The Appointments Committee of the Union Cabinet on Thursday night appointed N Baijendra Kumar, Additional Chief Secretary, Industry and Additional Chief Secretary to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of NMDC ltd.
Kumar is an IAS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre of the 1985 batch and has had long Central deputations previously.
The appointment comes at a time when NMDC is on an aggressive expansion phase in its
iron ore mines in Bastar region of Chhattisgarh including the ongoing project development of 3 MTPA Steel plant at Nagarnar in Jagdalpur in Bastar.