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Ajoy Mehta

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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
In office
20 July 2020 – 11 February 2021
Preceded byPost Created
Succeeded bySitaram Kunte
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
Born (1959-09-21) 21 September 1959 (age 65)
OccupationIAS officer

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]

Development

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After 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

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

Political offices
Preceded by Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai
2012-2015
Succeeded by

References

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  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. ^ "Ajoy Mehta appointed Maha RERA chief". IndianMandarins. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Affordable housing in DP an uphill task: BMC chief Ajoy Mehta". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  10. ^ "Clear DP roadmap by Tuesday: Ajoy Mehta". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  11. ^ "BMC chief assures more toilets for women in Mumbai". mid-day.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.