S. Bhattacharya appointed Coal India CMD

Senior IAS officer S. Bhattacharya has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Coal India Ltd. (CIL).

The coal major was without a full time chief for the past six months.

“The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet had a couple of days back cleared Bhattacharya for the top job,” an official said adding that “the order for his appointment has been made.”

The Public Enterprises Selection Board had last month recommended the name of Mr. S. Bhattacharya, a 1985 batch IAS officer, for the post of Chairman and Managing Director of CIL. Mr. Bhattacharya takes over the charge from Additional Secretary (Coal) A. K. Dubey, who was given the additional charge as CMD of CIL from June 26.

Mr. Bhattacharya, is currently the CMD of Singareni Collieries Company.

“Search-cum-Selection Committee recommended the name (S. Bhattacharya) for the post of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), Coal India Ltd. (CIL),” Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) had said on its website. — PTI