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.

Mr. Suresh Chandra Gupta is a retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of 1986 Batch. He has retired as Chief Secretary of Government of Sikkim after serving 36 years in IAS. Prior to this, he was Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Vigilance in Government of Sikkim. He also held Additional Charge of Finance, Development Commissioner, Tourism, Agriculture Production Commissioner. Mr. Gupta is Master of Public Management from National University of Singapore / Harvard Kennedy School as Lee Kuan Yew Fellow. He has completed his M.Com (Economic Administration), L.L.B (Academic) and B.Com (Hons.) from Rajasthan University. He has also done PG Diploma in Public Administration from Indian Institute of Public Administration.

Mr. Gupta was posted in Government of India for more than 12 years at DS/Director and JS level. He has held the position of Nominee Director on the Boards of Central PSEs like National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited (RCF), National Fertilizers Limited (NFL), Krishak Bharti Cooperative Limited (KRIBHCO) Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT), Hindustan Organic Chemicals Limited (HOCL) and Hindustan Insecticides Limited (HIL). He has served in all the four districts of Sikkim either as Collector or DDO. He has also worked in Finance, Planning and Development, Rural Development and Food Departments and served as MD, Sikkim Cooperative Milk Union. Prior to joining IAS, he has worked at IDBI, PNB, LIC and UTI.