Santosh Kumar Jha selected as CMD of Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd.

Santosh Kumar Jha has been selected for appointment as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. (KRCL), at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on November 01, 2023. Presently, he is serving as Director (Operations & Commercial), Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd..

He will be appointed to the post of CMD after receiving vigilance clearances and approval from the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.

The following 05 applicants were interviewed in the selection meeting :

1. Rajesh Kumar Singh, Chairman and Managing Director, Bridge & Roof Company (India) Ltd.
2. Suresh Singh, Executive Director, IRCON International Ltd
3. Sumit Sardana, Executive Director, Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL)
4. Santosh Kumar Jha, Director (Operations & Commercial), Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. (KRCL)
5. Anoop Kumar Agrawal, Chief Electrical Engineer, Indian Railways Service of Electrical Engineering