Management Changes

1. Change in Area General Manager, PB Area

  • Reason for change: Superannuation of Shri Ganesh Chandra Saha, General Manager (Mining)
  • New Appointment: Shri Jayanta Kumar Das, General Manager (Mining), assumed charge as Area General Manager, PB Area
  • Date of Appointment: June 30, 2026
  • Profile of Jayanta Kumar Das:
  • General Manager (Mining) of Bharat Coking Coal Limited
  • Associated with the company since May 2026
  • Educational qualifications: Bachelor of Engineering (Mining Engineering) from NIT Rourkela and Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management (PGDBM) from NMIMS, Mumbai
  • Previous experience: Served in various capacities at Western Coalfields Limited (WCL), North Eastern Coalfields (NEC), and Coal India Limited (CIL) since April 1993
  • Experience: Over three decades in coal mining sector with expertise in underground & opencast mining, Safety & Rescue, Project Monitoring, and New Initiatives

2. Change in Head of Department (Excavation Department)

  • Reason for change: Superannuation of Shri Madhup Kumar Seth, General Manager (Excavation)
  • New Appointment: Shri Rakesh Kumar Sinha, General Manager (Excavation), assumed charge as General Manager/HoD, Excavation Department
  • Date of Appointment: June 30, 2026
  • Profile of Rakesh Kumar Sinha:
  • General Manager (Excavation) of Bharat Coking Coal Limited
  • Associated with the company since May 2023
  • Educational qualifications: Bachelor of Technology in Mine Machinery from IIT (ISM), Dhanbad
  • Previous experience: Served at Northern Coalfields Limited (subsidiary of Coal India Limited) from August 1991 to May 2023
  • Experience: Over three decades in coal mining sector with expertise in excavation and mine machinery operations

3. Superannuation

  • Name: Shri Avrendra Kumar
  • Position: General Manager (Mining)/HoD, Environment Department
  • Status: Superannuated from the company effective June 30, 2026
  • Impact: Ceases to be Senior Management Personnel of Bharat Coking Coal Limited