Breaking tradition, the Maharashtra government has for the first time appointed a bureaucrat to lead the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC), a position traditionally held by a political representative.
The state government on Wednesday issued a gazette notification appointing senior IAS officer Sanjay Sethi (IAS:1992:MH) as Chairman of MSRTC following the resignation of Bharat Gogawale, who has been inducted into the state cabinet.
Sethi is currently serving as Transport Secretary and holds the rank of Additional Chief Secretary. In his capacity as Transport Secretary, he is already an ex-officio member of the corporation.
MSRTC is one of India’s largest public transport undertakings, operating around 14,000 buses and serving nearly 55 lakh passengers daily across the state. The corporation employs approximately 90,000 workers and has been facing financial difficulties, including rising losses, an aging fleet, employee strikes, and declining ridership.
