Senior IAS officer Santosh Kumar Sarangi (IAS:1994:OR), currently serving as Secretary in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), has been assigned the additional charge of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI).
According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Monday (12.05.2025), the competent authority has approved the assignment of additional charge to Mr. Sarangi until the appointment of a regular incumbent or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
This development comes following the termination of services of Rameshwar Prasad Gupta (IAS:1987:GJ) as CMD of SECI on May 10, 2025, as per an order issued by the Ministry of Personnel. Gupta had been appointed to the role on June 13, 2023, for a two-year tenure.