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Jun 11 (19:55)   Vinay Abhishek Takes Charge as Western Railway's New CPRO

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નિમણુક:વિનીત અભિષેકે પશ્ચિમ રેલવેના મુખ્ય જનસંપર્ક અધિકારીનો ચાર્જ સંભાળ્યો

Vinay Abhishek, a 2010 batch Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer, joined Western Railway as its new Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) on June 10, 2024. A management graduate, Vinay has over 19 years of experience in urban planning and transportation. He completed his advanced studies and research at the Massachusetts...
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Institute of Technology (MIT), USA, during 2019-2020 and 2021-2023. He specialized in sustainable transportation, infrastructure planning, municipal financing, budgeting, and public-private partnerships (PPPs). At MIT, he held fellowships like the H.H. Humphrey Libert Fellowship, J.N. Tata Fellowship, and the MIT Governance Innovation various Research Fellowships. During his advanced studies, he was involved in various on-site projects, including TOD project with Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, urban transport financing project with ITDP Africa, Chennai city partnership project with the World Bank, public bus electrification project with Nairobi Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, and projects with Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) + International Association of Public Transport (UITP). From June to August 2023, he was in Brazil as an MIT Government/Lab fellow on a joint-collaborative project with the Ministry of Governance and Innovation (MGI) of India, researching civil service reforms in the country. Before joining the civil service, Vinay had worked for six years on various projects related to industrial competitiveness, social infrastructure, government advisory, project financing, and CSR in states like Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, and Rajasthan. Besides his professional expertise, Vinay is a keen observer of transportation and public policy issues and his research papers, editorials, and book reviews have been published in publications like the Economic and Political Weekly, Hindustan Times, and The Hindu.

Vinay Abhishek, 2010 batch ka Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer, 10 June, 2024 ko Western Railway ka new Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) ban gaya hai. Management graduate, Vinay ko urban planning aur transportation me 19 saal se zyada ka experience hai. Unhone 2019-2020 aur 2021-2023 ke beech Massachusetts Institute...
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of Technology (MIT), USA me advanced studies aur research kiya tha. Unhone sustainable transportation, infrastructure planning, municipal financing, budgeting, aur public-private partnerships (PPPs) me specialization kiya tha. MIT me, unhone H.H. Humphrey Libert Fellowship, J.N. Tata Fellowship, aur MIT Governance Innovation various Research Fellowships jaise fellowships rakhe the. Apne advanced studies ke time, Vinay different on-site projects me bhi involved raha, jaise ki Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority ke saath TOD project, ITDP Africa ke saath urban transport financing project, World Bank ke saath Chennai city partnership project, Nairobi Metropolitan Area Transport Authority ke saath public bus electrification project, aur Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) + International Association of Public Transport (UITP) ke saath projects. June se August 2023 ke beech, Vinay Brazil me MIT Government/Lab fellow ke roop me, India ke Ministry of Governance and Innovation (MGI) ke saath joint-collaborative project par, desh me civil service reforms par research karne ke liye tha. Civil service me join karne se pehle, Vinay ne Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, aur Rajasthan jaise states me industrial competitiveness, social infrastructure, government advisory, project financing, aur CSR se related alag alag projects par 6 saal tak kaam kiya tha. Apni professional expertise ke alawa, Vinay transportation aur public policy issues par bahut interest rakta hai aur unke research papers, editorials, aur book reviews Economic and Political Weekly, Hindustan Times, aur The Hindu jaise publications me publish hue hain.

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