New Delhi: Samiran Dutta, who is presently serving as Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL), has assumed additional charge as CMD of Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL). He has assumed charge of the post on Thursday. BCCL and ECL, both are PSUs under the Ministry of Coal.

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“After the approval of the Appointments Committee of the Central Cabinet (ACC), in the light of the orders of the Ministry of Coal, Government of India and Coal India Limited, Samiran Dutta assumed additional charge of the post on December 28, 2023, the coal PSU said in a post on X.

Dutta is an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He joined Coal Industry in August, 1988 in BCCL, Dhanbad and then was transferred to Coal India Limited, Kolkata, in April, 1990 and where he served in different capacities. He was promoted to the post of General Manager (Finance) in January, 2018.

Dutta took over the charge of Director (Finance) in BCCL with effect from July 18, 2019. In addition, he was also given the responsibility of the additional charge of Director (Finance) in ECL, Sanctoria. He was also been entrusted with the additional charge of Director (Finance) Coal India Limited from July 1, 2021 to December 27, 2021.

Considering his vast experience in coal industry, Dutta had been bestowed with the charge of CMD of BCC with effect from December 28, 2021.

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