Ex-IAS, Wharton MBA Ashwini Vaishnaw Gets Railways, IT Ministry: Who Is He?

Vaishnaw has taken over the duties of former Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal, and former IT Minister RS Prasad.

Rajya Sabha MP Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday, 7 July, was given the charge of the Ministry of Railways as well as the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, after the Prime Minister's first Cabinet reshuffle in his second term.

A member of the BJP, the newly-inducted Union minister has been serving as a representative of Odisha in the Rajya Sabha since June 2019.

Vaishnaw has taken over the duties of former Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal, and former Union Minister RS Prasad – who had resigned from his post ahead of the Cabinet expansion on Wednesday.

I thank Hon’ble Prime Minister @narendramodi ji for giving me the opportunity to serve the nation as Union Minister. #Govt4Growth

— Ashwini Vaishnaw (@AshwiniVaishnaw) July 7, 2021