Ashutosh Dwivedi selected as Director (Technical), Northern Coalfields Limited

Ashutosh Dwivedi has been selected for appointment as Director (Technical), Northern Coalfields Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on May 28, 2025. Presently, he is serving as Executive Director (Safety & Rescue), Coal India Limited.

Following his selection, the PESB has recommended his name to the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC). Upon receiving the necessary vigilance clearances and ACC approval, Ashutosh Dwivedi will be formally appointed to the post of Director (Technical).

The following 12 applicants were interviewed in the selection meeting:

1. Ashutosh Dwivedi, Executive Director (Safety & Rescue), Coal India Limited
2. Chiranjib Patra, Executive Director (Corporate Affairs & Business Development), Coal India Limited
3. Rajeev Singh, General Manager (Contract Management Cell), Northern Coalfields Limited
4. Kripa Shankar Singh, General Manager, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited
5. Kalyanjee Prasad, General Manager (Rajrappa Area), Central Coalfields Limited
6. Harshand Datar, General Manager, Western Coalfields Limited
7. P D Rathi, General Manager/HOD (Safety & Rescue), Northern Coalfields Limited
8. Chitranjan Kumar, Area General Manager at Bokaro and Kargali Area, Central Coalfields Limited
9. Umesh Singh, Executive Director (Mining ) Corporate Centre, Hindustan Copper Limited
10. S Rajmohan, Executive Director-Coal Co-ordination, NLC India Limited
11. Chetuku Dayanand, Executive Director and Project Head, NLC India Limited
12. Om Prakash, Chief Executive Officer-Mining Business, Jindal Power Limited