Piyush Goyal Age, Wife, Family, Caste, Biography

Bio
Full Name	Piyush Vedprakash Goyal
Profession	Politician
Political Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
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. • In July 2021, he was appointed as the Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha, succeeding his colleague Thawar Chand Gehlot. • In July 2021, the BJP retained him as its leader in the Rajya Sabha. [1]The New Indian Express • He won the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from the Mumbai North constituency by 3,57,608 votes.
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	5' 10" (178 cm)
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	13 June 1964 (Saturday)
Age (as of 2024)	60 Years
Birthplace	Mumbai, Maharashtra
Zodiac sign	Gemini
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mumbai, Maharashtra
School	Don Bosco High School, Mumbai
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
Educational Qualification	Degree in Law from Mumbai University Certification in Chartered Accountancy (C.A.)
Debut	In 1984, when he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Family	Father- Late Shri Vedprakash Goyal (Politician) Mother- Chandrakanta Goyal (Politician) Brother- Not Known Sister- Not Known
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Vaishya (Bania)
Address	C 1/12, Pandara Park, New Delhi 110003
Hobbies	Reading
Favourites
Politician	Narendra Modi
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Wife/Spouse	Seema Goyal (Social Worker)
Marriage Date	1 December 1991
Children	Son- Dhruv Goyal (works in New York) Daughter- Radhika Goyal (student of Harvard University, USA)
Style Quotient
Money Factor
Salary (as of 2017)	INR 50,000, + Other allowances
Net Worth	INR 30 Crore

Some Lesser Known Facts About Piyush Goyal

• Piyush Goyal was a very bright student during his younger days. He was the all-India second rank holder in his CA exam.

• While his father, Ved Prakash, served as the BJP treasurer, his mother, Chandrakanta, served as a member of the Maharashtra legislative assembly. The former also took charge as the Union Minister for shipping in the Vajpayee government.

• Before entering the field of politics, Goyal was a well-known investment banker. In fact, he was appointed as the Director (government nominee) twice for Public Sector Banks, like Bank of Baroda (2001-2004) and SBI (2004-2008).

• A philanthropist at heart, he, along with his wife, Seema, has been a part of a number of social-welfare programs. The NGOs, with which he primarily works, aim at providing free education to the lower sections of the society and the physically disabled.

• During the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, Goyal played an integral part in carrying out BJP’s advertising campaigns.

• He was the minister-in-waiting for the then President of the United States, Barack Obama, during the latter’s India visit in January 2015.

• As the Minister of State with Independent Charge for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy, he had reportedly electrified 13,134 villages out of total 18,452 by April 2017.

• To help revive debt-ridden power DISCOMS in the country, Goyal launched the Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) in 2015. In addition, under his tenure, the government’s target of generating 20,000 MW of solar power by 2022 was revised to 1,00,000 MW (100 GW).

• Goyal has participated in a number of leadership programs at renowned universities, like Yale University (2011), Oxford University (2012) and Princeton University (2013).