Suresh Prabhu is now Minister of Commerce and Industry, Vijay Goel made MoS Parliamentary Affairs

Suresh Prabhu who was holding Railway Ministry portfolio was on Sunday appointed as Minister of Commerce and Industry charge, in a Cabinet rejig by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a focus on his agenda on 'good governance'.

The Railway Ministry charge has been given to Piyush Goyal.

Minutes after the oath-taking ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan where nine new members were inducted into the council of ministers and four others were promoted to the Cabinet rank, Prabhu Tweeted, "Thanks to all 13 Lacs+ rail family for their support, love, goodwill. I will always cherish these memories with me."

Last month, after series of train accidents, Prabhu had met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and offered to resign, but was asked to wait.

On August 19, 23 people were killed and over 200 injured when 13 coaches of a train derailed near Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh. Four days later, 10 coaches of the Kaifiyat Express heading towards Delhi collided with a dumper in Auraiya district, Uttar Pradesh.

Meanwhile, Vijay Goel has been made MoS in Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs. Whereas, Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore has been appointed as Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, the portfolio  which was held by Goel.