Anandji Prasad selected as Director (Technical), Western Coalfields Limited

Anandji Prasad has been selected as Director (Technical), Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on August 07, 2024. Presently, he is serving as Project Advisor (JS Level), Ministry of Coal.

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 10 applicants were interviewed in the selection meeting:

1. Bidya Nath Jha, General Manager, Area General Manager, Baikunthpur Area, South Eastern Coalfields Limited
2. Anandji Prasad, Project Advisor (Joint Secretary Level), Ministry of Coal
3. Amitanjan Nandi, General Manager, Sodepur Area, Eastern Coalfields Limited
4. Rajiv Kumar Sinha, General Manager (Mining/Kuju Area), Central Coalfields Limited
5. Ramesh Chandra Mohapatra, General Manager, Area General Manager, Jhanjra Area, Eastern
   Coalfields Limited
6. Jagadih Chandra Mazumdar, Executive Director, NLC India Limited
7. Umesh Singh, Executive Director (Mining ) corporate centre, Hindustan Copper Limited
8. Hanuman Prasad Sharma, General Manager In-charge (P&D, E&L) Chasnalla, Steel Authority Of
   India Limited (SAIL)
9. Sagesh Kumar MR, Director (Mining), Ministry of Labour And Employment
10. Nihar Ranjan Satpathy, Vice President Associate Vice President-Coalmine, M/S Jindal Steel & Power
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