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SHRI GAURAV DAYAL, IAS

CHAIRPERSON, JAWAHARLAL NEHRU PORT AUTHORITY

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He joined the Indian Administrative Service in 2004 and belongs to the Uttar Pradesh cadre. Over his career spanning more than two decades, he has served in key administrative and leadership positions across the state and the Centre.

He has worked as Secretary (Home & Vigilance), Government of Uttar Pradesh, and as Divisional Commissioner of Ayodhya, where he played a pivotal role in the city’s transformation into a global religious tourism destination. Under his leadership, the Deepotsav 2024 celebration earned a Guinness World Record for the largest diya display.

He has also served as District Magistrate in several key districts, effectively implementing flagship government programs and managing large-scale public and administrative operations. His experience spans governance, infrastructure development, urban transformation, and crisis management.

Before his current assignment, he held various leadership roles in the state administration. A Physics graduate and alumnus of the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie, Shri Dayal brings wide-ranging expertise in public policy, port operations, and sustainable development.

SHRI RAVISH KUMAR SINGH, IRTS

DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON, JAWAHARLAL NEHRU PORT AUTHORITY

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SMT. MANISHA JADHAV

GENERAL MANAGER - ADMIN. & SECRETARY

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Mrs. Manisha Umakant Jadhav, General Manager (Admn.)& Secretary has more than 30 years of rich work experience in Port Sector. She started her career in JNPA in June 1993 as a Welfare Officer and dealt with portfolios like Industrial Relations and Labour Welfare, Personnel, Marketing, Estate, etc. She holds Master’s Degree in Social Work from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai and has also acquired her Master’s Degree in Human Resource Management from the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai. In addition, she possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from University of Mumbai. 
 
Mrs. Jadhav is currently pursuing her Doctorate in Port Management at Indian Maritime University. She is instrumental in formation and implementation of number of welfare activities for the port employees and others. She is the founder President of Women’s Welfare Association at JNPA which provides gainful employment to poor, needy, downtrodden, oppressed women. 
 
She is a member of Major Ports Sports Control Board and the President, JNPA Sports Council, and professionally organises sports and cultural activities at JNPA throughout the year. As the Head of JNPA Administration, she is instrumental in planning, structuring and conducting various training programmes at the JNPA-APEC Training Centre for the Major Port Officials in the various fields in collaboration with the Port of Antwerp, Belgium. 
 
She played a pivotal role in setting up of Skill Development Center at JNPA under PMKK, which imparts skills training to the local youth and family members of project affected persons in and around JNPA.

SHRI V. SURASH BABU

CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER (M&EE)

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SHRI GIRISH THOMAS

CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER - TRAFFIC

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DR. G. VAIDYANATHAN

CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER - PORT PLANNING
AND DEVELOPMENT

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SMT. RAJASHREE K. DABKE

GENERAL MANAGER - FINANCE

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CAPT. BALASAHEB V. PAWAR

DEPUTY CONSERVATOR

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SHRI GAURAV DAYAL, IAS

SHRI RAVISH KUMAR SINGH, IRTS

SMT. MANISHA JADHAV

SHRI V. SURASH BABU

SHRI GIRISH THOMAS

DR. G. VAIDYANATHAN

SMT. RAJASHREE K. DABKE

CAPT. BALASAHEB V. PAWAR

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