Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. Appoints Shri B.K. Jain as Part-Time Official Director
Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) appointed Shri B.K. Jain as Part-Time (Official) Director, effective January 28, 2026. Shri Jain is an experienced IRSE officer with expertise in railway construction and management. He is not related to any existing director and is not debarred from holding directorship.
The appointment of a part-time official director is a standard corporate governance procedure and is unlikely to have a significant immediate impact on the company's operations or financial performance.
The appointment of a new director is a routine corporate governance event and does not inherently carry a positive or negative financial implication for the company.
Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) has announced the appointment of Shri B.K. Jain as a Part-Time (Official) Director on its Board, effective January 28, 2026. This appointment follows the approval by the Board of Directors in accordance with the Companies Act, 2013.
Shri B.K. Jain, who holds the position of Executive Director/L&A at the Railway Board, is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) 1992 batch officer. He brings over three decades of experience in Indian Railways, with expertise in areas such as new line construction, doubling and gauge conversion projects, permanent way, bridges and buildings, railway land and estate management, tendering, contracts, arbitration, safety management, and disaster preparedness. He also has experience coordinating with State Governments, PSUs, and other Ministries.
Shri Jain holds a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from IIT Roorkee and an M. Tech from IIT Delhi. He has undergone initial and advanced professional training from IRICEN, Pune, and international programs in Singapore and Malaysia. He is not related to any other director of RVNL and has confirmed that he has not been debarred from holding the office of director by any SEBI order or other authority.
His appointment is for the tenure he holds the post of ED/L&A, Railway Board, or until further orders, whichever is earlier. The announcement also includes an updated list of directors following this appointment.
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