
SRI SUMIT SARKAR TAKES OVER AS THE NEW ADDITIONAL GENERAL MANAGER OF EASTERN RAILWAY
Kolkata, September 12, 2023
Shri Sumit Sarkar took over the charge of Additional General Manager, Eastern Railway on 8th September 2023.
Shri Sumit Sarkar belongs to the 1988 Batch of Indian Railways Service of Mechanical Engineers and joined Indian Railways in the year 1990 after completing the Special Class Railway Apprentice (SCRA) course from Jamalpur. He is a Graduate of Mechanical & Metallurgical Engineering.
Prior to joining as Additional General Manager, Eastern Railway, Shri Sarkar was posted as Principal Chief Safety Officer, South Eastern Railway.
He worked in different responsible posts like Chief Workshop Engineer/Eastern Railway, Divisional Railway Manager, Asansol/Eastern Railway, Divisional Railway Manager, Katihar of NF Railway, Chief Works Manager, Liluah Workshop, Eastern Railway, General Manager/RITES and CEO of Joint Venture of SAIL & RITES.
Shri Sarkar received Advanced Management Training at INSEAD/ Singapore, ICLIF / Malaysia, and SDA Bocconi, Italy for the Leadership & Strategic Management Training Programme.
Shri Sarkar takes a keen interest in sports, heritage, the environment, and developing human resources for the organization.