Subhag Singh]]   
| [[Ram Subhag Singh]]   
| [[File:Ram_Subhag_Singh.jpg|75px]]
| 14 February 1969
| 14 February 1969
| 4 November 1969
| 4 November 1969
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|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| 10
| 10
|
| [[Panampilly Govinda Menon]]
| [[Panampilly Govinda Menon]]
| [[File:PanampillyGovindaMenon.jpg|96x96px]]
| 4 November 1969
| 4 November 1969
| 18 February 1970
| 18 February 1970
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|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| 11
| 11
| [[File:Gulzarilal Nanda 1.jpg|119x119px]]
| [[Gulzarilal Nanda]]
| [[Gulzarilal Nanda]]
| [[File:Gulzarilal Nanda 1.jpg|119x119px]]
| 18 February 1970
| 18 February 1970
| 17 March 1971
| 17 March 1971
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|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| 12
| 12
|
| [[K. Hanumanthaiah]]
| [[K. Hanumanthaiah]]
|
| 18 March 1971
| 18 March 1971
| 22 July 1972
| 22 July 1972
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|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| 13
| 13
|
| [[T. A. Pai]]
| [[T. A. Pai]]
|
| 23 July 1972
| 23 July 1972
| 4 February 1973
| 4 February 1973
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|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| 14
| 14
|[[File:Stamp of India - 1976 - Colnect 326695 - 1st Death Anniv Lalit Narayan Mishra - Politician.jpeg|101x101px]]
| [[Lalit Narayan Mishra]]
| [[Lalit Narayan Mishra]]
|[[File:Stamp of India - 1976 - Colnect 326695 - 1st Death Anniv Lalit Narayan Mishra - Politician.jpeg|101x101px]]
| 5 February 1973
| 5 February 1973
| 2 January 1975
| 2 January 1975
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|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| 15
| 15
|
| [[Kamalapati Tripathi]]
| [[Kamalapati Tripathi]]
|
| 11 February 1975
| 11 February 1975
| 23 March 1977
| 23 March 1977
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|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| 16
| 16
|
| [[Madhu Dandavate]]
| [[Madhu Dandavate]]
|
| 26 March 1977
| 26 March 1977
| 28 July 1979
| 28 July 1979
|{{Ayd|26 march 1977|28 july 1979}}
|{{Ayd|26 march 1977|28 july 1979}}
|[[Morarji Desai]]
| [[Janata Party]]
| [[Janata Party]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Party/meta/color}}"|
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
| [[Morarji Desai]]
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| (13)
| (13)
|
| [[T. A. Pai]]
| [[T. A. Pai]]
|
| 30 July 1979
| 30 July 1979
| 14 January 1980
| 14 January 1980
|{{Ayd|30 july 1979|14 january 1980}}
|{{Ayd|30 july 1979|14 january 1980}}
|[[Charan Singh]]
| [[Janata Party (Secular)]]
| [[Janata Party (Secular)]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Party (Secular)/meta/color}}"|
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}"|
| [[Charan Singh]]
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| (15)
| (15)
|
| [[Kamalapati Tripathi]]
| [[Kamalapati Tripathi]]
|
| 14 January 1980
| 14 January 1980
| 12 November 1980
| 12 November 1980
|{{Ayd|14 january 1980|12 november 1980}}
|{{Ayd|14 january 1980|12 november 1980}}
| rowspan="3" |[[Indira Gandhi]]
| rowspan="7" | [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="7" | [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="7" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| rowspan="7" width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| rowspan=3| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| 17
| 17
|[[File:Kedar Pandey.jpg|94x94px]]
| [[Kedar Pandey]]
| [[Kedar Pandey]]
|[[File:Kedar Pandey.jpg|94x94px]]
| 12 November 1980
| 12 November 1980
| 14 January 1982
| 14 January 1982
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|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| 18
| 18
|
| [[Prakash Chandra Sethi]]
| [[Prakash Chandra Sethi]]
|
| 15 January 1982
| 15 January 1982
| 2 September 1982
| 2 September 1982
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|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| 19
| 19
|
| [[A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury]]
| [[A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury]]
|
| 2 September 1982
| 2 September 1982
| 31 December 1984
| 31 December 1984
|{{Ayd|2 september 1982|31 december 1984}}
|{{Ayd|2 september 1982|31 december 1984}}
| [[Indira Gandhi]]<br />[[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|[[Indira Gandhi]]<br />[[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| 20
| 20
|
| [[Bansi Lal]]
| [[Bansi Lal]]
<small>(Minister of Transport from 25 Sept 1985 onwards)</small>
<small>(Minister of Transport from 25 Sept 1985 onwards)</small>
|
| 31 December 1984
| 31 December 1984
| 24 June 1986
| 24 June 1986
|{{Ayd|31 december 1984|24 june 1986}}
|{{Ayd|31 december 1984|24 june 1986}}
| rowspan="3" | [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|- align="center" style="height: 50px;"
|- align="center" style="height: 50px;"
| 21
| 21
|
| [[Mohsina Kidwai]]<br> <small>(As Minister of Transport)</small>
| [[Mohsina Kidwai]]<br> <small>(As Minister of Transport)</small>
|
| 24 June 1986
| 24 June 1986
| 21 October 1986
