The Maharashtra government has appointed IAS officer Sanjay Kumar as the new Chief Secretary of the state, while Ajoy Mehta has been named Principal Advisor to the Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.
Sanjay Kumar is currently Additional Chief Secretary in the housing department and also holds the additional charge of the home department, will take up his new assignment on July 1, an official statement said.
“Sanjay Kumar to be the new Chief Secretary of Maharashtra. He will take charge from July 1 onwards. Current Chief Secretary Ajoy Mehta to retire on June 30,” read a release from the Maharashtra Chief Minister’s Office (CMO).
