The Ministry of Shipping, Govt of India, has appointed Dr. E. Ramesh Kumar, IAS 1999 batch of the Madhya Pradesh Cadre, as Chairman of the Mormugao Port Trust with effect from 15th October, 2018. Dr. E. Ramesh Kumar, has taken over charge of the post of Chairman of MPT on afternoon of 24th October 2018.
Dr. E. Ramesh Kumar, IAS, hails from the State of Andhra Pradesh, and holds a MBBS degree, and a Post Graduate degree in Public Policy and Management from the Indian Institute of Management ( IIM ), Bangalore.
Prior to his appointment to the post of Chairman, MPT, Dr. E. Ramesh Kumar, was the Joint Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt of India.
He was the Vice Chairman & Managing Director of the Girijan Co-op Corporation, Visakhapatnam, Ministry of Social Welfare/Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Prior to that he worked as Collector, in Sagar, Chhatarpur, Khargone & Dindori districts of Madhya Pradesh.
