Railway Minister of India

Minister of Railways रेलमंत्री
Incumbent Suresh Prabhu since 10 November 2014
Ministry of Railways
Member of	Cabinet of India
Appointer	President on the advice of the Prime Minister
Inaugural holder	John Mathai
Formation	15 August 1947

The Minister of Railways is the head of the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India. The railway minister is usually accorded a cabinet rank, and is responsible for Indian Railways, the largest employer in the world. An important responsibility of the railway minister is to present in Parliament the Railway Budget, the Annual Financial Statement of Indian Railways. Suresh Prabhu of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the current Minister of Railways, serving since 10 November 2014.