New Delhi: Amit Raj is set to be next Director (Technical) of MECON Limited, a PSU under the Ministry of Steel. He has been recommended for the post by the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) panel on Friday. Presently, he is serving as Senior General Manager in the same organisation.

“However, above recommendation is subject to the final outcome of the writ petition No.2675 of 2023 filed in the Hon'ble High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi,” the PESB said in a notification.

Raj has been recommended for the post from a list of eight candidates, who were interviewed by the PESB panel in its selection meeting held on May 19. Out of eight candidates, five candidates were from MECON and one each from Engineers India Limited (EIL), NTPC Limited and Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL).

The Director (Technical) of MECON, Raj will be a member of the Board of Directors and will report to the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD). He will be responsible for all technical aspects including process, operation and production.

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