What was filed
Rail Vikas Nigam Limited told the exchanges that its Board has approved the appointment of Smt. Neeti Sarkar as Director (Finance) and Key Managerial Personnel, effective 30 September 2026. The move follows an entrustment of additional charge of the post communicated to the exchanges a day earlier. With Sarkar's appointment, Shri Abhishek Kumar ceased to be Director (Finance) on the same date.
Who is taking the role
Sarkar holds the post on an additional-charge basis — the company states she has assumed it "in addition to her own until further orders" pursuant to a Ministry of Railways order dated 29 September 2026. The filing describes her as an IRAS officer of the 1994 examination batch who recently completed a tenure as DRM, Nanded, and who has earlier served as CEO and Project Director of NATRIP and as Director (Broadcast Content) in the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. She is presently Principal Executive Director (Finance) at RVNL and is not related to any director of the company.
Context
The disclosure is made under Regulation 30 of the LODR framework. It confirms the finance chair at the public-sector railway builder is now held on an additional-charge basis and includes an updated nine-member board list as on 30 September 2026. No financial terms or performance data accompany the change.