Mumbai: Ram Karan Yadav takes charge as GM of Central Railway

Senior Indian Railway official Ram Karan Yadav has been appointed as the general manager of the Central Railway CR reported the PTIRam Karan Yadav a 1986 batch Indian Railways Service of Engineers IRSE officer took charge of the office on Friday the Central Railway stated in a releaseBefore joining the Central Railway Yadav was the director general of the Indian Railways Institute of Civil Engineering IRICEN PuneThe senior officer has replaced Naresh Lalwani who retired from the post on ThursdayRam Karan Yadav graduated in civil engineering with honours from IIT Roorkee in 1985 and joined the Railways in March 1988 He also earned an MTech Soil Mechanics amp Foundation Engineering from IIT Delhi in 1987Ram Karan Yadav has served in various posts in the Western North Eastern Central and Eastern divisions of the Railways apart from working with IRICEN Pune Rail Indian Technical and Economic Service RITES and Delhi Metro Rail CorporationShri Ram Karan Yadav takes over as General Manager Central Railway from today 01122023He is an officer of the Indian Railways Service of Engineers IRSE of 1986 batchBefore taking over as General Manager Central Railway he was working as Director General Indianhellip pictwittercomWOT6Mu3frLmdash Central Railway Central_Railway December 1 2023MeanwhileNaresh Lalwani the General Manager of Central Railway retired on November 30 2023 marking the culmination of an exemplary 38year career in Indian Railways an official saidHaving assumed office on January 25 2023 Lalwani the Indian Railway Engineering Service officer has been instrumental in steering Central Railway to remarkable achievements During his tenure Central Railway achieved Rs1010372 crore from passenger and freight earnings during the period April to October 2023 showcasing 1667 per cent increase compared to the Rs 865977 crores during same period in 2022Central Railway has sustained its leadership position in ticket checking among all Zonal Railways with 2732 Lakh cases of ticketless Irregular Travel unbooked luggage passengers and realised fine of Rs 17617 Crores for the financial year 202324 from April to October 2023The Central Railway loaded record 4903 million tons during the period April to October 2023 showcasing an 1150 per cent increase compared to the same period in 2022Central Railway completed construction of 14777 km new lines doubling project in this financial year Total Central Railway section running with 130 kmph is now 120673 km such as Igatpuri Nashik Bhusawal ndash Akola ndash Wardha Badnera ndash Nagpur Wardha ndash Ballarashah and Pune Daund routewith PTI inputs