Santosh Kumar Jha is set to be next Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL), a PSU under the Ministry of Railways.

• He has been recommended for the post by the Public Enterprises Selection Panel (PESB) panel on Thursday. Presently, he is serving as Director (Operations & Commercial) in the same organisation.
• Jha has been recommended for the post of CMD of Konkan Railways from a list of five candidates, who were interviewed by the PESB selection panel in its selection meeting held on November 2. 
• The candidates who were on the list were each one from Bridge & Roof Company (India) Ltd., IRCON International Ltd, Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL) and Indian Railways Service of Electrical Engineering.