Ajoy Mehta (born 21 September 1959) is a 1984 batch retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer and former Chief Secretary of Maharashtra and Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai.[1][2] He succeeded Sitaram Kunte as the Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai.[3][4][5][6] He served as the Chief Secretary of Maharashtra from 10 May 2019 till 11 February 2021.[7] Thereafter, he served as Chairman of the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority from 12 February 2021 till 20 September 2024.[8]
Ajoy Mehta | |
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Chief Secretary Government of Maharashtra | |
In office 10 May 2019 – 20 July 2020 | |
Governor | Bhagat Singh Koshyari |
Chief Minister | Uddhav Thackeray |
Preceded by | Bhushan Gagrani |
Succeeded by | Sanjay kumar |
Principal Advisor to Chief Minister Maharashtra(Maharashtra)|Principal Advisor of Chief Minister | |
In office 20 July 2020 – 11 February 2021 | |
Preceded by | Post Created |
Succeeded by | Sitaram Kunte |
Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai | |
In office May 2015 – 13 May 2019 | |
Preceded by | Sitaram Kunte |
Succeeded by | Praveen Pardeshi |
Principal Secretary, Dept. of Environment, Govt. of Maharashtra. | |
Personal details | |
Born | 21 September 1959 |
Occupation | IAS officer |
Development
editAfter taking over as Municipal Commissioner Ajoy Mehta has started work on affordable housing in the draft development plan.[9][10] He has also tackled the sanitation issue in Mumbai.[11]
Civil service
editAjoy Mehta is a 1984 Cadre from the Maharashtra Batch of the IAS. He joined IAS after completing his engineering from IIT BHU.
References
edit- ^ "IAS Officer Ajoy Mehta Takes Over as Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Commissioner". ndtv.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "BMC chief Ajoy Mehta discusses what it takes to make Mumbai run". mid-day.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "Sitaram Kunte out, Ajoy Mehta is new BMC chief". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "Ajoy Mehta replaces Sitaram Kunte as new BMC Commissioner". dnaindia.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "Review RG/PG policy: CM Devendra Fadnavis tells civic chief Ajoy Mehta". mid-day.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "Municipal Commissioner". mcgm.gov.in. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ Ghadyalpatil, Abhiram (10 May 2019). "Ajoy Mehta is the new chief secretary of Maharashtra". mint. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "Ajoy Mehta appointed Maha RERA chief". IndianMandarins. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Affordable housing in DP an uphill task: BMC chief Ajoy Mehta". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "Clear DP roadmap by Tuesday: Ajoy Mehta". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "BMC chief assures more toilets for women in Mumbai". mid-day.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.