Ashwini Vaishnaw assumes cost as Minister of Railways for second time

Ashwini Vaishnaw assumed cost as Minister of Railways for the second time underneath the management of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday morning in Delhi. Vaishnaw has been assigned portfolios as Minister of Info and Broadcasting, and Minister of Electronics and Info Know-how, aside from the Railways Ministry.

The Union Minister was welcomed by the Ministry workers, who lined up on the stairway to his workplace and greeted him with flowers. Vaishnaw touched his brow to the desk earlier than taking cost and likewise greeted these current there. He highlighted the foremost achievements within the railway sector throughout Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s earlier 10-year tenure.

He additionally thanked PM Modi, including that the Prime Minister has an ’emotional connection’ with the Railways. “Individuals have blessed PM Modi once more to serve the nation. Railways could have a really massive function. Within the final 10 years, PM Narendra Modi has achieved numerous reforms in railways.

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Be it the electrification of railways, building of latest tracks, new forms of trains, new companies, or redevelopment of stations, these are the foremost achievements of PM Modi within the final 10 years,” Vaishnaw mentioned whereas chatting with reporters at his workplace after taking cost. “The PM has stored railways in focus as a result of railways are the frequent man’s mode of transport and a really sturdy spine of our nation’s financial system, so there may be numerous give attention to railways.

Modi ji has an emotional reference to railways. I thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” the Union Minister mentioned. Vaishnaw will oversee the modernization and enlargement of India’s railway community, a vital ingredient for nationwide connectivity and financial progress.

In his function as Minister of IT, Vaishnaw shall be answerable for regulating and facilitating the media panorama, making certain the liberty and improvement of the press whereas addressing the challenges posed by digital transformation and misinformation. Vaishnaw may even play a pivotal function in advancing India’s digital financial system, selling IT improvements, and creating sturdy cybersecurity frameworks.

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