PESB recommends Chitranjan Kumar as Director (Technical) of ECL

The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has recommended Chitranjan Kumar for appointment as Director (Technical) of Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL). The recommendation was made following interviews conducted on April 22, 2026.

Kumar is currently serving as General Manager at Central Coalfields Limited. His name will now be forwarded to the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) for final approval, subject to vigilance clearance and other prescribed formalities.

The post of Director (Technical) will fall vacant on May 1, 2026, following the superannuation of incumbent Niladri Roy on April 30, 2026.

The PESB had advertised the vacancy and invited applications from eligible candidates on October 14, 2025.

The following 12 applicants were interviewed in the selection meeting :

1. Kripa Shankar Singh, Executive Director (Quality Management), Coal India Limited
2. Anand, Executive Director (Mining/Production), Coal India Limited
3. Babuli Kishore Jena, General Manager (Mining)/Area General Manager, Sohagpur Area, South Eastern Coalfields Limited
4. Kalyanjee Prasad, General Manager Area General Manager (Hazaribagh Area), Central Coalfields Limited
5. Chitranjan Kumar, General Manager Area General Manager at Magadh Sanghamitra Area, Central Coalfields Limited
6. Dhanraj Akhare, General Manager (Co-ordination), Bharat Coking Coal Limited
7. Suman Saurabh, General Manager Area General Manager Krishnashila, Northern Coalfields Limited
8. Sanjay Kumar Sahu, General Manager, Bankola Area, Eastern Coalfields Limited
9. Raj Kumar, General Manager (Quality Control), Bharat Coking Coal Limited
10. Binay Kumar, Managing Director and CEO Managing Director and CEO, ICVL
11. Vickram Chandra Dubey, Additional General Manager (Pakri Barwadih Coal Mining Project), NTPC Limited
12. Abhay B Bhagat, Chief General Manager, NLC India Limited