Mohd Jamshed takes over as ex Officio Secretary of Railways Ministry

KOLKATA: Mohd Jamshed has taken over as Member Traffic and ex Officio Secretary to Govt of India, Ministry of Railways.

Prior to his promotion as Member Traffic, he was General Manager Northeast Frontier Railways and has held several important assignments in the Ministry of Railways and on Northern, Eastern and Central Railways including - GM Northeast Frontier Railways, Additional Member Railway Board, Chief Operations Manager, Chief Vigilance Officer, Chief Safety Officer, Divisional Railway Manager, and Executive Director Railway Board.

During his tenure as GM NF Railways he helped opened up the Lumding–Silchar BG line for passenger traffic and restoration of Section on Darjeeling Himalayan Railway closed for years. During his posting as Additional Member Railway Board, he was made Chairman of the Committee on Traffic Optimisation set up by Suresh Prabhu, Minister for Railways.