| 21 October 1986
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|- align="center" style="height: 50px;"
|- align="center" style="height: 50px;"
| 22
| 22
| [[File:Madhavrao Scindia 2005 stamp of India.jpg|75px]]
| [[Madhavrao Scindia]] <br> <small>''(Independent Charge)''</small>
| [[Madhavrao Scindia]] <br> <small>''(Independent Charge)''</small>
| [[File:Madhavrao Scindia 2005 stamp of India.jpg|75px]]
| 22 October 1986
| 22 October 1986
| 2 December 1989
| 2 December 1989
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|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| 23
| 23
| [[File:George Fernandes (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| [[George Fernandes]]
| [[George Fernandes]]
| [[File:George Fernandes (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| 2 December 1989
| 2 December 1989
| 10 November 1990
| 10 November 1990
|{{Ayd|2 december 1989|10 november 1990}}
|{{Ayd|2 december 1989|10 november 1990}}
| [[Janata Dal]] <br /><small>([[National Front (India)|National Front]])</small>
|[[V. P. Singh]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Dal/meta/color}}"|
| [[Janata Dal]]
| [[V. P. Singh]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| 24
| 24
|
| [[Janeshwar Mishra]]
| [[Janeshwar Mishra]]
|
| 21 November 1990
| 21 November 1990
| 21 June 1991
| 21 June 1991
|{{Ayd|21 november 1990|21 june 1991}}
|{{Ayd|21 november 1990|21 june 1991}}
|[[Chandra Shekhar]]
| [[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)]]
| [[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Samajwadi Janata Party/meta/color}}"|
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Samajwadi Janata Party}}"|
| [[Chandra Shekhar]]
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| 25
| 25
| [[ C. K. Jaffer Sharief]]
| [[File:Veteran Leader Ck jaffer Sharief on a Hartal (cropped).JPG|75px]]
| [[File:Veteran Leader Ck jaffer Sharief on a Hartal (cropped).JPG|75px]]
| [[C. K. Jaffer Sharief]]
| 21 June 1991
| 21 June 1991
| 17 October 1995
| 17 October 1995
|{{Ayd|21 june 1991|17 october 1995}}
|{{Ayd|21 june 1991|17 october 1995}}
|[[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}"|
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| 26
| 26
| [[File:Ram Vilas Paswan 11 (cropped).jpg|90x90px]]
| [[Ram Vilas Paswan]]
| [[Ram Vilas Paswan]]
| [[File:Ram Vilas Paswan.jpg|75px]]
| 1 June 1996
| 1 June 1996
| 19 March 1998
| 19 March 1998
|{{Ayd|1 june 1996|19 march 1998}}
|{{Ayd|1 june 1996|19 march 1998}}
|[[H. D. Deve Gowda]]<br />[[I. K. Gujral]]
| [[Janata Dal]]<br />{{small|([[United Front (India)|United Front]])}}
| [[Janata Dal]]<br />{{small|([[United Front (India)|United Front]])}}
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Dal/meta/color}}"|
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
| [[H. D. Deve Gowda]]<br />[[I. K. Gujral]]
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| 27
| 27
| [[File:CM Nitish Kumar Potrait.jpg|80x80px]]
| [[Nitish Kumar]]
| [[Nitish Kumar]]
| [[File:Nitish Kumar in February 2007.jpg|100x100px]]
| 19 March 1998
| 19 March 1998
| 5 August 1999
| 5 August 1999
|{{Ayd|19 march 1998|5 august 1999}}
|{{Ayd|19 march 1998|5 august 1999}}
| rowspan="4" |[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| [[Samata Party]]
| [[Samata Party]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Samata Party/meta/color}}"|
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Samata Party}}"|
| rowspan=4| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| 28
| 28
| [[File:Governor of Uttar Pradesh Ram Naik.jpg|center|75px]]
| [[Ram Naik]]
| [[Ram Naik]]
| [[File:Governor of Uttar Pradesh Ram Naik.jpg|center|75px]]
| 6 August 1999
| 6 August 1999
| 13 October 1999
| 13 October 1999
|{{Ayd|5 august 1999|13 october 1999}}
|{{Ayd|5 august 1999|13 october 1999}}
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}"|
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| 29
| 29
| [[File:Mamata Banerjee - Kolkata 2011-12-08 7542 Cropped.JPG|75px]]
| [[Mamata Banerjee]]
| [[Mamata Banerjee]]
| [[File:Mamata Banerjee - Kolkata 2011-12-08 7542 Cropped.JPG|75px]]
| 13 October 1999
| 13 October 1999
| 15 March 2001
| 15 March 2001
|{{Ayd|13 october 1999|15 march 2001}}
|{{Ayd|13 october 1999|15 march 2001}}
| [[All India Trinamool Congress]]
| [[All India Trinamool Congress]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{All India Trinamool Congress/meta/color}}"|
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}"|
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| (27)
| (27)
| [[File:CM Nitish Kumar Potrait.jpg|80x80px]]
| [[Nitish Kumar]]
| [[Nitish Kumar]]
| [[File:Nitish Kumar in February 2007.jpg|100x100px]]
| 20 March 2001
| 20 March 2001
| 22 May 2004
| 22 May 2004
|{{Ayd|20 march 2001|22 may 2004}}
|{{Ayd|20 march 2001|22 may 2004}}
| [[Janata Dal (United)]]
| [[Janata Dal (United)]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Dal (United)/meta/color}}"|
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal (United)}}"|
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| 30
| 30
| [[File:Lalu P. Yadav.jpg|75px]]
| [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]]
| [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]]
