Maharashtra : Praveen Pardeshi is new BMC chief

Praveen Pardeshi (IAS:1985:MH) has been appointed as the chief of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. He replaces Ajoy Mehta, who has been appointed as the State’s new chief secretary in a major bureaucratic reshuffle within the State government.

Pardeshi had previously been the additional chief secretary to the Chief Minister and has been an important member of Devendra Fadnavis’ core team since 2014.