Hyderabad (Business Desk): Amitava Mukherjee has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of NMDC with effect from March 6, 2025. He is a Indian Railway Accounts Services (IRAS) of 1996 batch.
Mukherjee has served the Government of India in various capacities before ascending to the apex leadership of NMDC. With his visionary leadership, Mukherjee has been guiding NMDC as the CMD (Additional Charge) since March 2023 and Director (Finance) since November 2018. He also serves as the chairman of NMDC Steel Limited and Legacy Iron Ore Limited.
In his leadership, NMDC has achieved the historic milestone of becoming the first iron ore mining company in India to surpass 45 million tonnes output in FY24. He has steered NMDC to its highest ever turnover and net worth in company history, adopted cutting edge digital and technical infrastructure, and resumed operations at the only mechanized diamond mine in the country.
He has played a defining role in the commissioning of the NMDC Steel Plant which now stands tall as the pride of Bastar. Led by him, the company has made inroads in gold mining in Australia and laid a visionary international expansion blueprint towards becoming a global mining powerhouse.
Mukherjee has been instrumental in executing key investment strategies, bolstering financial discipline, and driving NMDC towards a future of responsible mining. With him at the helm of affairs, the Navratna company is foraying towards the ambitious goal of building a mining capacity of 100 million tonnes by 2030.
This appointment underscores his influence and impact on India’s industrial and economic landscape as a leading figure in the mining sector with a dynamic experience and steely aspirations.
