NMDC Limited announced that Shri Abhijit Narendra, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Steel has been appointed as Government Director on the Board of Directors of the company with immediate effect (i.e., 9th February 2023) and until further orders, vice Smt. Rasika Chaube, former Additional Secretary, Ministry of Steel. Shri Abhijit Narendra is an officer of 1993 batch, Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) and is presently posted as Joint Secreta1y, Ministry of Steel.

He holds a degree in B.Sc and LL.B. He has served in different areas of railways including operation, commercial and safety management which gave him rich experience of production and sales management of Indian Railways. His tenure in Railway Board gave him a broader perspective of transportation business and railways modal share. He has also worked in Centre for Railways Information System (CRIS), the IT arm of Indian Railways which gave him the insight of development, execution and running of IT applications.

He has also worked in Ministry of Railways in the area of infrastructure development through PPP, project structures and financing, logistics etc. He has also been associated with planning & execution of big ticket railway infrastructure projects like High Speed Rail and Dedicated Freight Corridor. He has also represented the organization and nation in various international meetings and conferences.

He has been working as Joint Secretary, Minist1y of Steel since March, 2022.