Suresh Chandra and A K Meshram, IRSS Officers, Appointed to New Posts at South East Central Railway
SECR gains new SDGM Suresh Chandra and PCMM AK Meshram .
Suresh Chandra has been designated Senior Deputy General Manager at South East Central Railway, while A K Meshram has been transferred from Chittaranjan Locomotive Works to South East Central Railway as Principal Chief Materials Manager, with both officers belonging to the Indian Railway Stores Service.
The Senior Deputy General Manager position Chandra now holds supports the zone's General Manager across a range of administrative and operational coordination functions, a senior role within the zone's leadership structure below the Chief Head of Department level.
Meshram's move from Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, a major locomotive production unit, to South East Central Railway's Principal Chief Materials Manager role shifts him from production-specific materials procurement to zone-wide materials and stores management across South East Central Railway's operational and maintenance requirements.
South East Central Railway, headquartered in Bilaspur, serves a network carrying significant freight traffic tied to the coal and mineral belt of Chhattisgarh and neighbouring states, making the Principal Chief Materials Manager's oversight of procurement and stores logistics particularly significant given the volume of heavy freight the zone's infrastructure supports.
The Indian Railway Stores Service handles procurement, inventory management, and materials logistics across Indian Railways, and officers reaching Principal Chief Materials Manager-level postings typically bring substantial prior experience across zonal and production unit stores management assignments.
Both postings reflect the standard IRSS cadre rotation between production unit and zonal assignments, giving officers exposure to different materials management contexts across their careers within the service.
The appointment and transfer orders were issued through the Railway Board's standard cadre management process governing IRSS officer movements across zones and production units.
