Ministry of Railways (India)

Ministry of Railways
	; Rail Bhavan in New Delhi, the seat of the Ministry of Railways
Ministry overview
Formed	March 1905
Jurisdiction	Government of India
Headquarters	Rail Bhavan; 1, Raisina Road, New Delhi, India
Employees	1,212,882 (2022)
Annual budget	₹264,600 crore (US$33 billion) (2023–24)
Minister responsible	Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Railways;
Deputy Ministers responsible	Raosaheb Danve, Minister of State; Darshana Jardosh, Minister of State;
Ministry executive	Jaya Varma Sinha, IRTS, Chairman & CEO, Railway Board;
Child agencies	Indian Railways; DFCCIL;
Website	www.indianrailways.gov.in

The Ministry of Railways is a ministry in the Government of India, responsible for the country's rail transport. Indian Railways is a statutory body managed by the railway board under the ownership of the ministry that operates the national railway system. The ministry along with the railway board is housed inside Rail Bhawan in New Delhi. With more than 1.2 million employees, it is one of the world's largest employers.

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