Piyush Goyal Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Affairs, Children, Biography & More
Some Lesser Known Facts About Piyush Goyal
[the_ad_placement id=”manual”]
| Bio | |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Piyush Vedprakash Goyal |
| Political Party | Bhartiya Janata Party |
| Profession | Politician |
| Political Journey | • From 2002-2004, appointed as a member of Task Force for interlinking of rivers. • Became the National Treasurer of BJP in 2010; was elected the member of Rajya Sabha the same year. • Became the member of Committee on 'Provision of Computers' to members of Rajya Sabha from 2012 onward. • Took charge as the Minister of State for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy in May 2014. • Replaced Suresh Prabhu as the Minister of Railways in September 2017. |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Weight (approx.) | in kilograms- 70 kg in pounds- 154 lbs |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 178 cm in meters- 1.78 m in feet inches- 5’ 10” |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Eye Colour | Brown |
| Personal Life | |
| Age (as in 2017) | 53 Years |
| Date of Birth | 13 June 1964 |
| Birth Place | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Gemini |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Caste | Vaishya (Bania) |
| Hometown | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Family | Father- Late Shri Vedprakash Goyal (Politician) Piyush Goyal father Ved Prakash Goyal Mother- Chandrakanta Goyal (Politician) Brother- Not Known Sister- Not Known |
| Address | C 1/12, Pandara Park, New Delhi 110003 |
| Educational Qualification | Degree in Law from Mumbai University Certification in Chartered Accountancy (C.A.) |
| College | Jai Hind College, Mumbai H.R. College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai Government Law College, Mumbai Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, New Delhi |
| School | Don Bosco High School, Mumbai |
| Hobbies | Reading |
| Debut | In 1984, when he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). |
| Favourite Things | |
| Favourite Politician | Narendra Modi |
| Girls, Affairs and More | |
| Affairs/Girlfriends | Not Known |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Marriage Date | December 1, 1991 |
| Wife/Spouse | Seema Goyal (Social Worker) |
| Children | Son- Dhruv Goyal (works in New York) Daughter- Radhika Goyal (student of Harvard University, USA) |
| Style Quotient |
|
| Money Factor |
|
| Net Worth | INR 25 Crore |
| Salary (as in 2017) | INR 50,000, + Other allowances |
- Piyush Goyal was a splendid understudy amid his more youthful days. He was the all-India second rank holder in his CA exam.
- While his dad, Ved Prakash, filled in as the BJP treasurer, his mom, Chandrakanta, filled in as an individual from the Maharashtra authoritative get together. The previous likewise assumed responsibility as the Union Minister for delivery in the Vajpayee government.
- Before entering the field of governmental issues, Goyal was an outstanding venture investor. Truth be told, he was delegated as the Director (government chosen one) twice for Public Sector Banks, similar to Bank of Baroda (2001-2004) and SBI (2004-2008).
- A donor on a basic level, he, alongside his better half, Seema, has been a piece of various social-welfare programs. The NGOs, with which he essentially works, go for giving free instruction to the lower segments of the general public and the physically handicapped.
- Amid the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, Goyal had a necessary impact in completing BJP’s promoting efforts.
- He was the clergyman in-sitting tight for the then President of the United States, Barack Obama, amid the last’s India visit in January 2015.
- As the Minister of State with Independent Charge for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy, he had apparently zapped 13,134 towns out of aggregate 18,452 by April 2017.
- To help resuscitate obligation ridden control DISCOMS in the nation, Goyal propelled the Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) in 2015. What’s more, under his residency, the administration’s objective of creating 20,000 MW of sun oriented power by 2022 was overhauled to 1,00,000 MW (100 GW).
- Goyal has taken an interest in various initiative projects at eminent colleges, similar to Yale University (2011), Oxford University (2012) and Princeton University (2013).
