Personal Profile
RAKESH SHARMA
BE- CIVIL (REC, SILCHAR)
General Manager/Business Development
Working with: IRCON International Limited, PSU under the Ministry of Railways, Govt. of India.
During this almost 27 years of association with IRCON had an opportunity to work on many prestigious projects of IRCON. Some of the Key Railway projects where was a part of team were:
Between year 2000 – 2008 worked on Qazigund – Baramulla Rail Project in J&K, India.
Between year 2009 – 2011 worked on Seremban – Gemas Rail Project in Malaysia.
Between year 2011 – 2013 worked on Rehabilitation of Railway lines in Northern Sri Lanka.
Since October-2013 posted in Business Development Cell at Corporate office in New Delhi.
Have experience of working on various large value Domestic & International tenders for Infrastructure Projects.
Currently pursuing various potential business opportunities in infrastructure sector, in India & abroad, for IRCON.
Company Profile
Ircon International Limited (IRCON), a Schedule “A” & Mini Ratna – Category I Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU), incorporated by the Ministry of Railways, Central government, under the Companies Act, 1956 on 28th April 1976 originally under the name “Indian Railway Construction Company Limited”. It was created for the development of railways networks in India and abroad utilizing the expertise of Indian Railways. The Company has executed projects operated in the areas of Railway construction including New Lines, Doubling works, Rehabilitation & Gauge Conversion projects, Ballast less track, Electrification, Bridges/Flyover, Tunneling, Sub-Stations, Signal & Telecommunication as well as Leasing of Locos, Station building etc. Over the years, while keeping railway projects as its focus area, it diversified into a wider spectrum of infrastructure such as Highways & Expressways, Tunneling, Bridges, Metro, Power substation, transmission & distribution, Buildings (Industrial, Commercial & Residential), Townships, and Airport Runways & hangars and Mass rapid transit system. IRCON was granted the status of ‘Mini Ratna – Category – 1’ by the Ministry of Railways in 1998. Over the years, the company has extended its operations to other geographies including countries like Algeria, Bangladesh, Iran, Iraq, Malaysia, Nepal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Syria, Turkey, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia, Liberia, Nigeria, Indonesia, etc. IRCON operates not only in highly competitive environments but also in difficult terrains & regions in India & abroad and is an active participant in prestigious nation building projects. During its 44 years of journey, IRCON has emerged as the front ranking construction company of international repute having executed more than 390 landmark projects in India and 128 projects in 25 countries across the globe. IRCON has executed many landmark construction projects in the last 44 years of its existence both in India and abroad. It has actively focused on becoming a diversified infrastructure player, both in terms of sectoral as well as geographical coverage. IRCON’s shares were listed on BSE & NSE on 28th Sept, 2018. Listing of equity shares will enhance the company visibility and brand image and provide liquidity to the shareholders. Listing will also provide a public market for the equity shares in India. IRCON is ranked among the Top 250 International Contractors 2021 (Only Indian PSU) by Engineering News Record (ENR), USA. IRCON is ranked amongst the Top 500 Indian Companies in Fortune India 500 companies list in December 2019 issue of Fortune India Magazine. The company has also been recognized and ranked under the Top 50 most profitable PSUs in India, the Top 10 best-performing PSUs on the basis of cash efficiency, the Top 10 company on the basis of book value (per share) in February 2019 issue of Fortune India Magazine. IRCON is an ISO certified company for Quality Management system since 1996 (and the first construction company in India to get this certificate), and is also accredited for Environment Management system from 2011, and for Occupational Health & Safety Management System from 2012. It is an ISO 9001:2015, ISO 45001:2018 and ISO 14001:2015