| [[File:Lalu P. Yadav.jpg|75px]]
| 22 May 2004
| 22 May 2004
| 22 May 2009
| 22 May 2009
|{{Ayd|22 may 2004|22 may 2009}}
|{{Ayd|22 may 2004|22 may 2009}}
| rowspan="8" |[[Manmohan Singh]]
| [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
| [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Rashtriya Janata Dal/meta/color}}"|
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}"|
| rowspan=8| [[Manmohan Singh]]
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| (29)
| (29)
| [[File:Mamata Banerjee - Kolkata 2011-12-08 7542 Cropped.JPG|75px]]
| [[Mamata Banerjee]]
| [[Mamata Banerjee]]
| [[File:Mamata Banerjee - Kolkata 2011-12-08 7542 Cropped.JPG|75px]]
| 22 May 2009
| 22 May 2009
| 19 May 2011
| 19 May 2011
|{{Ayd|22 may 2009|19 may 2011}}
|{{Ayd|22 may 2009|19 may 2011}}
| rowspan="3" | [[All India Trinamool Congress]]  
| rowspan="3" | [[All India Trinamool Congress]]  
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{All India Trinamool Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=3|
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}" rowspan=3|
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| 31
| 31
| [[File:Dinesh trivedi.jpg|75px]]
| [[Dinesh Trivedi]]
| [[Dinesh Trivedi]]
| [[File:Dinesh trivedi.jpg|75px]]
| 12 July 2011
| 12 July 2011
| 19 March 2012
| 19 March 2012
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|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| 32
| 32
| [[File:Mukul Roy.png|75px]]
| [[Mukul Roy]]
| [[Mukul Roy]]
| [[File:Mukul Roy.png|75px]]
| 20 March 2012
| 20 March 2012
| 22 September 2012
| 22 September 2012
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|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| 33
| 33
|[[File:C P Joshi UNDP 2010.jpg|103x103px]]
| [[C. P. Joshi]]
| [[C. P. Joshi]]
|[[File:C P Joshi UNDP 2010.jpg|103x103px]]
| 22 September 2012
| 22 September 2012
| 28 October 2012
| 28 October 2012
|{{Ayd|22 september 2012|28 october 2012}}
|{{Ayd|22 september 2012|28 october 2012}}
| rowspan="4" | [[Indian National Congress]]  
| rowspan="4" | [[Indian National Congress]]  
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=4|
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" rowspan=4|
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| 34
| 34
| [[File:The Union Minister for Railways, Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal inaugurating the New Block of Civil Hospital at Manimajra, in Chandigarh on April 07, 2013.jpg|80x80px]]
| [[Pawan Kumar Bansal]]
| [[Pawan Kumar Bansal]]
| [[File:The Union Minister for Railways, Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal inaugurating the New Block of Civil Hospital at Manimajra, in Chandigarh on April 07, 2013.jpg|80x80px]]
| 29 October 2012
| 29 October 2012
| 10 May 2013
| 10 May 2013
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|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| (33)
| (33)
|[[File:C P Joshi UNDP 2010.jpg|103x103px]]
| [[C. P. Joshi]]
| [[C. P. Joshi]]
|[[File:C P Joshi UNDP 2010.jpg|103x103px]]
| 13 May 2013
| 13 May 2013
| 14 June 2013
| 14 June 2013
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|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| 35
| 35
| [[File:MallikarjunKharge.jpg|100x100px]]
| [[Mallikarjun Kharge]]
| [[Mallikarjun Kharge]]
| [[File:The Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge (cropped).jpg|99x99px]]
| 17 June 2013
| 17 June 2013
| 26 May 2014
| 26 May 2014
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|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| 36
| 36
| [[File:Sadananda Gowda.jpg|center|106x106px]]
| [[D. V. Sadananda Gowda]]
| [[D. V. Sadananda Gowda]]
| [[File:Sadananda Gowda.jpg|center|104x104px]]
| 26 May 2014
| 26 May 2014
| 9 November 2014
| 9 November 2014
|{{Ayd|26 may 2014|9 november 2014}}
|{{Ayd|26 may 2014|9 november 2014}}
| rowspan="4" |[[Narendra Modi]]
| rowspan="4" | [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="4" | [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="4" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
| rowspan="4" width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| rowspan="4" | [[Narendra Modi]]
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
|- align=center style="height: 50px;"
| 37
| 37
| [[File:The Union Minister for Commerce & Industry, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu holding a Press Conference on the 3rd meeting of Council for Trade Development and Promotion, in New Delhi on January 08, 2018.jpg|75x75px]]
| [[Suresh Prabhu]]
| [[Suresh Prabhu]]
| [[File:The Union Minister for Commerce & Industry, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu holding a Press Conference on the 3rd meeting of Council for Trade Development and Promotion, in New Delhi on January 08, 2018.jpg|75x75px]]
| 9 November 2014
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==References==
==References==
*[http://www.irfca.org/docs/railway-ministers.html Railway Ministers of Independent India] at the Indian Railways Fan Club
{{Reflist}}
*[http://www.irfca.org/docs/railway-ministers.html Railway Ministers of Independent India] at the Indian Railways Fan Club.
 
