Bhubaneswar, September 1, 2026:
Shri Bijaya Kumar Mishra has joined as the new Additional General Manager (AGM), East Coast Railway, Bhubaneswar.
An officer of the 1991 batch of the Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS), Shri Mishra brings with him more than 35 years of rich and diverse experience in Railway Finance, Project Management, Train Operations and Administration. He has held several important and challenging assignments during his distinguished career in Indian Railways.
In addition to his present assignment, Shri Mishra is serving as the Principal Financial Adviser (PFA), East Coast Railway, where he is responsible for the vital functions of Accounts, Finance, Budgeting and Internal Auditing. ECoR is among the highest-earning Zones of Indian Railways.
Shri Mishra has also served as the Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), Tinsukia Division of Northeast Frontier Railway, where he successfully handled the responsibilities of one of the challenging divisions of the Indian Railways. He also served as Project Finance Head of IRCON International Limited at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, overseeing major international infrastructure projects during his deputation.
Academically, Shri Mishra holds a Postgraduate degree in Applied Geology from IIT (ISM), Dhanbad, and a Master’s in Public Policy (MPP) from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. He has also undergone advanced professional training in Financial Management at the European School of Business in London and Paris and Heavy Haul Railway Technology at Beijing Jiaotong University, China.
With his extensive experience in finance, railway operations, infrastructure projects and administration, Shri Mishra is expected to make a significant contribution towards further strengthening the operational and administrative efficiency of East Coast Railway.
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