INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION

RAILWAYS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who is the present Chairman (as of July 2020) of Railway Board?
A
Arunendra Kumar
B
Ashwani Lohani
C
V K Yadav
D
None of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The chairman & CEO of Railway Board, Vinod Kumar Yadav has been conferred with the prestigious “Eminent Engineer Award for the Year 2020’. This award is given by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) for his outstanding contribution towards modernization and reforms over Indian Railways.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tripathi. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of VK Tripathi as the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Railway Board.

Detailed explanation-3: -Shri Vinay Kumar Tripathi takes over the charge of new Chairman & CEO of Railway Board. He is a 1983 batch officer of Indian Railway service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE).

Detailed explanation-4: -For the unversed, VK Tripathi’s appointment as the Chairman and CEO of Railway Board was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC). Before being appointed to this post, Tripathi served as the General Manager of the North Eastern Railway.

Detailed explanation-5: -Vinod Kumar Yadav (born 1 January 1960) is the Administrator of Delhi Gymkhana Club Limited and is the Ex Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Railway Board, Indian Railways.

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