New Delhi: State-owned NMDC Steel Limited said in a regulatory filing that the Ministry of Steel on Tuesday appointed Abhijit Narendra as the government nominee director of the company. Further, the filing said that he is not debarred from holding the office of Director by virtue of any SEBI order or any other such authority. Also, he is not related to any of the directors of the company.
Abhijit Narendra is an officer of 1993 batch, the Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS), and is presently posted as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Steel. He holds a degree in BSc and LLB. He has served in different areas of railways including operation, commercial and safety management which gave him a rich experience in production and sales management of Indian Railways. His tenure on Railway Board gave him a broader perspective of the transportation business and railways modal share. He has also worked in the Centre for Railways Information System (CRIS), the IT end of Indian Railways which gave him the insight of development, execution, and running of IT applications. He has also worked in the Ministry of Railways in the area of infrastructure development through PPP, project structures and financing, logistics, etc. He has also been associated with the planning and execution of big-ticket railways infrastructure projects like High-Speed Rail and Dedicated Freight Corridors. He has also represented the organization and nation in various international meetings and conferences. He has been working as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Steel since March 2022.
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