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Shri N. Franklin Jayakumar
Director (Technical) Operations, SECL
Shri N. Franklin Jayakumar (54 years), D(T)O, SECL took the charge of Chairman, Chhattisgarh East-West Railway Limited on 26th July, 2024.
Shri N. Franklin Jayakumar has taken over the charge as Director (Technical) Operations in South Eastern Coalfields Limited on 01.01.2025. Shri N. Franklin Jayakumar also holds the charge of Director (Technical) Projects & Planning Additional Charge, South Eastern Coalfields Limited w.e.f. 01.01.2025.
Shri N. Franklin Jayakumar had joined as the Chief General Manager/Project Head, Talabira II&III OCP, NLC India Limited on 07.11.2022 and further elevated as Executive Director/Coal Coordination & Project Head, Talabira II&III OCP, NLC India Limited on 29.07.2023.
Shri N. Franklin Jayakumar graduated in Mining Engineering from College of Engineering, Guindy, Anna University, Chennai in the year 1992. Obtained Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental Engineering and Management from Central University, Hyderabad and Master of Business Administration (Human Resource Management) from Alagappa University, Tamil Nadu. Shri N. Franklin Jayakumar possessed First Class Manager’s Certificate of Competency to manage a Coal Mine, issued by Directorate General of Mines Safety and Obtained Fellowship (FIE) of Institute of Engineers, India.
Shri Jayakumar brings along with him rich mining experience both in India & Abroad which include; worked in Singareni Collieries Company Limited for 18 years (1993 to 2011) in various positions in highly mechanized under-ground and open-cast mines and Headed mining operation in a 5 MTPA coal mine in Indonesia for 5 years during 2011-16. Further, worked as General Manager/Operation in Lignite Mine-I (10.5 MTPA) of NLC India Limited, Tamilnadu (2016-21) and as Chief General Manager/Technical Secretary to CMD of NLC India Limited since 2021 to June 2022 & Chief General Manager/Technical Secretary to Director Mines of NLC India Limited from June 2022 to October 2022. In addition to this also, Shri Jayakumar headed the Lignite to Methanol Project which was in the advance stage of the contract award.
Shri Jayakumar held the post of Zonal Secretary / Neyveli Zone in Tamilnadu Mines Safety Association, functioning under the aegis of Directorate General of Mines Safety and Served as a board member of SCMS (Skill Council for Mines Sector in India). Shri Jayakumar also associated with MoC in formulating the crisis management plan forming part of National Disaster Management protocol.
Shri Jayakumar also holds the charge of Director of Chhattisgarh East Railway Limited, a subsidiary of SECL and a sister concern of CEWRL.
Shri Biranchi Das
Director (HR), SECL
Shri Biranchi Das (57 years), D(HR), SECL took the charge of Director, Chhattisgarh East-West Railway Limited on 26th July, 2024.
Shri Biranchi Das has taken over the charge of Director (HR), South Eastern Coalfields Limited w.e.f. 20.03.2024. He was serving as General Manager at Coal India’s subsidiary MCL, before assuming this charge.
Shri Biranchi Das embarked on his career journey as a Welfare Officer (Tr) at Deulbera Colliery, Talcher Area, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) in 1994. He brings with him a rich and extensive experience of over 29 years in diverse areas of Human Resource Management. He is an alumnus of the Department of Personnel Management and Industrial Relations, Utkal University, Odisha.
His contributions are evident in his pivotal role in formulating House Allotment & Administration Rules for Non-Executives in MCL and drafted Certified Standing Orders for the organization. Notably, during his tenure in the IR Department at MCL HQ, Shri Das played a crucial role in fostering healthy industrial relations at the corporate level.
Shri Biranchi Das also holds the charge of Director of Chhattisgarh East Railway Limited, a subsidiary of SECL and a sister concern of CEWRL.
Shri D. Sunil Kumar
Director (Finance), SECL
Shri D. Sunil Kumar (54 years), D(F)m SECL took the charge of Director, Chhattisgarh East-West Railway Limited on 26th July, 2024.
