Sanjay Kumar Mohanty, a 1984 batch of Indian Railways Traffic Service (IRTS), has been appointed as a new Member (Operations & Business Development) Railway Board (Ministry of Railways) and Ex-Officio Secretary to the Government of India by the Ministry of Railways.
Today, Shri Mohanty took over from Shri P. S. Mishra, IRTS, as new Member (Operations & Business Development) Railway Board and Ex-Officio Secretary to the Government of India. Prior to being appointed to the Railway Board, Shri Mohanty was the General Manager of the South Eastern Railway
Shri Sanjay Kumar Mohanty is a Delhi School of Economics alumnus and a member of the Indian Railways Traffic Service’s 1984 batch (IRTS). He held a number of important positions in the Indian Railways, including Principal Executive Director (Traffic Transportation)/Railway Board, Senior Deputy General Manager & Chief Vigilance Officer in the East Coast Railway, Divisional Railway Manager in the Khurda Road Division, and so on.
Shri Mohanty also served in senior positions at Mumbai, Nagpur, Jhansi, and the Konkan Railway, where he was regarded as the System Builder for numerous administrative and train-operational developments. His contribution to Indian Railways’ rail transportation is notable, extensive, and varied.
The post of Member (Operations & Business Development) was established last year as part of the Ministry of Railways Railway Board re-structure strategy to run the board like a corporation. AM/Traffic Transportation is classified under Railway Board Member (Operations and Business Development), led by PEDmM, PED/Chg, AM/T&C, AM/C, and AM/Marketing and Business Development.