Urvinder Pal Singh Madan
(IAS:1983:MH) will succeed Dinesh Kumar Jain (IAS:1983:MH) who was on March 19
appointed by the Centre as a non-judicial member of the country’s first Lokpal.
Currently, Madan is Maharashtra’s Additional Chief Secretary (Finance). Madan
also served as Commissioner of the MMRDA (Mumbai Metropolitan Region
Development Authority) headed by the chief minister. He had also worked as the
Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra. Earlier, Ajoy G Mehta's (IAS:1984:MH)
name did rounds as the front-runner for the coveted job. It may be mentioned that the
Centre had sanctioned a six-month extension to D K Jain ahead of his
superannuation on January 31, 2019. His extended tenure was valid until July
end.
Madan will be Maha CS
By IndianMandarins - 2019-03-26 22:51:02
Urvinder Pal Singh Madan
(IAS:1983:MH) will succeed Dinesh Kumar Jain (IAS:1983:MH) who was on March 19
appointed by the Centre as a non-judicial member of the country’s first Lokpal.
Currently, Madan is Maharashtra’s Additional Chief Secretary (Finance). Madan
also served as Commissioner of the MMRDA (Mumbai Metropolitan Region
Development Authority) headed by the chief minister. He had also worked as the
Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra. Earlier, Ajoy G Mehta's (IAS:1984:MH)
name did rounds as the front-runner for the coveted job.
It may be mentioned that the Centre had sanctioned a six-month extension to D K Jain ahead of his superannuation on January 31, 2019. His extended tenure was valid until July end.
