Tenure of Director (Personnel) of the South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) Dr. R. S. Jha has been extended till January 31, 2021.

A decision in this regard was taken by appointments committee of the Union Cabinet.   Dr Jha was to complete his five years tenure as Director (Personnel) of the SECL on September 30 this year.

During his tenure as the Director (Personnel) of SECL, Dr Jha has proved to be a strategic professional who displays participative management style in fast-paced diverse work force.

He has been instrumental in manpower rationalization, skill development initiatives, escalation of medical facilities for SECL employees and such other assignments of HR Department, the SECL said in a press release.

“These initiatives have not only been popular amongst the employees but have been widely applauded by HR fraternity across the country,” the release added.

Dr. Jha, has also been instrumental in implementing various government welfare schemes, in SECL like the Swacch Vidhyalaya, Skill India, etc.

Dr. Jha is a member on the Board of SECL as well as its two subsidiaries, viz. Chhattisgarh East Railway Ltd. (CERL) and Chhattisgarh East-West Railway Ltd. (CEWRL). He is Board of Trustee (BoT) member of Coal Mines Provident Fund Organization (CMPFO) and has also served as Chairman, Board of Governors, Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme-II, Government Engineering College, Bilaspur.

Dr. Jha was conferred "Pride of HR Profession (in PSU)" Award by the World HRD Congress in February this year. He has received several other awards and accolades during his tenure.