N Sridhar (IAS:1997:TG) has been transferred from the position of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL). The Telangana government has appointed N Balram (IRS:2010), Director (Finance) of SCCL, to take on the full additional charge of CMD.
N Sridhar held the position of CMD at SCCL since January 2015, and his tenure expired on December 31, 2023. After the transfer, he was directed to report to the General Administration Department.
Before his role at SCCL, N Sridhar served as the Special Secretary to Kiran Kumar Reddy, the last Chief Minister of united Andhra Pradesh. In March 2023, he was selected as the CMD of the National Mineral Development Corporation. The recommendation for his appointment to this post came from the Public Enterprises Selection Board to the Department of Personnel and Training.