Aparna Garg Assumes Charge as Member (Finance), Railway Board

Aparna Garg, a senior officer of the Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) from the 1987 batch, has taken charge as Member (Finance), Railway Board, effective 01 December 2025. With a distinguished career spanning more than 36 years, she is recognized as one of the foremost financial administrators in the Government of India.

Over the decades, Garg has held several pivotal positions across the Indian Railways. She served as Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), Mysore, where she oversaw operations, safety, revenue, and public interface functions. She later worked as Principal Financial Advisor (PFA), Rail Wheel Factory, providing strategic guidance on financial management, budgeting, and cost optimization. Prior to her current assignment, she served as the Director General of the Indian Railways Institute of Financial Management (IRIFM), leading capacity-building initiatives for railway finance professionals.

Aparna Garg’s academic and international exposure further strengthens her credentials. She is a Chevening Fellow and holds an Advanced Master’s degree in Transport Economics from the University of Leeds, U.K. She has also undergone high-level executive programmes at some of the world’s premier institutions, including the Bocconi School of Management, Milan, INSEAD Singapore, and the Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad.

Her appointment as Member (Finance) is expected to bolster the Railway Board’s financial planning, investment strategy, and modernization initiatives, especially as Indian Railways pursues major transformation projects across infrastructure, safety, and technology.