The Maharashtra government has reconstituted the Balasaheb Thackeray National Memorial Public Trust, appointing Uddhav Thackeray as chairman. Subhash Desai becomes secretary, while Aaditya Thackeray joins as a member. The trust will oversee the ongoing memorial construction at Shivaji Park
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray. Filepic
The Maharashtra government has once again reconstituted the Balasaheb Thackeray National Memorial Public Trust. During the reconstitution meeting in Mumbai, the committee appointed Shiv Sena (UBT) head and former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray as its chairman.
As reported by news agency PTI, the memorial of Shiv Sena founder, the late Bal Thackeray, is currently being constructed at the mayor's bungalow site at Shivaji Park in Mumbai's Dadar area.
The government, while issuing a notification on Saturday, appointed Bal Thackeray's son Uddhav Thackeray, along with four other members, to the trust, which is overseeing the memorial's construction.
According to the Government Resolution (GR) issued by the General Administration Department, former minister Subhash Desai has been appointed as the secretary of the trust, while Aaditya Thackeray, who is currently an MLA and a former minister, has been named as a member, reported PTI.
The Balasaheb Thackeray National Memorial Public Trust will also have MLA Parag Alvani and former legislator Shishir Shinde as members.
Also, the five ex officio members will also be part of the trust – the chief secretary of Maharashtra, principal secretary (urban development-II), principal secretary (law and judiciary), Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation commissioner, and two seats reserved for members to be elected from the general body.
The tenure of the chairman and members Subhash Desai and Aaditya Thackeray will be for five years, while Alvani and Shinde will serve for three years, reported by PTI.
Also, the government has also authorised Desai to register the changes in the trust's composition with the charity commissioner under the Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950, and the Co-operative Societies Registration Act, 1960.
The public trust was originally established through a GR on September 27, 2016, with Uddhav Thackeray as chairman. He resigned from the post on November 25, 2019, after the initial three-year term of the trust members also expired, necessitating fresh appointments.
Later on, Aaditya Thackeray was appointed as the chairman of the trust. The five-year term of the trust members, including Aaditya Thackeray as chairman (except ex officio members), ended on March 11, 2025.
(With inputs from PTI)
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