The state authorities on Thursday appointed S V R Srinivas as Metropolitan Commissioner of Mumbai Metropolitan Area Growth Authority (MMRDA). Srinivas replaces R A Rajeev, who was denied a second three-month extension by the state authorities. Rajeev had retired in February 2021 and had been given a three-month contract to helm the MMRDA.
Srinivas, an IAS officer of the 1991 batch, earlier labored in MMRDA as further commissioner and within the BMC as further commissioner.
Forest Secretary Milind Mhaiskar, who was additionally in competition for the submit of Metropolitan Commissioner, will substitute Srinivas because the state’s new housing secretary. B Venugopal Reddy, Managing Director, SICOM, has been posted as the brand new Forest Secretary.
Lokesh Chandra has been appointed the brand new Normal Supervisor for BEST, changing Surendra Bagade, who has gone on central deputation.
Vikas Chandra Rastogi, Mission Director, Nanaji Deshmukh Krishi Sanjeevani Mission, Mumbai has been posted as Principal Secretary, Normal Administration Division, Mantralaya.
S N Bhange, Managing Director, Maharashtra State Fisheries Growth Company, Mumbai has been posted as Secretary (SDC) and Particular Enquiry Officer (2) in GAD.
Dr Shrikar Pardeshi, who labored within the Prime Minister’s Workplace, has been posted as Managing Director, SICOM, Mumbai, whereas Gondia Collector Deepak Kumar Meena has been posted as Deputy Secretary, Bahujan Welfare and OBC Division.
In the meantime, sources within the paperwork stated that Chief Secretary S J Kunte may be very eager {that a} common secretary is appointed in command of the irrigation division. Earlier, many within the paperwork had been against retired IAS officers being introduced in as Officers on Particular Responsibility. V Okay Gautam’s appointment as officer on particular obligation in irrigation after his retirement had additionally raised an issue. There are indications that BMC Extra Commissioner Ashwini Bhide could substitute Gautam as principal secretary irrigation.
The state authorities is but to take a call on the destiny of Radheshyam Mopalwar who, regardless of retiring in 2018, has obtained quite a few extensions as Managing Director of Maharashtra State Highway Growth Company.