Harish Duhan selected as CMD of SECL

Harish Duhan has been selected for appointment as Chairman & Managing Director (CMD), South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on December 07, 2024. Presently, he is serving as Director (Technical & Operations), Central Coalfields Limited.

He will be appointed to the post of CMD after receiving vigilance clearances and approval from the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.

The following 11 applicants were interviewed in the selection meeting:

1. Md. Anzar Alam, Director (Finance) with addl. charge of Director (Personnel), Eastern Coalfields Limited
2. Rajneesh Narain, Director (Finance), Northern Coalfields Limited
3. Harish Duhan, Director (Technical & Operations), Central Coalfields Limited
4. Darla Sunil Kumar, Director (Finance), South Eastern Coalfields Limited
5. PD Rathi, General Manager/HOD (Safety & Rescue), Northern Coalfields Limited
6. Chitranjan Kumar, General Manager, Central Coalfields Limited
7. Satyajeet Ojha, General Manager, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited
8. Suresh Chandra Suman, Director (Mining) with addl. charge of Director (Planning and Projects), NLC India Limited
9. Satyender Rai, Excutive Director, NMDC Limited
10. Naveen Kumar Singh, Chief Material Manager CMM-II/SECR/Bilaspur, Indian Railway Stores Service
11. Praveen Kumar Pandey, Chief General Manager ( Designate) OFCH, Munitions India Limited