Railway Ministry appoints 32 new divisional heads, new OSD replacing existing ones

New Delhi: The Railway Minister on Thursday issued orders to appoint 32 divisional railway managers, replacing the existing ones after completion of their two-year tenure.

The order regarding the appointment of replaced officers will be issued soon, it said.

A divisional railway manager (DRM), appointed to look after the affairs of a rail division, serves as the administrative head of the division with prime responsibility of ensuring safe train operations.

One of the prominent names appointed as DRM is Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw’s Officer on Special Duty (OSD), Ved Prakash, who has been posted as DRM, Ahmedabad.

Shivaji Sutar Maruti from the Central Railway Zone has been appointed as the new OSD of Vaishnaw.