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==Railway Minister of India== ==Railway Minister of India==
As the Railway minister of India, Laloo decided to introduce ], ''Mattha'' (]) and ''Kulhads'' in trains.
In his first railway budget, he did not raise any fares.

Railway budget (July 2004):
* No fares were raised.
* promised a wheel factory in his ] seat of ]
* reserved 25% of bookstalls in certain stations for Dalits, tribals
and OBCs.
* proposed a set of free railway passes for spouses of licensed
coolies to travel from their station of work to any other station in
the country.


On ], ], amidst walkouts by the opposition parties, he ordered a high-level departmental inquiry into the ] in ]. The report is expected in three months. On ], ], amidst walkouts by the opposition parties, he ordered a high-level departmental inquiry into the ] in ]. The report is expected in three months.

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Laloo Yadav

Laloo Prasad Yadav (officially spelt Lalu Prasad Yadav) (born June 11, 1948) is the chief of the Rashtriya Janata Dal political party of India. He is also a former Chief Minister of the Indian state of Bihar, and is the husband of Bihar's current Chief Minister, Rabri Devi. In 2004, he was elected to the Lok Sabha with his party emerging as a key ally of the Congress. He became the Minister for railways in the Manmohan Singh government.

He was born to Late Shri Kundan Rai at Phulwaria, Distt. Gopalganj (Bihar). He married Rabri Devi in 1973 and has two sons and six daughters. He is an arts graduate and has been a political and social worker and lawyer.

Positions Held

  • 1977 Elected to 6th Lok Sabha
  • 1980-1989 Member, Legislative Assembly (two terms) of Bihar.
  • 1989 Leader of Opposition, Bihar Legislative Assembly, Chairman, Pustakalaya Committee, Convenor, Committee on Public Undertakings, Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
  • 1990-1995 Member, Bihar Legislative Council
  • 1995-1998 Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly
  • 1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
  • 1998-1999 Member, General Purposes Committee, Committee on Home Affairs and its Sub-Committee on Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension Scheme, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
  • 2004 Re-elected to the 13th Lok Sabha (4th term).Appointed as Cabinet Minister looking after the Ministry of Railways

Railway Minister of India

As the Railway minister of India, Laloo decided to introduce Khadi, Mattha (buttermilk) and Kulhads in trains.

Railway budget (July 2004):

  • No fares were raised.
  • promised a wheel factory in his Lok Sabha seat of Chhapra
  • reserved 25% of bookstalls in certain stations for Dalits, tribals
 and OBCs.
  • proposed a set of free railway passes for spouses of licensed
coolies to travel from their station of work to any other station in
the country.

On July 14, 2004, amidst walkouts by the opposition parties, he ordered a high-level departmental inquiry into the Godhra tragedy in 2002. The report is expected in three months.

Preceded by:

Jagannath Mishra

Chief Ministers of Bihar Succeeded by:

Rabri Devi

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