NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): In a series of transfers for senior officials following a tragic triple train accident on June 2 that claimed the lives of over 290 people, the general manager of South Eastern Railway has been transferred to the Rail Wheel Factory in Yelahanka, Karnataka as general manager. The Railway Board had previously transferred five senior officials, including the assistant general manager and the divisional railway manager.
Based on the Railway Board‘s recommendation, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has appointed Anil Kumar Mishra, an officer of the Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers, as the new general manager of South Eastern Railway. This position was previously held by Archana Joshi, a 1985-batch officer of the Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS).
Archana Joshi, who took charge as the general manager of South Eastern Railway on July 30, 2021, will now assume the role of general manager at the Rail Wheel Factory in Yalahanka, Karnataka. Before her appointment as the general manager, she served as an additional member in tourism and catering at the Ministry of Railways, Railway Board. Notably, she was the first woman IRTS officer to become a general manager.