If some well-placed sources are to be believed, after a senior cabinet minister (not related to Railways) recently whispered to a very senior railway official saying ‘you might be the last CRB from Railway’; in a meeting the power corridors started abuzz that the next Chairman of Railway Board will be either from IAS or from private sector.

Those in the know of the affairs say that the rumour appears far from the reality but one can not rule out the possibility. It is also, rumoured that a senior IAS officer’s name belonging to 1980 batch too recently did rounds for the top job.

It may be mentioned that the outgoing Chairman of Railway Board V K Yadav is retiring this month end. Further, vigilance enquiries initiated recently has also scuttled the prospects of some eligible candidates for CRB post.

Overall, the uncertainty over the next CRB has been looming large. Question still remains; who will be next Chairman of Railway Board?