Rajeev Kumar Gupta appointed as Director (Rail & Metro Business) for BEML Ltd

New Delhi, India (Metro Rail Today): The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PSEB) has recommended appointment of Rajeev Kumar Gupta, who is presently working as General Manager (International Operationals) at Bharat Electricals Limited (BHEL), for the post of Director (Rail & Metro Business) in Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML). The post was vacant since the elevation of Amit Banerjee as Chairman & Managing Director of BEML Ltd.

The selection of Rajeev Kumar Gupta was announced on 29th November 2022. His selection was recomemnded after interviewing 10 applicants by PSEB.

Rajeev Kumar Gupta possesses Bachelor of Science (B. Sc.) degree in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering from Birsa Institute of Technology, Sindri. He started his career with BHEL in 1990 and working in International operations of BHEL for over ten years. He developed new markets in Africa and secured several contracts for power plants and other equipment for BHEL.

BEML Limited (formerly Bharat Earth Movers Limited) is an Indian Public Sector Undertaking, headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. It manufactures a variety of heavy equipment, such as that used for earth moving, railways, transport and mining.

BEML is a premiur metro coach manufacturer in India. It was the first company in India to manufactur all steel integral passenger rail coaches and other Rolling Stock to meet the requirements of the Indian Railways. Based on the experience in the Railway products for over 50 years, BEML has ventured into manufacturing of stainless steel metro coaches since 2022 onwards.

As on date, BEML has supplied more than 1,750 metro coaches for various projects in India. The company is presently supplying metro coaches to Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) for Mumbai Metro's Line 2 & 7.