New Delhi: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Santosh Kumar Jha for the post of Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) on February 24. According to an order issued from the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT), Jha has been appointed to the post for a period with effect from the date of taking over charge of the post until further orders, whichever is earlier. Presently, he is serving as Director (Operations & Commercial) in the same organisation.
Jha was recommended for the post of CMD of Konkan Railway by the PESB selection panel in its selection meeting held on November 2. He was selected for the post from a list of five candidates.
Jha is an Indian Railway Traffic Services (IRTS) officer of 1992-batch. He holds M. Sc. (Geology) from Lucknow University and an MBA (Marketing) from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai. He has rich experience over 28 years of experience in operations, infrastructure planning and business development. He has hands on experience as head of operations on major divisions of Indian Railways.
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