Shri Shalabh Tyagi belongs to 1997 batch (1996 exam batch) of Indian Railway Services of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE). After completing B.Tech (electrical) from IIT Kharagpur, he has worked in various capacities in Public sector, Railways and other ministries in the areas for production, development and induction of new technologies, standardization of specifications, design, development and commissioning of rolling stock, Safety Certification and Audits of Railway Assets etc. He has got international exposure of various manufacturing and testing facilities related to Railway infrastructure in Germany, China, Denmark and Belgium.
While working with Railways, he was instrumental in successful designing and commissioning of first Air-Conditioned Metro Rake for Kolkata Metro. He also played crucial role in Hon’ble Prime Minister vision of “Mission 100% Electrification” of Indian Railways broad gauge network, where almost 400% increase in annual commissioning of new lines Electrification is achieved during his tenure. Presently, he is working as Joint Secretary in the Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence. He is Government Nominated Director in the Boards of Hindustan Shipyard Limited, Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited and India Optel Limited.