• Anand Singh Khati (IRPS) will be the new  Director General (HR) of Railways Board

• Khati was serving as Additional Member (Staff) at Railway Board in his previous assignment

New Delhi: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Anand Singh Khati (IRPS) as Director General (HR) of Railways Board. Anand is an Indian Railways Personnel Service (IRPS) officer of 1983-batch. Prior to this assignment, he was serving as Additional Member (Staff) at Railway Board.

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Railway Board

The Railway Board is the apex body of the Indian Railways, which reports to parliament through the Ministry of Railways. The Railway Board comprises one Chairman, seven "members of the Railway Board", and a Financial Commissioner (who is the representative of the Ministry of Finance in the Railway Board). It also includes a Director-General (Railway Health Services), Director-General (personal) and a Director-General (Railway Protection Force). A number of directorates report to the Railway Board. Most of the officers posted in Ministry of Railways are either from organised "Group A Railway services" or the Railway Board Secretariat Service.

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