Akshay Shrikant Bapat selected as Director(Technical), Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd

Akshay Shrikant Bapat has been selected for the post of Director(Technical), Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on February 27, 2023. Presently, he is working as Executive Director, Coal India Limited (CIL).

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 08 applicants were interviewed in the selection meeting :

1. Akshay Shrikant Bapat, Executive Director, Coal India Limited (CIL)
2. Abhash Chandra Singh, General Manager, Western Coalfields Ltd.
3. Arvind Kumar Singh, General Manager, Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd.
4. Prakash Chandra, General Manager, South Eastern Coalfields Ltd.
5. Jagadish Chandra Mazumdar, Executive Director, NLC India Limited
6. Umesh Singh, Additional General Manager, NTPC Limited
7. Amares Kumar, President (Coal mines), Dilip Buildcon Limited
8. Dhananjay Kumar, Senior General Manager – Lignite Mines /Head of Mining Division,
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