Shri Ashok Kumar Misra takes additional charge as General Manager, Central Railway

December 20, 2022 Appointment

Shri Ashok Kumar Misra, General Manager, Western Railway has taken over the additional charge as General Manager, Central Railway. Shri Anil Kumar Lahoti, General Manager, Central Railway has been promoted as Member Infrastructure, Railway Board, New Delhi.

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  • Shri Ashok Kumar Misra is a senior officer of Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineering (IRSME). He is presently the General Manager of Western Railway.
  • Shri Misra has done his A.M.I. (Mech.) E. from Institute of Mechanical Engineers UK, A.M.I.E. (Mech.) from Institute of Engineers Kolkata, Production Engineering from Engineering Council UK, A.M.I.E. (Met.) from Institute of Engineers, Kolkata and MBA from IGNOU.
  • Shri Misra joined Indian Railways Service of Mechanical Engineering through Special Class Railway Apprentice batch of 1983. He has wide experience of rail management and administration. Started his career as Assistant Workshop Manager (Repair), Dahod o­n Western Railway.
  • He has shouldered responsibilities of various posts successfully o­n Western Railway, RDSO and Northern Railway. He has worked as Divisional Mechanical Engineer (Carraige & Wagon) at Bhavnagar, Divisional Mechanical Engineer (Diesel), Vatva and Sr. Divisional Mechanical Engineer, Vadodara. He has also worked as Sr EDPM & Dy Chief Mechanical Engineer (Repair) in Kota Division.
  • Shri Misra has held key posts like Chief Rolling Stock Engineer, Additional Divisional Railway Manager/Prayagraj, Chief Motive Power Engineer/Diesel and Divisional Railway Manager/Jhansi o­n North Central Railway and Principal Chief Mechanical Engineer o­n East Central Railway.
  • Shri Misra was instrumental in the construction of the fourth line of Jhansi station, spearheading the survey of the same during his tenure as Divisional Railway Manager/Jhansi and has played a major role in many commendable works including redevelopment of Jhansi station.
  • He has been honoured with Rail Mantri Rajbhasha Award while working as Additional Divisional Railway Manager/Prayagraj of North Central Railway.

Source: Central Railway- Press Release