Ajoy Mehta


Ajoy Mehta is a 1984 batch retired Indian Administrative Service officer and former Chief Secretary of Maharashtra and Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai. He succeeded Sitaram Kunte as the Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai. He served as the Chief Secretary of Maharashtra from 10 May 2019 till 11 February 2021. Thereafter, he served as Chairman of the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority from 12 February 2021 till 20 September 2024.

Development

After taking over as Municipal Commissioner Ajoy Mehta has started work on affordable housing in the draft development plan. He has also tackled the sanitation issue in Mumbai.

Civil service

Ajoy Mehta is a 1984 Cadre from the Maharashtra Batch of the IAS. He joined IAS after completing his engineering from IIT BHU.