Shri Darla Sunil Kumar has taken over the charge of Director (Finance), South Eastern Coalfields Limited w.e.f. 25.07.2024. Prior to joining as Director (Finance), SECL, he worked as General Manager (Finance)-HOD at Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL). He is a Commerce Graduate from Acharya Nagarjuna University and holds Master’s in Business Administration (MBA-Finance) from Andhra University, Andhra Pradesh. He has a wide experience of more than 28 years in Finance discipline in Coal Mining Industry and has served in various capacities in CCL, WCL and NCL, subsidiaries of Coal India Limited.
Shri Sunil Kumar also served as Area Finance Manager (AFM) in in all 3 regions of Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) viz., MP region, Nagpur & Wardha Valley (Pench, Umrer, Wani Area & CWS, Tadali). As an AFM, he has played a lead role in applying cost control measures and providing adequate support for achieving considerable profit of the Areas.
During his tenure in CCL, WCL and NCL, he has worked at Mines, Areas and Subsidiary Headquarters and headed various functions such as Central Accounts, Sales Accounts, Internal Audit, Cost & Budget and Fund Sections and other finance functions. In NCL, he led and was instrumental in successful implementation of Centralized Payment System resulting in reduction in Payment Cycle & increase in Interest Income.
Shri D. Sunil Kumar also holds the charge of Director of Chhattisgarh East Railway Limited, a subsidiary of SECL and a sister concern of CEWRL and is a Nominee Director of Andhra Pradesh Heavy Machinery and Engineering Limited.
Smt. Ragini Advani
Director (Finance), IRCON
Smt. Ragini Advani, (50 years), Director (Finance), IRCON joined on the Board of CEWRL on 01.06.2022. Smt. Ragini Advani is a Chartered Accountant and Cost Accountant by qualification with about 25 years of post-qualification experience in Finance. She is a rank holder in both Chartered Accountancy and Cost Accountancy exams.
Before joining IRCON, Smt. Advani has worked as GM (F&A) with Engineers India Limited (ElL), a technical consultancy CPSE in oil & gas sector and was in-charge of accounting & dealt with C&AG/ statutory auditors, concurrence of all marketing proposals and marketing finance, billing & related matters, budgeting & MIS and business development proposals. She was also part of Chairman Office for 2 years and also held additional charge of Company Secretariat department for almost a year in ElL.
Her previous experience was with NTPC SAIL Power Company Private Limited (NSPCL) and KPMG. She has rich and varied experience in Corporate Finance which includes dealing with valuations, mergers / demergers and acquisitions, financial restructuring, treasury management, arranging loan financing, corporate planning & budgeting, commercial billing and purchase of coal through e-auction, regular MIS, dealing with CAG, dealing with CERC for finalisation of tariff orders and signing long term PPAs.
Smt. Advani has also been subject matter expert/ mentor for ‘in-house’ senior management programmes of ElL in respect of finance matters.
In addition, Smt. Advani also holds the charge of Director of Chhattisgarh East Railway Limited, a subsidiary of SECL and a sister concern of CEWRL.
Shri A.K. Singh
Director (Projects), IRCON
Shri A.K. Singh, (59 years), Director (Projects), IRCON joined on the Board of CEWRL on 20.07.2023.
Shri Singh holds a civil engineering degree from I.I.T. Delhi and M.B.A. (Finance) from MDI, Gurugram.
Shri Singh started his career as an IRSE officer in January 1990 with Ministry of Railway and brings more than 33 years of experience in development of major Railway infrastructures (25 Years plus) & Highway Infrastructures (8 Years plus).
Shri Singh previously served for 3 Years as Director on NHAI Board as Member (Project) HAI from 2016-2019.
Shri Singh’s experience spans from Inception planning to end stage Including all aspects of project planning, lability assessment, Investment strategy, financing, bid awards, construction, project consultancy, contract management, project management, O&M etc. right upto end with monetization. In project Implementation specializations Include completion well before timelines for construction of new lines, doubling, tunnels, elevated corridors, state of art bridges, National Highways, Expressways, Coastal Highways, logistics, electrical systems Installations etc.
