Indian Bank has announced the appointment of Shri Samir Kumar as Government of India (GOI) Nominee Director on the Board of the bank. The bank shared the brief profile of Shri Samir Kumar through an official communication dated 14 May 2026.
According to the bank, Shri Samir Kumar assumed charge as Director of the bank on 13 May 2026.
Shri Samir Kumar belongs to the Indian Economic Service (IES) batch of 1995. He is currently working as Economic Adviser in the Department of Financial Services under the Ministry of Finance. He handles matters related to Pension Reforms, Debt Recovery Tribunals, General Administration, and Economic Analysis Cell.
Before this role, he served as Joint Secretary in the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation. During that period, he was closely associated with the implementation of major Government programmes such as Swachh Bharat Mission-Grameen and Jal Jeevan Mission.
He started his career in the erstwhile Planning Commission and has worked in several Government departments, including the Department of Commerce, Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), and Central Economic Intelligence Bureau (CEIB) under the Department of Revenue.
Indian Bank said that Shri Samir Kumar is also Government Nominee Director on the Board of CERSAI (Central Registry of Securitisation Asset Reconstruction and Security Interest of India). CERSAI maintains records related to securitisation, reconstruction, security interest transactions, and Central KYC (CKYC).
Shri Samir Kumar completed his graduation in Economics (Honours) from Calcutta University and post-graduation from Patna University.
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