List of Indian Railway Ministers

List of Indian Railway Ministers

Below is a list of the Union Government Ministers of Railways over the years in independent India. Also included further below is the list of who presented the railway budget for each year. 

Note: These lists are incomplete, and some of the dates are uncertain. Unfortunately, there is no readily available source for reliable information on this topic — reference will have to be made to archives of Indian newspapers or magazines for the most accurate information. Corrections or additions are most welcome.

Railway Ministers of India


Years
Railway Minister
1947
(Nov.) John mathai (Not formally designated the Minister for Railways) presents the firstRailway budget for independent Indian
1948-1952
N Gopalaswamy Ayyangar; worked on consolidating the various railways into the zonal railways
1952-1956
Lal Bahadur Shastri; resigned in 1956 taking responsibility for three fatal railway accidents
1956-1962
Jagjivan Ram
1962
Sardar Swaran Singh
1967??
Kengal Hanumanthaiah (Note: Some sources suggest he was Railway Minister later, in 1971). Ram Sew Singh is also mentioned in some sources as a railway minister in 1966-1968, he may not have been a Cabinet minister for railways. 
1968
Cheppudira Muthana Poonacha
1969
Govinda Menon Panampilly
1970-1971
Gulzari Lal Nanda Note: Kengal Hanumanthaiah may have been the Railway Minister briefly in
1972-1973
Tonse Ananth Pai
1973-1975
Lalit Narayan mishra; killed by a bomb blast 2-Jan-1975, at the opening of a railway line in Samastipur.
1975-1977
1977-1979
Kamlapati Tripathi (again briefly in 1980?) 
 Prof. Madhu Dandavate
1977-1979
Prof. Madhu Dandavate
1980-1981
Kedar Pandey (Kamlapathi Tripathi briefly in 1980).
(1981?) 1982-1984
ABA Ghani Khan Chowdhury.
1984
Bansi Lal; his was a brief stint during a reorganization of some ministries and government departments.
(1985?) 1984-1989
Madhav Rao Scindia.
1989-1990
George Fernandes.
1990-1991
Jnaneshwar Mishra; very short tenure.
1991-1995
C K Jaffer Sharief.
1995-1996
Suresh Kalmadi (briefly), followed by Atal Behari Vajpayee also briefly, who held the Railways portfolio along with being PM.
1996-1998
Ram Vilas Paswan.
1998-1999
Nitish Kumar.
2000
Mamata Banerjee
2001-2004
Nitish Kumar
2004-2009
Laloo Prasad Yadav
2009
Mamata Banerjee

Yearly List of Presenters of the Railway Budget of India



Fiscal Year
Budget Presenter
1947-1948
Transport Member, Railway Board
1947-1948
Col. R. E. Emerson (Chief Commissioner, Railways)
1948-1949
Dr. John Mathai.
1949-1950
N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar
1950-1951
N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar
1951-1952
N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar
1952-1953 (Interim)
N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar
1952-1953 (Final)
Lal Bahadur Shastri
1953-1954
Lal Bahadur Shastri
1954-1955
Lal Bahadur Shastri
1955-1956
Lal Bahadur Shastri
1956-1957
Lal Bahadur Shastri
1957-1958 (Interim)
Jagjivan Ram
1957-1958 (Final)
Jagjivan Ram
1958-1959
Jagjivan Ram
1959-1960
Jagjivan Ram
1960-1961
Jagjivan Ram
1961-1962
Jagjivan Ram
1962-1963
Jagjivan Ram
1962-1963 (Final)
Sardar Swaran Singh
1963-1964
Sardar Swaran Singh
1964-1965
H.C. Dasappa
1965-1966
S.K. Patil
1966-1967
S.K. Patil
1967-1968 (Interim)
C.M. Poonacha
1967-1968 (Final)
C.M. Poonacha
1968-1969
C.M. Poonacha
1969-1970
Dr. RamSubhag Singh
1970-1971
Gulzari Lal Nanda
1971-1972 (Interim)
K. Hanumanthaiya
1971-1972 (Final)
k. Hanumanthaiya
1972-1973
K. Hanumanthaiya
1973-1974
Lalit Narayan Mistra
1974-1975
Lalit Narayan Mistra
August 1974
Lalit Narayan Mistra
1975-1976
Kamalapati Tripathi
1976-1977
Kamalapati Tripathi
1977-1978 (Interim)
Prof. Mathu Dandavate
1978-1979 (Final)
Prof. Mathu Dandavate
1978-1979
Prof. Mathu Dandavate
1979-1980
Prof. Mathu Dandavate
1980-1981 (Interim)
Kamalapati Tripathi
1980-1981 (Final)
Kamalapati Tripathi
1981-1982
Kedar Pande
1982-1983
P.C. Sethi
1983-1984
A.B.A. Ghani Khan Choudhury
1984-1985
A.B.A. Ghani Khan Choudhury
1985-1986
Bansi Lal
1986-1987
Bansi Lal
November 1986
Madhavrao Scindia
1987-1988
Madhavrao Scindia
1989-1990
Madhavrao Scindia
1990-1991
George Fernandes
1991-1992 (Interim)
Janeshwar Mistra
1991-1992 (Final)
C.K. Jaffar Sharief
1992-1993
C.K. Jaffar Sharief
1993-1994
C.K. Jaffar Sharief
1994-1996
C.K. Jaffar Sharief
1996-1997
C.K. Jaffar Sharief
1996-1997 (Interim)
Suresh Kalmadi
1996-1997 (Final)
Ram Vilas Paswan
1997-1998
Ram Vilas Paswan
1998-1999 (Interim)
Nitish Kumar
1998-1999 (Final)
Nitish Kumar
1999-2000
Nitish Kumar
2000-2001
Mamata Banerjee
2001-2002
Mamata Banerjee
2002-2003
Nitish Kumar
2003-2004
Nitish Kumar
2004-2005 (Interim)
Nitish Kumar
2004-2005 (Final)
Lalu Prasad Yadav
2005-2006
Lalu Prasad Yadav
2006-2007
Lalu Prasad Yadav
2007-2008
Lalu Prasad Yadav
2008-2009
Lalu Prasad Yadav
2009-2010
Mamata Benerjee

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