Rahul Himalian has been given the additional charge of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) following the resignation of Sanjay Kumar Jain from the post.

Himalian is currently serving as Director (Tourism & Marketing) on the IRCTC Board and has been a Whole-Time Functional Director since February 16, 2024.

A 1999-batch officer of the Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS), he has more than 26 years of experience in the Indian Railways and IRCTC. In his present role, he oversees the corporation's Tourism, Information Technology, Human Resource Development, Infrastructure, Administration and Rajbhasha departments.

Himalian graduated in Electrical Engineering with a Gold Medal from the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Hamirpur, and later completed his postgraduate studies in Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi.

Source – IRCTC & RSB