The Telangana government on Tuesday (December 16, 2025) assigned D. Krishna Bhaskar (IAS:2012:TG) full additional charge of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL), Hyderabad relieving N. Balram (IRS-C&IT:2010) following the completion of his extended deputation tenure in the state on December 4, 2025.
Krishna Bhaskar, who is currently serving as CMD of the Transmission Corporation of Telangana (TRANSCO), has been entrusted with the additional responsibility until further orders. He is also posted as Special Secretary to Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka.
N. Balram was serving as Director (Finance), SCCL, and was given full additional charge of CMD in January 2024 after the tenure of then CMD N. Sridhar (IAS:1997:TG) ended on December 31, 2023. His deputation to the Telangana government had been extended for one year beyond December 4, 2024, and concluded earlier this month, necessitating his return to the parent cadre.
Singareni Collieries Company Limited is a government-owned coal mining company jointly held by the Telangana government and the Union government in a 51:49 equity ratio.
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