B. Sairam, CMD of Northern Coalfields Limited, Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh, has been proposed by the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) to serve as the next Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of Coal India Limited (CIL). On October 31, 2025, PM Prasad, the present CMD, will retire. Following a thorough interview process, the Board saw the following applicants before making its decision:

a) Mukesh Choudhary – Director (Marketing), Coal India Limited

b) Indra Dev Narayan – CMD, MECL

c) B. Sairam – CMD, Northern Coalfields Limited

d) Nilendu Kumar Singh – CMD, Central Coalfields Limited

e) Pankaj Kumar Sharma – Director (Production), NALCO

f) Vishwanath Suresh – Director (Commercial), NMDC

g) Vinay Kumar – Director (Commercial), NMDC

h) Anuj Jain – Director (Finance), IOCL

i) He

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