Shri  Santosh Kumar Sarangi joined as Chairman & Managing Director of Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited on 13th May, 2025.

Shri Sarangi is a 1994 batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre. He holds Degree in Master of Arts (Political Science) from the University of Delhi and Master in Public Policy from the Duke University, USA.

In Odisha, apart from being District Magistrate in three districts, he has served in various sectors like Education, Tourism, Mining and Tribal Affairs, Science and Technology. Between 2013 to 2019, he served as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India and handled responsibilities as Chairman, APEDA & Chairman, Tea Board. He has also worked as Additional Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of School Education and Literacy under the Ministry of Education along with the charge of Chairperson, NCTE, New Delhi. He has worked as Director General of Foreign Trade and held additional charge of GTPO Division, IBEF and IIP in the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India.

At present Shri Sarangi Kumar Sarangi is working as Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India.