With a distinguished career spanning over 37 years across Indian Railways, Mr. Anil Kumar Lahoti has served in various leadership capacities across major zones, including Central Railway, Northern Railway, North Central Railway, Western Railway, and West Central Railway, as well as the Railway Board. Over the years, he has held several top-tier executive positions, most notably as Chairman & CEO of the Railway Board, Member Infrastructure of the Railway Board. His leadership portfolio also includes roles as General Manager, Divisional Railway Manager, Chief Administrative Officer (Construction), Principal Chief Engineer, and Executive Director at the Railway Board.

Education

• Bachelor of Engineering (Civil), 1983, MITS, Gwalior with Gold Medal
• Masters of Engineering (Structures), 1986, University of Roorkee (Now IIT, Roorkee) With Honours

Experience

• CRB & CEO, Railway Board, August 2023
• Member Infrastructure, Railway Board, January 2023
• General Manager, Central Railway, Mumbai, December 2022
• Principal Chief Engineer, North Central Railway, Prayagraj, March 2019
• Chief Administrative Officer, July 2021
• Executive Director Civil Engineering Planning Railway Board, November 2018

Awards and Honours

• Recipient of Navbharat Governance Award 2021 for Exemplary Excellence in Governance Sector at the hands of Hon’ble Governor of Maharashtra.
• Recipient of Minister of Railway’s Certificate of Excellence as Executive Director Civil Engineer (Planning).
• Recipient of General Manager’s Railway Week award as Deputy CE/Track Machines.
• Recipient of Principal’s Medal at Railway Staff College, Vadodara (Now, NAIR) for first position during training at RSC.
• Received 3 (three) important inter-railway shields as GM, Central Railway.
• Received inter-zonal construction shield as CAO(C), Northern Railway
• Received 9 (nine) inter-divisional Shields including the shields for Most Economical Functioning and for Best Improved Division, as DRM, Lucknow.
• Received inter-divisional Engineering Shield as Sr. DEN (Coordination) Bhusaval