Vinay Mittal
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Vinay Mittal | |
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| Chairman, Union Public Service Commission | |
| In office 22 January 2018[1] – 19 June 2018[1] | |
| Preceded by | David R. Syiemlieh |
| Succeeded by | Arvind Saxena |
| Chairman, Railway Board (CRB) | |
| In office 1 July 2011[2] – 30 June 2013[3] | |
| Preceded by | Vivek Sahai |
| Succeeded by | Arunendra Kumar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 June 1953[4] |
| Alma mater | Doon School, Dehradun; St. Stephen's College, Delhi; Delhi University |
| Occupation | Civil servant (Indian Railway Traffic Service) |
Vinay Mittal (born 20 June 1953)[4] is an Indian Civil servant who worked for the Indian Railway Traffic Service. He served as Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission from January 2018 to June 2018 and Chairman of Railway Board from July 2011 to June 2013.[5]
Born in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, Vinay Mittal studied at the Doon School, Dehradun. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts(Hons.) in English literature from the St. Stephen's College, Delhi. Mittal studied law at the Delhi University.[4]
Career in the Indian Railways
He joined the Indian Railway Traffic Service in 1975.[4] He served as the Divisional Railway Manager, Bilaspur; Additional general manager, Central Railway and general manager, North Western Railway from 2009 to 2011.[4] Mittal also worked as the executive director, Traffic Transportation (Movement) in the Railway Board.[2]
Mittal served as the Chairman, Railway Board (CRB) from 1 July 2011[6] to 30 June 2013.[3] In his capacity as the Chairman of the Railway Board, Mittal functioned as the Ex-Officio Chairman of the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India. During Mittal's tenure, the project of the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India achieved much progress including completion of over 90% of land acquisition, obtaining necessary environmental and forest clearances, etc.[4] Mittal played a major role in ensuring that all the Public Sector Undertakings under the Indian Ministry of Railways (expect the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India and Indian Railway Finance Corporation were granted autonomy with the redesignation of their Heads of Office as Chairman-cum-Managing Directors.[4]