IRSE Officer Dhananjaya Singh Posted as ED Vigilance (Engineering), Railway Board

Dhananjaya Singh, an IRSE officer serving at the Railway Board, has been posted as Executive Director, Vigilance (Engineering), at the Board headquarters.

Aug 05, 2026 - 09:38
Updated: 9 days ago
IRSE Officer Dhananjaya Singh Posted as ED Vigilance (Engineering), Railway Board

Dhananjaya Singh, an Indian Railway Service of Engineers officer presently serving in the Railway Board, has been posted as Executive Director, Vigilance (Engineering) at the Board.

The Railway Board is the apex decision-making body for Indian Railways, and its Vigilance (Engineering) wing is responsible for monitoring engineering works, contracts and construction activity across the network for irregularities. An Executive Director-level posting in this wing places Singh at the top of the engineering vigilance chain within the Board's headquarters structure.

Singh moves into this role from another posting within the Railway Board itself, an internal shift rather than a deputation from a zonal railway.

The order does not specify his previous designation within the Board before this posting.

Vigilance postings at the Railway Board are typically filled by officers already familiar with the Board's engineering and works processes, since the role requires reviewing contracts and construction decisions made across zones.

Indian Railways runs one of the largest capital works programmes of any government entity, and engineering vigilance oversight covers everything from track renewal to station redevelopment contracts across the network.

The posting takes effect as per the Railway Board's order.