R P Srivastava on January 31 took over as Coal India's new full-time personnel & industrial relations (P&IR) director. Srivastava was earlier Executive Director of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd. Western Coalfields Ltd CMD R R Mishra was holding additional charge as director personnel in the interim period.
There was no full-time personnel director after R Mohan Das' service was terminated on March 30, 2017 based on a ministerial decision.