Ajoy Mehta
Chief Secretary
Government of Maharashtra
In office
10 May 2019  20 July 2020
GovernorBhagat Singh Koshyari
Chief MinisterUddhav Thackeray
Preceded byBhushan Gagrani
Succeeded bySanjay kumar
Principal Advisor to Chief Minister Maharashtra(Maharashtra)|Principal Advisor of Chief Minister
Assumed office
1 February 2020
Preceded byPost Created
Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai
In office
May 2015  13 May 2019
Preceded bySitaram Kunte
Succeeded byPraveen Pardeshi
Principal Secretary, Dept. of Environment, Govt. of Maharashtra.
Personal details
OccupationIAS officer

Ajoy Mehta is the former Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai.[1][2] He succeeded Sitaram Kunte as the Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai.[3][4][5][6] He has been appointed as the Chief Secretary of Maharashtra on 10 May 2019.[7]

Development

After taking over charge as Municipal Commissioner Ajoy Mehta has started work on affordable housing in the draft development plan.[8][9] He has also tackled the sanitation issue in Mumbai.[10]

Civil service

Ajoy Mehta is a 1984 Cadre from the Maharashtra Batch of the IAS. He joined IAS after completing his btech from IIT BHU.

References

  1. "IAS Officer Ajoy Mehta Takes Over as Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Commissioner". ndtv.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  2. "BMC chief Ajoy Mehta discusses what it takes to make Mumbai run". mid-day.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  3. "Sitaram Kunte out, Ajoy Mehta is new BMC chief". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  4. "Ajoy Mehta replaces Sitaram Kunte as new BMC Commissioner". dnaindia.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  5. "Review RG/PG policy: CM Devendra Fadnavis tells civic chief Ajoy Mehta". mid-day.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  6. "Municipal Commissioner". mcgm.gov.in. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  7. Ghadyalpatil, Abhiram (10 May 2019). "Ajoy Mehta is the new chief secretary of Maharashtra". mint. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  8. "Affordable housing in DP an uphill task: BMC chief Ajoy Mehta". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  9. "Clear DP roadmap by Tuesday: Ajoy Mehta". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  10. "BMC chief assures more toilets for women in Mumbai". mid-day.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
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