22 June,2026 09:58 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The transfers were announced through a government order issued by the General Administration Department. Representational pic
The Maharashtra government on Monday effected a minor bureaucratic reshuffle, transferring three Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers and assigning them new responsibilities.
According to an official order issued by the General Administration Department, senior IAS officer P Velrasu (2002 batch) has been posted as additional metropolitan commissioner of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). The move modifies an earlier order issued on June 16, under which Velrasu, then chief executive officer (CEO) of the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC), had been transferred as secretary (forest) in the Revenue and Forest Department.
Dr Sanjeev Kumar (2003 batch), who was serving as chairman and managing director of the Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Limited (Mahatransco), has been appointed secretary, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department at Mantralaya.
Meanwhile, Vikram Kumar (2004 batch), who was serving as additional metropolitan commissioner of MMRDA, has been posted as chairman and managing director of Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Limited (Mahatransco), Mumbai.
The transfers were announced through a government order issued on Monday.
The latest transfers come days after the Maharashtra government carried out a major reshuffle of IAS officers on June 16, effecting transfers and fresh postings across several key departments and agencies, including the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO), MMRDA, MIDC and the Maharashtra Forest Department.
Among the prominent changes, Vijay Singhal, who was serving as vice-chairman and managing director (VCMD) of CIDCO, was appointed officer on special duty (OSD) for the Dharavi Redevelopment Project in Mumbai.
Deependra Singh Kushwah was appointed as the new CEO of MIDC, replacing Velrasu, while Ashwin Mudgal, formerly additional metropolitan commissioner at MMRDA, was posted as vice-chairman and managing director (VCMD) of CIDCO.
In another key change, Dr Ashwini Joshi was shifted from the BMC, where she served as additional municipal commissioner, to MMRDA as additional metropolitan commissioner. Prajakta Verma was also appointed additional municipal commissioner of the BMC.
In another key change, Dr Kadambari Balkawade, commissioner (family welfare) and director of the National Health Mission (NHM), has been appointed development commissioner (industries).
Sanjay Katkar, managing director of Maharashtra Information Technology Corporation, will now serve as commissioner (family welfare) and director of NHM.
