RailTel Corporation of India Limited has conveyed the appointment of Shri Ranjit Kumar, Executive Director/Telecom Development, Railway Board as Part-time Govt. Director on the Board of RailTel Corporation of India Limited. Thus, Shri Ranjit Kumar would be the Part-time Govt.

Nominee Director on the Board of the Company w.e.f. 15 December 2023. Shri Ranjit Kumar is a 1997 batch officer of the Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers and is presently working as Executive Director (Telecom Development) in the Ministry of Railways. He has approximately 25 years of experience in Construction, Maintenance, PSU (DFCCIL), Vigilance and Railway Board.

He has worked as Sr. DSTE in Raipur and Nagpur Divisions of Indian Railway. He has acquired experience of commissioning of Signalling and Telecommunications mega projects and setting up of new Zonal infrastructure (all types of Telecom and IT assets). He has also been suitably awarded for his distinguished works.

He has undertaken higher management courses in ICLIF, Kuala Lumpur and INSEAD, Singapore and has exposure in the international arena of Austrian and Hungarian Railways. He also has experience of finalisation and execution of global EPC contracts based on FIDIC conditions. His current areas of interest include Technological up gradation and improving efficiency of IR telecom network.

He took charge as part-time Government Nominee Director of RailTel Corporation of India limited w.e.f. 15 December 2023.