Achyut Ghatak selected as Director (Technical), Coal India Limited

Achyut Ghatak has been selected as Director (Technical), Coal India Limited (CIL) in a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on August 23, 2024. Presently, he is serving as Director (Engineering and R&D)/Director (Technical), Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited.

He will be appointed to the post of Director (Technical) after receiving vigilance clearances and approval from the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.

The following 11 applicants were interviewed in the selection meeting:

1. Achyut Ghatak, Director (Engineering and R&D) /Director (Technical), Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited.
2. Rajeev Singh, General Manager (Contract Management Cell), Northern Coalfields Limited
3. Kripa Shankar Singh, General Manager, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited
4. Kalyanjee Prasad, General Manager General Manager(Mining/Rescue services), Eastern Coalfields Limited
5. Harshad Datar, General Manager, Western Coalfields Limited
6. Shreekanta SH Roy, General Manager (Mining), Coal India Limited
7. Peeyush Kumar, General Manager, Business Development, Coal India Limited
8. Suresh Chandra Suman, Director (Mining) and Director (Planning and Projects) (Addl. Charge), NLC India Limited.
9. S. Rajmohan, Chief General Manager, NLC India Limited
10. Neeraj Kumar, Chief General Manager, NLC India Limited
11. Vijaya Kumar S, Chief General Manager, NLC India Limited