Warrior, Administrator, Judge: Capt. J.P. Singh's 40-Year Legacy of Leadership & Innovation

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

An officer with unique distinction of  working  in both the premier organizations of country; the  INDIAN ARMY  and the INDIAN RAILWAYS.  Has thirty seven years of varied  and  extensive experience in different fields including management of personal and resources, public welfare, planning and strategy and making/execution of policies for improving services and optimizing of revenue. A  bold  and upright  officer  with impeccable  integrity  and  positive  outlook. He is polite, disciplined and humble. Extremely innovative & decisive,  he has  proved his  talent  and  perseverance by qualifying successfully  for the top examinations of country despite coming from a remote village and humble  farming  background.

During the last  25  years  of  railway  service,  held varied  assignments  like  ACM/Varanasi, Sr. P.R.O./NR, SCM/Catering/Parliament House & Prime 
Minister’s Office, Dy. Chief  Commercial  Manager/Catering, Sr. DCM/DLI, Dy. COM/Safety, Dy. COM/Goods, Area Manager/DE etc. Later, served  on  
many  senior and responsible  assignments,  mainly dealing  with  passenger  services  like  CCM/PS and  CCM/PM of Northern Railway, the biggest zonal Railway handling passengers.  Incidentally, he is the only officer in cadre who has served in such varied posts dealing with passengers.   
 
While  working  as  Sr.DCM/Delhi Division,  the  biggest  and  the  most  important division of Indian Railway,  my performance in every field like ticketing,  
catering, passenger  amenities,  cleanliness  of stations,  providing  clean  linen  in  trains etc. was  highly appreciable.  In  commercial  advertising,  I
was instrumental  in  award  of  only successful    tender  of  Indian  Railways with a record earning.  My initiatives  in  cleanliness,  construction  of  world class  toilets  under  PPP  were  very  useful  and  has been  adopted  as  policy  by  Railway  Board.  Was given National  Award  for  Excellence  in  Workfor  my remarkable  performance  during  2005-06. 
 
Working  as CCM/PM,  he initiated  many   innovative  measures  like mandatory  proof  of  Identity  for Tatkal  reservation  and  during  journey  in  trains,introduction  of  exclusive  Pink  Form  for  Tatkal reservation,  getting  two  hours  ban  imposed  on  agents during opening of Tatkal,  installation  of  
CCTV’s   &  Jammers  in  PRS  and  system  of  signing  of  first  15/20 requisition  forms  by  Railway  staff which  have  made  PRS  ticketing  almost  touting free  with  tickets  easily  available  for  genuine passengers.  These  measures  have  been  widely  appreciated  by  all. 
 

This rare mix of rural-urban and army-civil service makes him  one of the few officers equipped with necessary compassion and clarity required for appreciating the problems facing the people.

As Commissioned Officer in Indian Army

Served 10 years with distinction in managerial/administrative roles, operations, and troop management/training. 

Instilled leadership, discipline, patriotism, and hard work; 

Awarded Meritorious Service Medal for outstanding service despite border injury forcing exit. 

Rare soldier-to-civil servant transition highlights his bold choice for national service over easier paths.

Civil Service: Indian Railway Traffic Service (1989-2017)

 

Selected via Civil Services exam 1986 (high rank; also cleared UP PCS, banking as general candidate), opted for challenging IRTS role in train operations, passenger services, revenue (Northern/East Central Railways). Took VRS Feb 2017 after unblemished record. Key postings (Senior Administrative Grade from Dec 2006):Unique: 

Only cadre officer with such diverse passenger-focused senior roles; handled crores of customers, massive
infrastructure, revenue.

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Judiciary (2017-2019)

Selected by Supreme Court as Member Technical, Railway Claims Tribunal (higher judiciary); served 2 years, delivering justice to needy/poor; retired Feb 2019 spotless.

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