Shri Singh has also made significant contributions in all prevalent methods of project implementation viz Item rate EPC, FIDIC, EPC (turn key), PPP, OMT, HAM, TOT models and his accomplishments Include asset monetization, InVIT, divestments, fund raising, marketing international projects and attracting foreign Investments.
Shri Singh has played a pioneering role in launching of the new EPC (turn key) Model Agreement (MCA), Improvisations in PPP after difficult era of PPP and new project models of HAM and TOT divestments.
Shri Singh has led as a Contract Management Specialist and headed large number of dispute resolution, technical and contractual Interpretations committees and settlement advisories to salvage large number of languishing projects by out of the box thinking and Innovative Interventions. He has also headed HR & Admin, IT and legal verticals with several unprecedented accomplishments.
Shri Singh believes in value creations through Inclusive leadership and creating synergies for all stake holders and Investors.
In addition, Shri Singh also holds the charge of Director of Chhattisgarh East Railway Limited, a subsidiary of SECL and a sister concern of CEWRL.
Shri Vishwesh Kumar
Managing Director, CSIDCL
Shri Vishwesh Kumar, (43 years), MD, CSIDCL joined as a Director on the Board of CEWRL on 26.09.2024.
Shri Vishwesh Kuamr has taken over the charge of Managing Director (CSIDCL) w.e.f. 10.09.2024. Shri Vishwesh Kumar is an IFS 2007 batch, Chhattisgarh cadre Officer and is a Post Graduate in Forest Economics and Management.
Shri Vishwesh Kumar has represented India in world park congress Sydney 2014 for Protected area management with ref to corridor management in central landscape.
Shri Vishwesh Kumar has done Insight training at Bastar, Dantewada and kasdol
Shri Vishwesh Kumar has worked as DFO Kawardha, Balodabazar and Raipur, DY CEO CAMPA, CEO zila panchayat, Janjgir- Champa, CCF wildlife Raipur.
In addition, Shri Vishwesh Kumar also holds the charge of Director of Chhattisgarh East Railway Limited, a subsidiary of SECL and a sister concern of CEWRL.
Shri Priya Ranjan Parhi
Executive Director (Infra)-1, Railway Board
Shri Priya Ranjan Parhi, (56 years), ED (Infra)-1 joined on the Board of CEWRL on 09.05.2022. Shri Parhi is a Post Graduate in English. Shri Priya Ranjan Parhi belongs to Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) of 1996 Batch with an experience of 25 years in Railway Operations in various capacities as divisional operating heads at Railway Headquarters and Railway Board, in the areas of Freight operations and planning. He was recently head of North Central region of CONCOR. Currently, Shri Parhi holds the post of Executive Director (Infra)-I, Railway Board.
In addition, Shri Parhi also holds the charge of Director of Chhattisgarh East Railway Limited, a subsidiary of SECL and a sister concern of CEWRL.
Shri G.Srinivasan
Former Director (Finance), SECL
Shri G. Srinivasan (60 years), Former D(F), SECL took the charge of Chairman, Chhattisgarh East-West Railway Limited on 01st October, 2023 and relinquished the charge on 30.06.2024 upon attaining the age of superannuation.
Shri Srinivasan is a Commerce Graduate from Madras University and an Associate Member of Institute of Cost Accountants of India. Shri G. Srinivasan took over the charge as Director (Finance) in South Eastern Coalfields Ltd on 12.08.2022.
He has wide experience of more than 35 years in Finance Discipline in Coal Mining Industry and has served in various capacities in WCL, SECL and CIL. During his tenure at Coal India and subsidiaries, he has worked at Mines, Areas, Subsidiary Corporate Offices and CIL Corporate Office. He has handled various assignments such as Corporate Treasury Management, Direct and Indirect Taxation Matters, Corporate Accounts, Cost and Budget, Sales Account and other finance functions. He played a vital role in GST Implementation in SECL.
