The Chief Secretary of Maharashtra is the top-most executive official and senior-most civil servant of the Maharashtra State.[1] The Chief Secretary is the ex-officio head of the state Civil Services Board, the State Secretariat, the state cadre Indian Administrative Service and all civil services under the rules of business of the state government. The Chief Secretary acts as the principal advisor to the chief minister on all matters of state administration.
| Chief Secretary of Maharashtra of Government of Maharashtra | |
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| Reports to | Governor & Chief Minister Maharashtra |
| Residence | A-10 Bungalow, Madame Cama Road, Mumbai |
| Seat | 6th Floor, Mantralaya, Mumbai |
| Appointer | Chief Minister of Maharashtra |
The Chief Secretary is the officer of Indian Administrative Service. The Chief Secretary is the senior-most cadre post in the state administration, ranking 23rd on the Indian order of precedence. The Chief Secretary acts as an ex-officio secretary to the state cabinet, therefore called "Secretary to the Cabinet". The status of this post is equal to that of a Secretary to the Government of India.
Chief secretaries
editSujata Saunik was appointed Chief Secretary of the Government of Maharashtra on 1 July 2024.
List of former Chief Secretaries of Maharashtra
editSource:[2]
- N. T. Mone. - 01.05.1960 - 16.08.1964
- D. R. Pradhan - 17.08.1964 - 04.09.1967
- B. B. Pemaster - 05.09.1967 - 24.09.1971
- L. G. Rajwade - 25.09.1971 - 07.11.1972
- L. M. Nadkarni - 08.11.1972 - 30.09.1973
- D. D. Sathe - 01.10.1973 - 30.09.1976
- J. B. Dsouza - 01.10.1976 - 31.05.1977
- S. V. Bhave - 01.06.1977 - 31.05.1978
- L. S. Lulla - 01.06.1978 - 19.04.1979
- P. D. Kasbekar - 20.04.1979 - 31.09.1979
- P. G. Gavai - 01.10.1979 - 31.07.1982
- R. D. Pradhan - 23.08.1982 - 14.01.1985
- B. G. Deshmukh - 07.03.1985 - 31.07.1986
- K. G. Paranjape - 01.08.1986 - 31.08.1988
- D. M. Sukhthankar. - 01.09.1988 - 31.08.1990.
- K. B. Shrinivas - 01.09.1990 - 31.12.1991
- S. Ramamurti - 01.01.1992 - 10.03.1993
- N. Raghunathan - 11.03.1993 - 30.09.1994
- Sharad Upasani - 01.10.1994 - 17.01.1996
- Dinesh Afzalpurkar. - 24.02.1996 - 31.08.1997
- P. Subramanyam - 31.08.1997 - 25.05.1999
- A. L. Bogirwar - 25.05.1999 - 24.01.2001
- V. Ranganathan - 24.01.2001 - 30.09.2002
- Ajit M. Nimbalkar - 01.10.2002 - 31.05.2004
- Arun Kumar Mago - 01.06.2004 - 30.10.2004
- Navin Kumar - 31.10.2004 - 08.12.2004
- R. K. Premkumar - 08.12.2004 - 28.02.2006
- D. K. Shankaran - 01.04.2006 - 30.04.2007
- Johny Joseph - 30.04.2007 - 30.11.2009
- J. P. Dange - 30.11.2009 - 04.01.2011
- R. Y. Gaikwad - 04.01.2011 - 31.05.2012
- J. K. Banthiya - 31.05.2012 - 30.11.2013
- J. S. Sahariya - 30.11.2013 - 31.07.2014
- Swadheen Kshatriya - 31.07.2014 - 28.02.2017
- Summet Mallik - 28.02.2017 - 30.04.2018
- Dinesh Kumar Jain - 30.04.2018 - 26.03.2019
- U. P. S. Madan - 27.03.2019 - 13.05.2019
- Ajoy Mehta[3] - 13.05.2019 - 30.06.2020
- Sanjay Kumar (IAS)[4] - 01.07.2020 - 28.02.2021
- Sitaram Kunte - 28.02.2021 - 30.11.2021
- Debashish Chakrabarty[5] - 30.11.2021 - 28.02.2022
- Manu Kumar Srivastava [6] - 28.02.2022 - 30.04.2023
- Manoj Saunik - 30.04.2023 - 01.01.2024
- Dr. Nitin Kareer - 01.01.2024 - 30.06.2024
- Sujata Saunik - 01.07.2024 - Incumbent
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "What are the Roles and Functions of Chief Secretary of a State?". Preserve Articles. Archived from the original on 18 October 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ^ https://mahaias.maharashtra.gov.in/mahaias/hpages/Hon_Chief_Secretary_List.pdf
- ^ "Chief Secretary of Maharashtra Ajoy Mehta called on Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari. | Raj Bhavan Maharashtra | India". Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "Maharashtra: Sitaram Kunte replaces Sanjay Kumar as new Chief Secretary". IndianMandarins. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "Kunte retires as Maharashtra chief secy, Debashish Chakrabarty takes additional charge". The Indian Express. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "Manoj Saunik is new chief Secretary of Maharashtra". The Indian Express. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2023.