Prayagraj, 10 July (HS): Dr. Shivam Sharma has assumed the

charge of Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) for North Central Railway. He

took over this role following the promotion of the outgoing CPRO, Shashikant

Tripathi, to the position of Chief Traffic Planning Manager, North Central

Railway. Prior to this, Dr. Sharma served as the Senior Divisional Operations

Manager in the Prayagraj Division. Notably, this marks his second stint as

CPRO; he previously held this responsibility during the 2021-22 period.

Dr. Shivam Sharma has previously served in key positions

such as Senior Divisional Operations Manager, Deputy Chief Commercial

Manager/Claims and Divisional Traffic Manager (Tundla), gaining extensive

administrative experience. As Deputy Chief Claims Officer, he played a pivotal

role in establishing a bench of the Railway Claims Tribunal in Prayagraj; he

was honored by the Chairperson of the Tribunal's Principal Bench for this

contribution.

Additionally, he served as a Director at the Sports

Authority of India (SAI) on deputation. During his tenure of nearly three

years, he worked as the Director of the Netaji Subhas National Institute of

Sports (NSNIS) in Patiala and was subsequently promoted to Regional Director of

the Northern Regional Centre in Sonepat. During this period, he successfully

implemented several significant schemes for sports development in Haryana. Dr.

Sharma was also part of the official Indian delegation during the 2024 Paris

Olympics. Dr. Shivam Sharma is an officer of the 2011 batch of the Indian

Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) and holds a Bachelor's degree in Dental Surgery

from Aligarh Muslim University. He is regarded as one of the energetic and

dynamic officers of North Central Railway.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi