Gail (India) Appoints Rajeev Kumar As Government Nominee Director

Rajeev Kumar has been appointed as Government Nominee Director of Gail (India) Limited with effect from 1 October 2026.

Kumar is an Indian Statistical Service officer of 2006 batch. He is working in the position of Deputy Director General in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. Prior to joining this Ministry, he worked in the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, Office of Registrar General & Census Commissioner under Ministry of Home Affairs and Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence & Statistics under Ministry of Commerce in various capacity. Among the previous assignments, his most notable contributions are in the base revision of GDP and National Accounts Statistics from 2011-12 to 2022-23. Kumar as Director in Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation has also managed the implementation of Member of Parliament Local Area Development fund (MPLADS) scheme.