==External links==
*{{Commonscatinline|Ministers of Railways of India}}


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Minister of Railways
Emblem of India
Incumbent
Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw
since 7 July 2021
Ministry of Railways
Member ofCabinet of India
AppointerPresident
on the advice of the Prime Minister
Inaugural holderJohn Mathai
Formation15 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

№ Portrait Name Term of office Prime Minister Political party
1 John Mathai 15 August 1947 22 September 1948 1 year, 38 days Jawaharlal Nehru Indian National Congress
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 File:Sardar Swaran Singh.jpg 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 Morarji Desai Janata Party
(13) T. A. Pai 30 July 1979 14 January 1980 168 days Charan Singh Janata Party (Secular)
(15) Kamalapati Tripathi 14 January 1980 12 November 1980 303 days Indira Gandhi Indian National Congress
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) 		22 October 1986 2 December 1989 3 years, 41 days
23 George Fernandes 2 December 1989 10 November 1990 343 days V. P. Singh Janata Dal
24 Janeshwar Mishra 21 November 1990 21 June 1991 212 days Chandra Shekhar Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)
25 C. K. Jaffer Sharief 21 June 1991 17 October 1995 4 years, 118 days P. V. Narasimha Rao Indian National Congress
26 Ram Vilas Paswan 1 June 1996 19 March 1998 1 year, 291 days H. D. Deve Gowda
I. K. Gujral 		Janata Dal
(United Front)
27 File:CM Nitish Kumar Potrait.jpg Nitish Kumar 19 March 1998 5 August 1999 1 year, 139 days Atal Bihari Vajpayee Samata Party
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) File:CM Nitish Kumar Potrait.jpg 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 Manmohan Singh Rashtriya Janata Dal
(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 File:MallikarjunKharge.jpg Mallikarjun Kharge 17 June 2013 26 May 2014 343 days
36
D. V. Sadananda Gowda 26 May 2014 9 November 2014 167 days Narendra Modi Bharatiya Janata Party
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 5 years, 34 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

Ministers of State in the Ministry of Railways
Minister of state Portrait Political party Term Years
Manoj Sinha File:Manoj Sinha Profile Pic.jpeg 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 5 years, 34 days
Darshana Jardosh 7 July 2021 Incumbent 5 years, 34 days

References

External links

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