Board of Directors

Shri M.P.Mall (Chairman & Managing Director (up to 31.01.2021) ):

Shri. M.P. Mall, an Indian Railway Accounts Service officer (1984 batch), served as the Chairman & Managing Director of IRCTC until 31.01.2021. He is an MBA in finance and had a vast experience of more than 30 years in Administrative Services in Indian Railways and has also served in the Ministry of Urban Development. He headed the finance & accounts projects of IRCON International in Malaysia, where he successfully designed the counter trade deal mechanism.

Shri Ajit Kumar Director (Finance):

Shri Ajit Kumar, Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) of 1989 Batch has vast experience in different organizations of Railways as well as outside bodies. Apart from Division and Headquarters, he has worked in Diesel Locomotives Workshop (DLW), Railway Electrification, IRPMU. Shri Ajit Kumar has served as Director/Finance Accounts in NDMC. He was also a Member Finance/Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) and Board member of Indian Railways Station Development Corporation (IRSDC). His legal expertise played an instrumental role in successfully handling tasks about the documentation of Tender & Contracts. In Northern Railway, he looked after Catering Contracts and earning tenders of the Commercial Department. Before taking charge as Director/Finance, IRCTC, he was posted as Financial Adviser & Chief Accounting Officer (FA&CAO) in the Indian Railway Organization for Alternate Fuels under the Ministry of Railways (IROAF) He has also been appointed as CFO by the Board of Company w.e.f 10.07.2020.

Shri Debashis Chandra  DIRECTOR (CATERING SERVICES):

Mr Debashis Chandra, Director (Catering Services), IRCTC is an Officer of Indian Railway Traffic Service of 1993 batch. He is technically qualified in Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition from the Institute of Hotel Management, Kolkata. He is a graduate of Arts from Calcutta University. He has completed two Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management and Operations Management from IGNOU. Before taking over as Director (Catering Services), IRCTC, he worked as Group General Manager, IRCTC, East Zone. He joined IRCTC on deputation in July 2015 and took absorption in February 2019. During his tenure with IRCTC, he managed the biggest Zone of IRCTC i.e. East Zone for Catering, Tourism and Rail Neer operations as Zonal Head. He also worked as Group General Manager (Catering Planning & Project) at Corporate Office, New Delhi. During his illustrious career in Indian Railways, he worked in various capacities as Manager at BNR Hotel, Puri, Sr. Commercial Manager (Catering), Dy. Chief Commercial Manager, Chief Public Relations Officer and Dy. General Manager (G) in South Eastern Railway.

Shri Neeraj Sharma( Government Nominee Director )

Shri Neeraj Sharma, ED (Passenger Marketing), Railway Board is the Part-Time Government Director of our Company. He has been on the Board of our Company since July 12, 2018. He is an officer of the Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS),1991 batch.  Mr Sharma is a postgraduate from Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Nainital and a PhD from Indian Agriculture Research Institute, New Delhi. During his association of more than 25 years with Indian Railways, he has held various positions in North Eastern Railway and Northern Railway, including his tenures as Assistant Operations Manager, Divisional Operations Manager, Senior Divisional Operations, Senior Divisional Commercial Manager Professor Administration, Disaster Management in IRITM (Indian Railway Institute of Transport Management), Lucknow, Chief Public Relations Officer, Northern Railway and Chief Commercial Manager (Passenger Marketing), Northern Railway. Due to his accomplishments, he has been awarded twice with the Minister of Railways Award, the highest recognition in Indian Railways.

Shri V. Shanker (PART-TIME GOVERNMENT DIRECTOR)

Shri V. Shanker is presently holding the position of Executive Director (Planning), Railway Board. He is an officer of the Indian Railway Traffic Service (1990 Batch). He has worked on several zones and divisions of Indian Railways and a large part of it on Railway Operations in Western Region, Ports, Northern Region etc. He has attended various pieces of training including training in Freight and Logistics in Germany along with on the Job training with Hamburg Port Consultancy. He has undertaken higher management courses in ISB, Hyderabad, ICLIF, Kuala Lumpur and INSEAD, Singapore. He has been instrumental in the preparation and development of the National Rail Plan for Indian Railways.

Shri Vinay Kumar Sharma (INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR)

Shri Vinay Kumar Sharma (43 years) is a social activist who holds a Bachelor degree in Business Administration, Master's degree in Economics and Social Work from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (DAVV), Indore. He possesses diverse and wide-ranging experience in the areas of Management, Finance, Sales, Marketing, Corporate Governance and planning. He has been Regional Head Credit in IndusInd Bank (2002-2008) and Regional Relationship Manager Head Project Accounts in ICICI Bank Limited (2008-2012). He is presently active in the field of organic farming.

Shri Namgyal Wangchuk (INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR)

Shri Namgyal Wangchuk (51 years) is a lawyer by profession having experience of 23 Years of practice as an Advocate in the various area(s) of practice in Civil/ Criminal/ Matrimonial/ Tribunals/ Corporate etc. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Arts from the University of Kashmir in 1991. He obtained an LL.B degree from the University of Delhi in 1997 and was on the Roll of the Delhi Bar Council as a practising Advocate in Delhi High Court from March 1998 to March 2000. He worked as an Associate with Kesar Dass B & Associates from 1998 to 2000. He also served as Munsiff/ Judicial Magistrate 1st Class from August 2001 to August 2003. He is an empanelled advocate with Nationalized Banks such as State Bank of India, IDBI Bank Ltd., Axis Bank & Union Bank of India.