Anil Kumar Lahoti has been appointed the Chairman of TRAI for a period of three years, the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions has said.

He was earlier Chairman and CEO of the Railway Board.

Anil Kumar Lahoti has an experience of over 19 years and started his career with Northern Railways as Chief Engineer  - Construction in February 2005.

He holds a Masters in Engineering from IIT-Roorkee.

The post ofTRAI Chairmanhas been lying vacant since September last year after PD Vaghela completed his two-year term. Meenakshi Gupta (Member) was given additional charge in the interim.

Earlier this month, media reports said the cabinet secretary interviewed four candidates for the post. It had mentioned that a Railway Board member was among two former secretaries interviewed for the post.

TheDepartment of Telecommunications(DOT) had invited applications for the same in December.

This was the second advertisement that the government issued, the first being released on June 26, 2023.