{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = | office = Chief Secretary<br />Government of Maharashtra | term_start = 10 May 2019 | term_end = 20 July 2020 | 1blankname = Chief Minister | 1namedata = Uddhav Thackeray | governor = Bhagat Singh Koshyari | predecessor = Bhushan Gagrani | successor = Sanjay Kumar (IAS) | office1 = Principal Advisor to Chief Minister Maharashtra(Maharashtra){{!}}Principal Advisor of Chief Minister | term_start1 = 20 July 2020 | term_end1 = 11 February 2021 | predecessor1 = Post Created | successor1 = Sitaram Kunte | office2 = Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai | term_start2 = May 2015 | term_end2 = 13 May 2019 | predecessor2 = Sitaram Kunte | successor2 = Praveen Pardeshi | office3 = Principal Secretary, Dept. of Environment, Govt. of Maharashtra. | prime_minister3 = | term_start3 = | term_end3 = | predecessor3 = | successor3 = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1959|09|21}} | birth_place = | occupation = IAS officer | children = | party = | alma_mater = IIT BHU | profession = | spouse = | sibling = | website = }}
'''Ajoy Mehta''' (born 21 September 1959) is a 1984 batch retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer and former Chief Secretary of Maharashtra and Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ndtv.com/mumbai-news/ias-officer-ajoy-mehta-takes-over-as-brihanmumbai-municipal-corporation-commissioner-758650 | title=IAS Officer Ajoy Mehta Takes Over as Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Commissioner | work=ndtv.com | accessdate=21 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/bmc-chief-ajoy-mehta-discusses-what-it-takes-to-make-mumbai-run/16476171 | title=BMC chief Ajoy Mehta discusses what it takes to make Mumbai run | work=mid-day.com | accessdate=21 April 2016}}</ref> He succeeded Sitaram Kunte as the Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/sitaram-kunte-out-ajoy-mehta-is-new-bmc-chief/ | title=Sitaram Kunte out, Ajoy Mehta is new BMC chief | work=indianexpress.com | accessdate=21 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-ajoy-mehta-replaces-sitaram-kunte-as-new-bmc-commissioner-2080986 | title=Ajoy Mehta replaces Sitaram Kunte as new BMC Commissioner | work=dnaindia.com | accessdate=21 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/review-rgpg-policy-cm-devendra-fadnavis-tells-civic-chief-ajoy-mehta/16867175 | title=Review RG/PG policy: CM Devendra Fadnavis tells civic chief Ajoy Mehta | work=mid-day.com | accessdate=21 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mcgm.gov.in/irj/portal/anonymous/qlmc?guest_user=english | title=Municipal Commissioner | work=mcgm.gov.in | accessdate=21 April 2016}}</ref> He served as the Chief Secretary of Maharashtra from 10 May 2019 till 11 February 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ghadyalpatil |first=Abhiram |date=2019-05-10 |title=Ajoy Mehta is the new chief secretary of Maharashtra |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/ajoy-mehta-is-the-new-chief-secretary-of-maharashtra-1557496908113.html |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref> Thereafter, he served as Chairman of the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority from 12 February 2021 till 20 September 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ajoy Mehta appointed Maha RERA chief |url=https://www.indianmandarins.com/news/ajoy-mehta-appointed-maha-rera-chief/22064 |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=IndianMandarins |language=en}}</ref>
==Development== After taking over as Municipal Commissioner Ajoy Mehta has started work on affordable housing in the draft development plan.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/affordable-housing-in-dp-an-uphill-task-bmc-chief-ajoy-mehta/ | title=Affordable housing in DP an uphill task: BMC chief Ajoy Mehta | work=indianexpress.com | accessdate=21 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/clear-dp-roadmap-by-tuesday-ajoy-mehta/ | title=Clear DP roadmap by Tuesday: Ajoy Mehta | work=indianexpress.com | accessdate=21 April 2016}}</ref> He has also tackled the sanitation issue in Mumbai.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/bmc-chief-assures-more-toilets-for-women-in-mumbai/16991175 | title=BMC chief assures more toilets for women in Mumbai | work=mid-day.com | accessdate=21 April 2016}}</ref>
== 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.
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==References== {{reflist}} {{Municipal Corporations in Maharashtra |state=collapsed}}
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