New Delhi: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Coal for the entrustment of the additional charge of the post of Commissioner (JS level) of Coal Mines Provident Fund Organization (CMPFO) to Samiran Dutta. According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel & Traning (DoPT), Dutta has been appointed to the post for a period of three months with effect from February 3, 2022, or till a regular incumbent joins the post or until further orders, whichever is the earliest. He is currently serving as Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).

Dutta is an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). He began his career in the coal industry in August 1988 with Bharat Coking Coal Limited, Dhanbad. Later he got transferred to Coal India Limited, Kolkata in April 1990 and thereafter served there in different capacities. He was promoted to the post of General Manager (Finance) in January 2018. He took over the charge as Director (Finance) in BCCL with effect from July 18, 2019.

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