In terms of Ministry of Steel (MoS), Government of India Order No. 3/2/2021-BLA-Part(2) dated 6th March 2025 read with earlier Order dated 20th March 2023, it is hereby informed that Shri Amitava Mukherjee (DIN: 08265207), Director (Finance) has been appointed as Managing Director of NMDC Steel Limited from the date of his assumption of charge of the post i.e. 6th March 2025, till the date of his superannuation i.e. 29th February 2028, or until further orders, whichever is earlier. Shri Amitava Mukherjee assumed office as the Chairman and Managing Director of NMDC Limited on March 6, 2025.
Further, in terms of Order of Ministry of Steel dated March 20, 2023, he has also assumed office as Chairman and Managing Director of NMDC Steel Limited on March 6, 2025. Joining NMDC as Director (Finance) in November 2018, he held the additional charge of CMD from March 2023 onwards. Shri Amitava Mukherjee is also the Chairman of Legacy Iron Ore Limited.
A Cost Accountant and a senior officer from the 1996 batch of the Indian Railway Accounts Services (IRAS), he has served the Government of India in various key roles, contributing to the nation's industrial and economic growth. 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. Shri Mukherjee has been instrumental in executing key strategies and driving NMDC Steel Limited to augment nation's steel production capabilities.
