New Delhi: September 2, 2003
Shri S.M. Singla, a member of the Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE), has taken over as Member Staff, Railway Board, and ex-officio Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Railways. He succeeds Shri B.S. Sudhir Chandra, who has retired on superannuation on August 31, 2003.
Earlier, Shri Singla was General Manager, Western Railway, Mumbai.
Born on October 10, 1944, Shri Singla obtained B.Tech (Hons) Civil Engineering from IIT, Powai, Mumbai in 1965. He has held several important positions in Railways, such as, Metropolitan Transport Project, Mumbai, deputation to New Railways Implementation Authority, Bagdad, Chief Engineer (Construction), Northeast Frontier Railway, Executive Director (Civil Engineering) Railway Board, Divisional Railway Manager, Jodhpur, Chief Engineer, Northern Railway, General Manager of South Central Railway and General Manager Western Railway. He is also an alumni of the Manchester Business School.
Press Release by: PIB/MYS:RKP:NC
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