Dharam Veer Meena Takes Over The Additional Charge As GM, Western Railway
Mumbai, Shri Dharam Veer Meena, General Manager of Central Railway has assumed the additional charge as General Manager of Western Railway on Tuesday, 1st July, 2025.
Shri Dharam Veer Meena is an officer of the Indian Railways Service of Signal Engineers (IRSSE) from the 1988 Batch. He has completed his B.E. in Electronics & Communication from M.B.M. Engineering College, Jodhpur, in 1988 and also holds a Master’s Degree in Law. He joined the Railways in March, 1990 and has served in multiple roles both in the field and at headquarters over South Eastern Railway, Western Railway, West Central Railway, and Central Railway. Hallmarks of his tenures have been completion of Signalling Projects and Signalling Works associated with various Multitracking Projects, Safety Works in record time.
Shri Meena started his career in South Eastern Railway with challenging roles as Assistant Signal & Telecom Engineer, Shahdol from 1992 and proceeded to work as Divisional Signal & Telecom Engineer, Bilaspur and Senior Divisional Signal & Telecom Engineer, Khurda Road till 1998. Thereafter, at Western Railway, he worked in various capacities improving overall reliability of systems, Signalling Installations, Signalling Works associated with record Multitracking Projects (including Viramgam Jn. – Samakhiali Jn. and Surendranagar – Rajkot, Doubling cum Gauge conversion of Ahmedabad – Mahesana Jn). With his unwavering efforts, more than one installation per Week was commissioned. Mobility, throughput enhancement works by adaptation of innovation methodologies and futuristic technologies were the defining feature of his tenures. He was instrumental in completing the first Embedded Block between Vadnagar and Visnagar of Ahmedabad Division. He also served as a Member of the Indian Railways Signal Engineering Manual (IRSEM) Review Committee in 2020.
As Principal Chief Signal & Telecommunications Engineer (PCSTE) of Western Central Railway, he successfully installed the KAVACH works over 548 km stretching from Mathura Jn. to Nagda Jn. including Electronic Interlockings (EI) [Inclusive of Mega Yard of New Katni Junction (NKJ) of 994 routes, Automatic Signalling Works (ABS), Level Crossing (LC) interlocking Works, Elimination of Mechanical Signalling etc] in record time. He also headed ‘KAVACH Working Group’ established as instructed by Hon’ble Minister of Railways, considering his key initiatives in implementing the KAVACH for experience sharing and collaboration for expeditious implementation of KAVACH across Indian Railways.
Thereafter, during his stint as PCSTE, Central Railway, since April 2024, he had effected record 88 Signalling and related Installations, including Electronic Interlocking (EI) [inclusive of CSMT (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus)], Automatic Block Signalling (ABS), Block Proving by Axle Counters (BPAC), Raising of Speed, Multitracking Projects, removal of Operational Constraints, Level Crossing Interlocking and Closure Works, Mobility and throughput enhancement works, achieving significant milestones within 126 days.
Under his leadership, Central Railway has become the first Railway for implementation of KAVACH, the works of which are under progress at fast pace, for the entire Zonal Network, first on Indian Railways. The best ever progress in Doubling. Multitracking and capacity enhancement has been achieved during his tenure. The planning, execution of various works in major yards of Central Railway for easing out the traffic congestion, enhancing mobility, introduction of additional/new trains etc. are in progress at fastest pace.
During his various tenures, he has ensured implementation of passenger amenity works to improve and increase passenger convenience by better information delivery.
From 2009 to 2014, as Deputy Chief Vigilance Officer on Western Railway, he played key role for using Vigilance as a reformative and constructive tool to enhance integrity, transparency and productivity of the organisation and implemented Vigilance System Software (IRIVINS). In appreciation for these efforts, he was awarded Hon’ble Minister of Railways Award in 2013.
Shri Meena has undergone the Advanced Management Training Program at INSEAD, Singapore and ICLIF, Malaysia, and the Strategic Management Workshop at ISB, Hyderabad.
These contributions are part of a broader strategy to position Indian Railways as a global leader in transportation with high safety standards and advanced, indigenously developed technological systems.
