Ajoy Mehta
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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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 (IAS) |
| 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 |
| Alma mater | IIT BHU |
| Occupation | IAS officer |
Development
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
Ajoy Mehta is a 1984 Cadre from the Maharashtra Batch of the IAS. He joined IAS after completing his engineering from IIT BHU.