Sushil Kumar Singh has been appointed Chairman of Deendayal Port Authority (formerly known as Kandla Port) by the government.
He is the Joint Secretary looking after Ports/PPP and PHRD in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
He replaced S. K. Mehta, who stepped down in April after completing a five-year tenure.
The appointment of Singh will last until January 31, 2027, or until further orders.
Sushil Singh is a 1993 batch officer of the Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineering (IRSME), one of the Group ‘A’ Central Engineering Services of the Indian Railways.
Deendayal Port Authority operates India’s second largest government-owned commercial port in terms of operations.
