Shri Ghanshyam Singh, has been appointed as new Member (Traction) Railway Board and ex officio Secretary to the Government of India with effect from 21 March 2017.
Shri Singh, an officer of Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineering (IRSEE) of 1979 batch, and is a Gold Medalist in B.E. in Electrical Engineering from Allahabad University.
He was General Manager, Eastern Railway, Kolkata.
He worked as Chief Electrical Engineer, Northern Railway. Shri Singh has also worked in various other important posts at Railway Board level & all over Indian Railways.
Shri Singh executed several innovative projects including planning for Rail Infrastructure Development of Power Plant & Refineries, Rail Electrification and more.
He is also credited to have designed the high voltage distribution system for rural electrification in Uttarakhand.
While working as Chief Electrical Engineer in ER, Shri Singh developed the methodology for power procurement from the private producers for the first time in IR.
He has also designed HVDS (High Voltage Distribution System) for rural electrification in the state of Uttaranchal.
He was awarded twice by the Hon’ble Railway Minister for his outstanding service.
