Piyush Goyal  

IRCTC will pay a compensation of Rs100 in case the train during its run is delayed by more than one-hour and Rs 250 in case the train is delayed by more than two hours. The train has been running on time since launch, but it recorded a delay of more than two hours on October 19 due to late start from Lucknow in the morning. IRCTC received and approved claims of 158 passengers within a period of 3 days out of which compensation has already been paid to 74 passengers

Every winter, due to fog, flights and train services are delayed across the country. Just like flights now even Indian railways will be alerting passengers when their trains will be running late. Now the problem of passengers waiting at the railway station for hours will be resolved. Indian Railways has announced that the passengers will get real-time updates of the train.

Keeping the environment in mind, the Indian Railways has taken the decision to implement Kulhad scheme. From the new year, tea will be available in Kulhad instead of plastic at the Bhagalpur station of Bihar. In the first phase, it will be implemented as an experiment in Vikramshila Express and Later on, it will be implemented in other trains as well.

Indian Railways largest fully air-conditioned waiting hall opened at Patna Junction in the state of Bihar. This is now the biggest waiting hall at a railway station in India. Union minister and Patna Sahib MP Ravi Shankar Prasad inaugurated the newly built waiting room in Patna junction. Watch Video For More Information

Union minister Piyush Goyal attended the 9th BRICS trade ministers meet during which he stressed upon the global economic climate with his counterparts from other nations

Lucknow Delhi Tejas express India’s first-ever private train. has made a profit of Rs 70 lakh since its operation till October through tickets sale. The Tejas Express has generated a remarkable revenue as much as Rs 3.7 crore through sale of tickets alone till October, while the expenditure incurred by the IRCTC to run the train was around Rs 3 crore.

During the 3rd RCEP summit in Bangkok, Thailand on November 4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India will not join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership i.e RCEP deal as the negotiations failed to address Delhi’s outstanding issues and concerns. Watch the video to know more.

To improve the connectivity of small towns and villages with major cities across the country, On 15th October Indian Railways inaugurated 10 new Sewa Express trains. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal flagged off nine Sewa Service trains from the New Delhi railway station along with health minister Harsh Vardhan and oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Watch the video for more details.

The Sarbat Da Bhalla Express train was flagged off by Railways minister Piyush Goyal from New Delhi Railway Station on at 6:30 am on Friday. The train will reach Sultanpur Lodhi at 2:38 pm

Speaking at the launch of second Vande Bharat Express from Delhi to Katra, Union railway minister Piyush Goyal said that Indian Railways will connect the country from Kashmir to Kanyakumari before August 15, 2022

On July 11 the Opposition alleged that Modi Government is trying to privatise the Indian Railways instead of working on the infrastructure and safety. However, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal rejected all the allegations. Watch the video to know Why Public-Private  Partnership of Indian Railways Good.

Union minister Piyush Goyal's statement that maths did not help Einstein discover gravity not only left Twitterati shocked but also helped them discover creative ways to shower the internet with Goyal memes.

Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal, while speaking at a Board Of Trade meeting, said that maths did not help Einstein discover gravity. So, what did Newton discover then? Twitterati is going crazy over this speech.

Transport minister Nitin Gadkari has been dropped from the panel that will work out modalities for sale of Air India and will include Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman, Piyush Goyal and Hardeep Singh Puri
 

Arun Jaitley wrote, "The new Government would be sworn in tomorrow. I am writing to you to formally request you that I should be allowed a reasonable time for myself..."