The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on Wednesday approved the appointment of Vikas Kumar, a 1988 batch Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer, as the Managing Director (MD) of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for five years.
“This has concurrences of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to the proposal of the Government of NCT of Delhi for the appointment of Vikas Kumar as the Managing Director of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Pvt Limited (DMRC) on 30. 3. 2022 ", read the approval letter by Yogesh Antil, a deputy secretary with the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
The Government of NCT of Delhi is pleased to appoint Vikas Kumar as Managing Director of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. in accordance with terms of Article 130 of the Memorandum and Article of Association of DMRC Ltd. for the period of five years with effect from April 1," said the order.
Throughout his career in the DMRC and the Indian Railways, he has been the recipient of many honours. Once he is appointed the MD, he will be overlooking most of the operations of the Delhi Metro. Mangu Singh, who is the current MD of the Delhi Metro, will be leaving the post as his tenure is set to end on March 31. Singh has been given multiple extensions in the past, but it is expected now that Kumar will be taking the office after him.