He took a lead role and ensured successful implementation of ERP/SAP FICO Module in WCL and in all the Six subsidiaries of CIL in the Second Phase of ERP/SAP implementation.
Shri S.N. Kapri
Former Director (Technical) Operations, SECL
Shri S.N. Kapri (60 years), Former D(T)O, SECL took the charge of Director, Chhattisgarh East-West Railway Limited on 13th January, 2023 and relinquished the charge on 26.07.2024 upon nomination of new incumbent by SECL.
He has graduated in Mining Engineering (B. Tech) from Indian School of Mining, Dhanbad in the year 1987 and holds 1st Class Mine Mangers Certificate of Competency. He started his career as JET (Mining) in South Eastern Coalfields Limited, in the year 1987. He worked in different capacities at various Areas / Fields of Subsidiaries of CIL viz. SECL & ECL.
In SECL, he served as, Area General Manager, Baikunthpur Area, Johilla Area. He has also served as General Manager (Production)/HOD, SECL & General Manager (IED)/HOD, SECL. As an Area General Manager of Baikunthpur Area, Shri Kapri played lead role in preparing the Scheme for Deployment of Continuous Miner of Kapildhara UG Mines of Hasdeo Area (which was idle), at Jhilimili UG Mines of Baikunthpur Area. He also took initiatives to re-structure the belt conveying system of Churcha CHP, which not only minimized the breakdown of the belt but also helped in saving of daily manpower as well as overall power consumption for running the belt. He also took various initiatives which resulted into significant reduction in inventory.
Shri Kapri while working as GM (IED)/HOD, was also entrusted with the additional charge of GM(Production)/HOD. During his tenure, concept of Technical Committee and Estimate Committee was successfully introduced & implemented in SECL for speedy processing of outsourcing proposals. He also played a key role in successful implementation of PP Module of ERP & Production Portal for reporting of Coal, OBR and Offtake in all the mines of SECL. For all these remarkable contributions, he was awarded as the Best HOD of SECL for the year of 2020-21, during CIL foundation Day. During his tenure as Area GM, Johilla Area, Assets survey for 07 out of 08 villages & Final extension of Mine boundary of Kanchan expansion 2.0 MTY OCP was completed.
During the tenure at Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) he has worked in Kenda Area, Sodepur Area and Rajmahal Area as Agent & Area Manager (PC&D). He has established 04 nos. of Rehabilitation site at Rajmahal Area.
Shri Kapri is well conversant with the rules of the company as well as operational aspects of mining and has the capacity to successfully handle the emerging challenges and overcome constraints through his vision and leadership qualities.
Shri Arun Prasad Palanisamy
Former Managing Director, CSIDCL
Shri Arun Prasad Palanisamy, (59 years), Former MD (CSIDCL) joined as a Director on the Board of CEWRL on 22.08.2023 and relinquished the charge on 26.09.2024 upon nomination of new incumbent by CSIDCL.
Shri Prasad is an Indian Forest Service Officer of Chhattisgarh cadre. Shri Prasad, completed BSc. (Agriculture) from Tamil Nadu Agriculture University and MSc. (Agricultural Entomology) graduate from Indian Agricultural Research Institute.
Presently, Shri Prasad is holding the key post of Managing Director, Chhattisgarh State Industrial Development Corporation Limited (CSIDC). CSIDC has been primarily involved in Industrial promotion and facilitation, industrial surveys, land bank management, land allotment to industries, entrepreneurship development; training and development, maintenance and up gradation of industrial areas. Mr. Prasad has played a major in the development and promotion of Electronics Manufacturing Cluster, Food Park and other industrial areas and projects.
Shri Prasad earlier held position of Member Secretary at State Environmental Advisory Committee, Additional Secretary and Deputy Secretary at Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board. As the member secretary, he was overseeing implementation of the environmental regulation in the State by the industries. Mr. Prasad ensured responsible operation of the industries in the State to avoid polluting the natural resources. Mr. Prasad also worked as District Forest Officer at several District levels as well.