Mr. Amit Kiran Deb holds a Master’s Degree in Political Science from Allahabad University. He joined the Indian Administrative Service in the year 1971 and was assigned to the West Bengal cadre.

Thereafter, he served the Government in various critical departments and portfolios, including being the District Magistrate in Darjeeling and Midnapore, Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Education and Social Welfare Department, Government of Tripura, Joint Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat and Joint Secretary, Department of Electronics and had also represented Government of India in GATT negotiations in services in Geneva. Thereafter, he had held several key positions in Government of West Bengal like Special Secretary, Power Department and many more.

Mr. Nand Gopal Khaitan is an Attorney-At-Law, Advocate and Notary Public, practicing in the Hon’ble High Courts and the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India and is a Senior Partner of Khaitan & Co., one of the largest law firms in India. He was awarded Bell Chamber’s Gold Medal for standing first in all the Law Examinations. He has worked on a number of transactions including arbitration, civil and commercial litigation, competition and anti-trust law, corporate law, demergers, infrastructure projects, intellectual property, mergers and acquisitions, project finance, real estate, restructuring and taxation. As the President of Indian Council of Arbitration, Committee Member of Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and President of Bharat Chamber of Commerce, he regularly participates as a key speaker on subjects pertaining to different branches of law.

Mr. Tantra Narayan Thakur has over 40 years of experience in Power Sector, Treasury Management & Financial Management. He is the Former Chairman cum Managing Director of PTC India Limited & PTC India Financial Services Limited.

He is also the Former Chairman of PTC Energy Limited. He has been instrumental for setting up of first Power Exchange in India. He was a Member of the Management Board of TERI University and a Faculty of the Faculty of Management Services of Delhi University. He was also a Member of the Advisory Board of TERI for a number of years and was Member of the Finance Committee of Jawahar Lal Nehru University.

Ms. Dipali Khanna holds Masters Degree in History from Delhi University, M.Sc. (National Security) from National Defence College and has completed a Certificate Course (Cost & Management Accountancy). She is a former officer of the Indian Railway Accounts Service and has worked as the CEO of the Indira Gandhi National Centre of Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi.

Prior to her joining IGNCA, she has worked in various capacities in the realm of Finance and Administration during her years of civil service. She also served on the Boards of four large Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) under the Ministry of Defence (HAL, MDL, GRSE & GSL), two PSUs under the Ministry of Power (NEEPCO & THDC), one PSU each under Ministry of Tourism (ITDC) and Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (NFDC).

Mr. Anil Kumar Jha a Post-Graduate Mining Engineer with Distinction from Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad (now IIT). Mr. Jha was Chairman of Coal India Ltd. (CIL) and superannuated from that position on January 31, 2020. Prior to the assumption of CIL’s apex post Mr. Jha headed, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) since 1st November, 2015 as its CMD – the second largest coal producing company among all CIL’s subsidiaries. Under Mr. Jha’s leadership MCL’s performance took a quantum upward leap and MCL currently accounts for 25% of CIL’s overall production and around 24% of total coal supplies. Mr. Jha, is a Post Graduate (M. Tech) with Distinction in Mine Planning & Design graduated from Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad. He began his career in coal mining industry, in 1983, in Central Coalfields Limited. He had held many important assignments and senior positions in CCL including that as General Manager, Argada Area. Mr. Jha had a 14-year stint in Central Mine Planning & Design Institute (CMPDI) – the Ranchi based consultancy arm of CIL – planning opencast and underground mines. Mr. Jha has over three decades of experience under his belt in mine planning, production, management supervision, direction and control of underground as well as open cast coal mines. For a while he worked as Director (P&P) in MOIL Limited where he was the Nominated Owner and Head of Production, Planning, Projects, Quality Control and Mine Safety Divisions and other allied departments including Personnel and Industrial Relations. Mr. Anil Kumar Jha is the recipient of ‘Best Chief Executive’ Award conferred by GeoMine Tech for outstanding performance of MCL during 2017-18. He has presented many technical papers in national and international seminars and workshops. He is immediate past President of MGMI a 113-year old Institute dedicated to promoting the scientific study of mining and mineral industries of the country.

Mr. Jyoti Kumar Poddar has rich experience as an industrialist with interests in multifarious sectors like tea gardens, real estate and power. He has handled the entire Indian & Sri Lankan operations in solar business for Shell Solar Limited, Netherlands and is actively involved towards contributing to the green energy mission of the country by way of setting up solar photovoltaic cell manufacturing unit and other power projects in India.

Mr. Raghav Raj Kanoria has eight years of experience in power and financial services sector. He is presently the Chairman of Infrastructure Committee of Indian Chamber of Commerce, Chairperson of East & North East Regional Council of The Indo-Canadian Business Chamber, Member of Task Force – Electricity Distribution, Government of Rajasthan and Managing Committee Member of Bengal Chamber of Commerce.

Mr.Somesh Dasgupta, an energy sector specialist has over three decades of experience in the Power & Utility sector. He is currently the Whole-time Director & The Corporate Compliance Responsibility Officer at India Power Corporation Limited, one of the leading Power Utilities in the country. He oversees the company’s strategic functions like Government Relations,Corporate Affairs, Public Relations & Branding, Business Development, Industrial Relations & Corporate Administration.

Mr.Dasgupta presently is holding the position of the Chairman of Energy & Power Committee of Assocham Regional Council and the Chairperson of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industries – People Management Committee. He is a member of the Board of APFHRM.He is also a distinguished Member of West Bengal Labour Welfare Board and a Member of the Governing body of the West Bengal State Productivity Council. He is in the Executive Committee of Employers’ Federation of India and is a Member of the Central Board of Workers Education, Govt. of India.He is also the Employer’s representatives of Regional Committee of Employees Provident Fund ,WB.

Mr. Dasgupta is a Graduate in Mechanical Engineering and a Post Graduate in Human Resource Management and holds a Certification in Total Quality Management from BITS, Sweden.

Somesh Dasgupta
Whole-time Director
India Power Corporation Limited
Plot No.X-1,2&3
Block-EP,Sector-V
Salt Lake City
Kolkata- 700091
Tel:91(33)6609 4305(D)
Fax :6609-4305
Mobile No:98310 54524 ,Email id:somesh.dasgupta@indiapower.com

Debashis Bose is a retired IAS Officer with more than 38 years of administrative experience. He has served as Secretaries in the Health & Family Welfare and Transport Departments of the Government of West Bengal and as Managing Directors of the West Bengal Medical Services Corporation Limited and the West Bengal Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes Development & Finance Corporation Limited. In his last assignment in the Government, he held the post of Chairman, West Bengal Public Service Commission, which is a Constitutional post equivalent in rank to the Chief Secretary of the State. Mr. Bose has also served a two and half year stint with the Reliance Industries Limited as their General Manager & State Coordinating Officer for West Bengal.