General Manager (GM) orders

Indian Railways issued orders of postings of General Managers of Various Zonal Railways on 30.07.2021.

ARUN ARORA, IRSME, GENRAL MANAGER/EASTERN RAILWAY

NO. E(O)III-2021/PM/50: THE PRESIDENT lS PLEASED TO APPROVE OF THE APPOINTMENT OF SHRI ARUN ARORA, IRSME, PRESENTLY WORKING AS ADDL. MEMBER (E&HM)/ RAILWAY BOARD, AS GENERAL MANAGER, EASTERN RAILWAY, UNT|L FURTHER ORDERS. (GM/ER orders)

A.K. AGARWAL, IRSME, GENRAL MANAGER/ICF /CHENNAI

NO. E(O)III-2021/PM/51: THE PRESIDENT lS PLEASED TO APPROVE OF THE APPOINTMENT OF SHRI A.K. AGARWAL, IRSME, PRESENTLY WORKING AS PRINCIPAL CAO/ COFMOW, AS GENERAL MANAGER, INTEGRAL COACH FACTORY/ CHENNAI, UNTIL FURTHER ORDERS. (GM/ICF orders)

SANJIV BHUTANI, IRSEE, DIRECTOR GENERAL/ RDSO/ Lucknow

NO. E(O)III-2021/PM/52: THE PRESTDENT tS PLEASED TO APPROVE OF THE APPOINTMENT OF SHRI SANJIV BHUTANI, IRSEE, PRESENTLY WORKING AS PCEE/ WESTERN RAILWAY, AS DIRECTOR GENERAL/ RDSO, UNTIL FURTHER ORDERS. (DG/RDSO orders)

PRAMOD KUMAR, IRSEE, GENERAL MANAGER / NORHT CENTRAL RAILWAY

NO. E(O)III-2021/PM/53: THE PRESIDENT IS PLEASED TO APPROVE OF THE APPOINTMENT OF SHRI PRAMOD KUMAR, IRSEE, PRESENTLY WORKING AS AGM/ SOUTH EAST CENTRAL RAILWAY, AS GENERAL MANAGER, NORTH CENTRAL RAILWAY, UNTIL FURTHER ORDERS. (GM/NCR orders).

The Pramod Kumar, is an officer of the IRSEE-1984 batch of Indian Engineering Services.

He started his career as AEE/TD at Agra. After which he worked in Junior & Senior scale at Chittaranjan Locomotive Works. He has also worked in Jhansi and Jabalpur divisions.

He pioneered the setting up of Electric Locoshed at New Katni Junction. He also commissioned first high rise OHE of Indian railway, when he was posted in Railway Electrification, Jaipur.

SANJEEV KISHORE, IRSME, GENERAL MANAGER / SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY

NO. E(O)III-2021/PM/54: THE PRESIDENT IS PLEASED TO APPROVE OF THE APPOINTMENT OF SHRI SANJEEV KISHORE, IRSME, PRESENTLY WORKING AS ADDL. MEMBER (PU)/RAILWAY BOARD, AS GENERAL MANAGER, SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY, UNTIL FURTHER ORDERS. (GM/SWR orders).

Earlier, he has worked as Additional Member (Production Units) of Railway Board. He has also served in various capacities in North Eastern Railway, Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala, Central Railway, RITES, COFMOW, Centre for Railway Information Systems, New Delhi, Railway Board, and Rail Wheel Factory, Yelahanka, Bengaluru.

He is a recipient of the National Award (Minister of Railways Award) for Meritorious Service in 2003, and a Fellow of Institutions of Engineer India, and Institution of Mechanical Engineers, United Kingdom.

A SHARMA, IRSME, GENERAL MANAGER / EAST CENTRAL RAILWAY

NO. E(O)III-2021/PM/55: THE PRESIDENT IS PLEASED TO APPROVE OF THE APPOINTMENT OF SHRI A SHARMA, IRSME, PRESENTLY WORKING AS AGM/ SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY, AS GENERAL MANAGER, EAST CENTRAL RAILWAY, UNTIL FURTHER ORDERS. (GM/ECR orders)

ALOK KUMAR, IRSME, GENERAL MANAGER / SOUTH EAST CENTRAL RAILWAY

NO. E(O)III-2021/PM/56: THE PRESIDENT IS PLEASED TO APPROVE OF THE APPOINTMENT OF SHRI ALOK KUMAR, IRSME, PRESENTLY WORKING AS CAO/ MCF/RBL, AS GENERAL MANAGER, SOUTH EAST CENTRAL RAILWAY, UNTIL FURTHER ORDERS. (GM/SECR orders)

ANIL K LAHOTI, IRSE, GENERAL MANAGER / CENTRAL RAILWAY

THE PRESIDENT IS PLEASED TO APPROVE OF THE APPOINTMENT OF SHRi ANIL K LAHOTI, IRSE, PRESENTLY WORKING AS CAO(C) NORTHERN RAILWAY, AS GENERAL MANAGER, CENTRAL RAILWAY, UNTIL FURTHER ORDERS. (GM/CR orders)

MS. ARCHANA JOSHI, IRTS, GENERAL MANAGER / SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY

THE PRESIDENT lS PLEASED TO APPROVE OF THE APPOINTMENT OF MS. ARCHANA JOSHI, IRTS, PRESENTLY WORKING AS ADDL. MEMBER (T&C) RAILWAY BOARD, AS GENERAL MANAGER, SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY, UNTIL FURTHER ORDERS (.) (GM/SER orders)

(MS. ARCHANA JOSHI IS BEING APPOINTED AHEAD OF HER TURN IN TERMS OF PARA 4.4 OF THIS MINlSTRY’S RESOLUTION NO. E(O)lll-2016/PL/01 DATED 16.08.2016 AND SHE WILL NOT GAIN ANY SENIORITY OVER HER EMPANELLED SENIORS)

Ms. Archana Joshi, a 1985 batch Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer, has taken over as the General Manager, South Eastern Railway on July 30, 2021. She is the first woman officer to become the General Manager of South Eastern Railway. She is also the first woman IRTS officer to become the General Manager.

She is an alumnus of Panjab University, Chandigarh, did her Masters in Sociology and is a gold medalist in her subject. She has worked in various positions in Northern Railway, North Western Railway, West Central Railway and North Eastern Railway as Additional General Manager, Chief Commercial Manager, Chief Operations Manager, Senior Deputy General Manager etc. He has also worked as Divisional Railway Manager, Kota, West Central Railway.

Ministry of Railways

• Modernisation of Railway Stations under ‘Adarsh Station Scheme’
• Clone Train Scheme
• Production of Vande Bharat, Tejas, LHB, Vistadome type of coaches by Railways
• Zero Passenger Fatalities in consequential train accidents in last two years
• Waiting Rooms/Halls over Indian Railways
• Fast Track Electrification Projects in Indian Railways