In a major bureaucratic shake-up, the State appointed current civic chief, Ajoy Mehta, as the new chief secretary of Maharashtra. Mehta, of IAS' 1984 batch, takes over from UPS Madan, who took voluntary retirement. Praveen Pardeshi, an IAS officer of 1985 batch, will be the new commissioner of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). He currently serves as the additional chief secretary in the Chief Minister's office.
Mehta completed four years as BMC chief in April and is scheduled to retire in September. However, he may get an extension as the state Assembly election is slated for October-November. Pardeshi is due to retire by the end of 2021.
Madan, who had taken over as Chief Secretary in March, is now Special Advisor to the Chief Minister.