Rajesh Kumar Gupta appointed SMP as HoD (Exploration); S K Gupta released from the post
Senior management change: Rajesh Kumar Gupta appointed as SMP upon assuming charge as HoD (Exploration) w.e.f. 14 October 2026, in place of Shri S K Gupta, who is released from the post of HoD (Exploration) from the same date.
By ScoutQuest · · 1 min read
- Appointment Effective Date
- w.e.f. 14 October 2026
- Experience
- over 29 years of mining experience across NCL and SECL
- Role Change
- HoD (Exploration) - Rajesh Kumar Gupta replaces Shri S K Gupta
What the update says
- Rajesh Kumar Gupta has been appointed as a Senior Management Personnel (SMP) of the company upon assuming charge as HoD (Exploration), with effect from 14 October 2026, in place of Shri S K Gupta.
- S K Gupta has been released from the post of HoD (Exploration) with effect from 14 October 2026, as Shri Rajesh Kumar Gupta assumed the charge of HoD (Exploration) with effect from the same date.
- The disclosure was made as a change in Senior Management Personnel under Regulation 30 (LODR).
About the new HoD (Exploration)
- A mining engineering graduate with over 29 years of extensive experience in both opencast and underground mining operations.
- Has served in various departments and mines across Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) and South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL).
- Recently joined Central Mine Planning & Design Institute (CMPDI) in October 2026.
What kind of news this is
- It is a personnel-level change at the senior management level, with one person taking charge of the HoD (Exploration) role and the outgoing HoD being released from that post on the same date.
- The update is signed by Abhishek Mundhra, Company Secretary and Compliance Officer, and is marked for information and record.
The reader can weigh this as a routine senior management transition, with the incoming HoD bringing over 29 years of mining experience from NCL and SECL.
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More numbers
- Experience of new HoD (Exploration)over 29 years
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