Ravindra Kumar Jain (IRSE) assumes charge as Managing Director of DFCCIL

• Ravindra Kumar Jain (IRSE) has assumed charge as Managing Director of DFCCIL

• Jain was serving as Chief Administrative Officer (Construction) in Eastern Railways under the Ministry of Railways

New Delhi: Ravindra Kumar Jain (IRSE) has assumed charge as Managing Director of DFCCIL (Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited), a PSU under the Ministry of Railways, on Friday. Prior to this assignment, he was serving as Chief Administrative Officer (Construction) in Eastern Railways under the Ministry of Railways. According to an earlier order from the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT), he has been appointed to the post for a period with effect from December 11, till July 31, 2024, i.e. the date of his superannuation, or until further orders, whichever is earlier. With his new assignment, Jain has replaced RN Singh, who was serving in the same capacity since August 1.

After assuming the charge, Jain had an interaction with all the field units and took stock of the progress of the projects. The Directors welcomed the new MD and gave their firm commitment to work tirelessly to achieve the targets. He communicated to Team DFCCIL that DFC is the mega project and the investment in it should generate commensurate revenue. He further said that DFCCIL as a team has to perform or perish. He emphasised the factors ailing DFC and asked each official to take the four Pillar Concept for the work they are doing. First, commissioning of the project as per target; second, cost-effective operation; third business development to generate revenue commensurate with the investment and fourth, work of new corridors to be taken up on priority.

Ravindra Jain's education & background

Jain is an Indian Railways Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer of Rajasthan. He has done Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Civil Engineering from Malaviya Regional Engineering College (MREC), Jaipur and a Master's in Technology (M.Tech) in Environmental Engineering Technology from IIT, Roorkee. Jain has a wide experience of close to three decades in various construction Projects in Indian railway. He had completed a two-year diploma course in German (1982-83) and a one-year certificate course in French (1984).

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Jain was adjudged outstanding DRM in 2018 for accomplishing manning of large numbers of level crossings is a very short time-bound schedule. He also worked as ADRM at Rangiya division, NFR as well as Chairman RRB, Ajmer. His pioneering and memorable initiative in aesthetically depicting Mithila painting in the entire Madhubani Station and on the rake of Bihar Sampark Kranti was widely appreciated. A technocrat par excellence, Jain embodies a very high standard of professional prowess in the field of constructions of megaprojects eliciting all-round acclaim and wholesome recognition during his stints in various key positions in civil engineering departments and in other Administrative assignments in various zones of Indian Railways and PSU, demonstrating stellar expertise and innovative flair while heading all the senior management positions in Railways.

New role & responsibilities  

As Managing Director of DFCCIL, Jain is responsible for all the activities of the corporation including personnel, financial and commercial management, corporate planning and project implementation. He is also responsible for the effectiveness of the organisation in the pursuit of the company's current objectives, including the recovery of the outstanding from various defaulting business associates.

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