Shri Manoj Kumar Gangeya is presently working as Executive Director (Planning), Ministry of Railways. He is an Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer of 1999 batch. He is a graduate from IIT Delhi (Bachelor of Technology). He also holds professional certifications, in “Executive Management” from IIM Lucknow, “Urban Transport” from CEPT university, “Data, Economics & Development Policy” from MIT (micro-master program online), “Railway Financing”, “Global Energy and Climate Policy” etc.
He has about 22 years of experience in public service in multiple ministries including NITI Aayog. Before taking charge as ED (Planning), Railway Board, he worked as Director (Infrastructure) & Chief Vigilance Officer in NITI Aayog and was actively involved in policy development for ultra-high speed transport systems, appraisal of programs/ projects of aviation infrastructure and related policy issues. He also worked as Director in Ministry of Environment and Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) and participated in many global environmental negotiations/conventions as an Indian delegate. He is also associated with many policy changes related to pollution prevention and waste management in India and in Basel Convention.
In his early career with Indian Railways (about 15 years), he worked in several key positions as Senior Divisional Manager looking after Commercial, Operations and Safety functions. He also worked as Sr Divisional Commercial Manager during “Kumbh Mela,Nashik-2015”.