The government has changed the designations of the Railway Board Members and formally constituted the Railway Board in a new avatar, appointing its first CEO. The new board will have four other members. This has been done as a part of restructuring of the Indian Railways on functional lines, decided by the Cabinet in December, 2019. In the new structure, Chairman Railway Board, VK Yadav (IRSEE:1980), is now also the Chief Executive Officer. Pradeep Kumar (IRSSE:1981), who was Member (Signalling and Telecom) is the new Member (Infrastructure), heading assets like tracks and land.
Member Traffic PS Mishra (IRTS:1982) has been redesignated as Member (Operations and Business Development), while Member (Traction) Rajesh Tiwari (IRSEE:1981) will be Member (Traction and Rolling Stock) after the current incumbent PC Sharma (IRSS:1981) retires end of the month. As is the custom, Tiwari has been made an Officer on Special Duty in the Board. Manjula Rangarajan (IRAS:1983), who is Financial Commissioner, will be Member (Finance).
The redesignation is a part of recasting the Railway Board and also trimming the age-old administrative body on functional lines.
As directed by the Cabinet decision, three Member-level posts, Member – Staff, Member Materials Management and Member Engineering, are being done away with.
