Engineers India Limited (EIL) has confirmed the entrustment of the additional charge of Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) to Shri Praveen M. Khanooja, effective from March 1, 2026. This communication serves to inform the stock exchanges as required. The brief professional profile of Shri Khanooja, detailing his extensive audit and administrative background, is attached for records, confirming his eligibility for the role.
CMD Additional Charge Assigned
In a formal communication dated March 3, 2026, Engineers India Limited (EIL) confirmed the additional charge assignment for the post of Chairman & Managing Director (CMD). This responsibility has been entrusted to Shri Praveen M. Khanooja (DIN:09746472), effective from March 1, 2026.
Profile Highlights of Shri Praveen M. Khanooja
The attached brief profile highlights Shri Khanooja’s substantial experience in public sector administration and auditing. He holds B. Tech (Chemical Engineering) and M. Tech (Management & Systems) qualifications. He is a member of the 1994 batch of Indian Audit & Accounts Service (IA&AS).
Key Career Milestones
- Serving as Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas since August 2022.
- Experience across various capacities including Defence Audit, Railways Audit, and State Government Accounts & Audit at CAG Headquarters.
- Previous roles include Additional DG in the Central Economic Intelligence Bureau and Director in the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance.
- Served as Expert in the State Audit Institution, Sultanate of Oman.
- Conducted Compliance and Performance Audits for international bodies such as FAO (Rome), WIPO (Geneva), WTO (Spain), GFMD (Geneva), and UNITAID (Geneva).
- Represented the CAG of India/Government of India at numerous international conferences across countries including Nepal, Bangladesh, Austria, US, UAE, Qatar, Poland, Switzerland and France.
Compliance Statement
It is further affirmed that Shri Praveen M. Khanooja is not debarred from holding the office of Director by virtue of any regulatory order or authority. Furthermore, the Director has certified that the inter-se relationship between the Directors of Engineers India Limited is NIL.
This information is provided for the records of the stock exchanges as requested.
Source: BSE
