SHRI .SMRUTI RANJAN SETHY, IRSME

Principal Chief Mechanical Engineer,

South Western Railway

Shri Smruti Ranjan Sethy, IRSME, has taken over the charge as Principal Chief Mechanical Engineer (PCME), South Western Railway on 10th August 2026.

Shri Smruti Ranjan Sethy is a Graduate in Mechanical Engineering from Sambalpur University and has also pursued a +3 Degree with Chemistry Honours from Utkal University. He joined Indian Railways in 1995 and has over three decades of experience in the Mechanical Department, with expertise spanning rolling stock maintenance, diesel locomotive operations, coaching and wagon maintenance, crew management, administration and railway recruitment.

During his career, he has held several important positions, including Chairman, Railway Recruitment Board, Bhubaneswar, and Chief Motive Power Engineer, East Coast Railway, where he was responsible for the maintenance and operation of diesel locomotives. He has also served as Additional Divisional Railway Manager, Mumbai CST Division; Deputy General Manager and Deputy Chief Mechanical Engineer, East Coast Railway; and Senior Divisional Mechanical Engineer at various locations and Additional Divisional Mechanical Engineer, VIsakhapatnam.

Shri Smruti Ranjan Sethy has also served on deputation with the Export Inspection Council (EIC), New Delhi, adding to his experience in working across different Government organisations.

He has undergone professional and advanced technical training at premier institutions including IIT Roorkee and IIT Kharagpur, besides various specialised training programmes of Indian Railways. These programmes have further complemented his extensive practical experience in railway engineering, rolling stock maintenance, locomotive operations and management.

With his wide-ranging experience across field maintenance, divisional administration, headquarters functions, locomotive operations, rolling stock management and senior leadership assignments, Shri Smruti Ranjan Sethy brings extensive expertise in managing large-scale railway mechanical operations and rolling stock assets.