New Delhi (01.03.2022): The Maharashtra government appointed Manu Kumar Srivastava (IAS:1986:MH), the senior-most officer in the state, as the Chief Secretary of the state. Srivastava takes over from Debashish Chakrabarty (IAS:1986:MH) who retired on Monday after a three-month stint. He may have a tenure of over a year before retiring in April 2023. He was to become the Chief Secretary after Sitaram J Kunte who retired on November 30, but the Maha Aghadi government decided to make Chakrabarty the Chief Secretary. The others in the race were Additional Chief Secretary (Finance) Manoj Saunik and ACS (General Administration Department) Sujata Saunik (IAS:1987:MH), but appointing either of them would have meant superseding Srivastava. 
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By IndianMandarins - 2022-03-01 12:08:00
New Delhi (01.03.2022): The Maharashtra government appointed Manu Kumar Srivastava (IAS:1986:MH), the senior-most officer in the state, as the Chief Secretary of the state. Srivastava takes over from Debashish Chakrabarty (IAS:1986:MH) who retired on Monday after a three-month stint.
He may have a tenure of over a year before retiring in April 2023. He was to become the Chief Secretary after Sitaram J Kunte who retired on November 30, but the Maha Aghadi government decided to make Chakrabarty the Chief Secretary.
The others in the race were Additional Chief Secretary (Finance) Manoj Saunik and ACS (General Administration Department) Sujata Saunik (IAS:1987:MH), but appointing either of them would have meant superseding Srivastava.
