Overview

• B. Prasantha Kumar took charge as Senior Divisional Commercial Manager of the Vijayawada Division on August 1 after holding key IRTS roles in Danguaposi, Chakradharpur, Kharagpur and Guntakal.
• Iti Pandey assumed her position as Principal Chief Commercial Manager on August 2 after serving as Divisional Railway Manager in Bhusawal and leading passenger services in Central and Western Railways.
• Their inductions complete the zone’s commercial leadership lineup following the July appointments of Sanjay Kumar Srivastava and Vivek Kumar Gupta as general managers.
• Pandey, a University of Allahabad psychology gold medalist, introduced the Rudra mobile hospital to expand healthcare access for railway employees in remote areas.
• Kumar’s portfolio includes divisional operations management and senior commercial leadership roles that support ongoing electrification and passenger service enhancements.