An officer of Indian Railway Stores Service, Ashok Kumar Verma has assumed the charge of General Manager of Northern Railway.
In addition to GM/Northern Railway, Verma is also holding the charge of General Manager, Central Organization for Railway Electrification, (CORE) Prayagraj. He is a 1987 batch officer and has served Indian Railways in various capacities.
Apart from his vast experience in stores related issues, Verma also has experience in handling general administration. He has served as Principal Chief Material Manager in North Western Railway, as Divisional Railway Manager of Bengaluru Division of South Western Railway and Additional Divisional Railway Manager of Jhansi Division.
He holds a degree in Civil Engineering from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Prayagraj and an MBA degree from IIM Kolkata. He has done his Diploma in Public Procurement (Public Procurement in Multilateral Agencies funded Projects) from Indian Railway Institute of Logistics and Material Management and PG Diploma in Alternate Dispute Resolution Mechanism from National Academy of Legal Studies and Research University.
After assuming the charge, Verma conducted a comprehensive review to assess the progress of stations redevelopment under the Amrit Bharat Scheme (ABSS), USBRL project and Rishikesh-Karnaprayag line. He instructed the officials to monitor the progress of redevelopment work of stations and timely completion of all infrastructure works.
