The Railways announced Arunendra Kumar, who was until now the acting Chairman of the Board, officially as the Chairman. Kumar was holding additional charge of Chairman, Railway Board (CRB) after the retirement of Vinay Mittal on June 30. After becoming Chairman, Kumar will still hold the charge of Member Mechanical (MM) for some time as a decision for selecting the new incumbent for the post is yet to be taken.

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