

Maharashtra Swabhiman Party by Narayan Rane.Urban Maharashtra declared open defecation free.The oath was administered by Chairman, UPSC. Sujata Mehta, IFS 1980, took the affirmation of office and secrecy as Member, Union Public Service Commission. He is the recipient of two Presidential Awards:- Vishisht Seva Medal and Ati Vishisht Seva Medal. His forte is Flying Operations, Pre-commissioning Military Training & Education, Infrastructure development, Counter Intelligence, Capacity Building of Training Institutions, Defence Civilian Personnel Management, Cyber Security and Aviation Safety. He has rich and varied experience in Command and Staff appointments during the 39 years of service in the IAF. Phil from National Defence Academy, Defence Services Staff College, College of Defence Management and National Institute of Defence Studies, Japan. He has an MBA degree from IIM (Bangalore) and also has a post graduation degree in Economics and Development Studies from the Wales University.Īir Marshal Ajit Shankarrao Bhonsle, AVSM, VSM took the oath of office and secrecy as Member, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Tuesday.The bureaucrat who claims his hobby is writing has a Bachelors of Arts degree in History.His book, Unkindest Cut, which was released in 2013, had ended up creating quite a stir (said to be of the time he was secretary to the Governor) but the novel was fictional.

Besides his administrative prowess, Mullick has a published novel to his credit.In 2013 he was elevated to the Additional Chief Secretary rank. Since 2009 he had been handling the post of the state’s Chief Protocol Officer.As a secretary in Mantralaya, Mullick has handled various portfolios including school education, social justice and special assistance, excise, the general administration.He has also previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (2002), and was later appointed as the Secretary to former Maharashtra Governor Mohammed Fazal (2003).It was in 1989 when Mullick first bagged a posting in Mumbai as the Additional Collector (Urban Land Ceiling) before being deputed to the Sangli Collector’s post.Mullick's first posting was that of an Assistant Collector in Nagpur.
