Piyush Goyal Gets Temporary Charge Of Finance Ministry: 10 Things To Know

Piyush Goyal Given Temporary Charge Of Finance Ministry: 10 Things To Know

In May last year, Goyal was given the additional charge of the ministry after Jaitley underwent a kidney transplant surgery.

Budget 2019 | | Updated: January 24, 2019 13:24 IST
Piyush Goyal Given Temporary Charge Of Finance Ministry: 10 Things To Know

Rajya Sabha Member Piyush Goyal also holds the coal portfolio.

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal was given the additional charge of finance ministry on Wednesday in the absence of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley who is in the US for medical treatment. Mr Goyal will hold the portfolios of Finance and Corporate Affairs on a temporary basis till the resumption of duties by Mr Jaitley, who has now been made a Minister without portfolio, a Rashtrapati Bhawan communique said.