Circular No.ES/34/2019-20 May 4, 2019
To: Members of the Council
Sub : Appointment of New Textile Commissioner
Dear Member,
We are glad to inform you that Dr. Sanjay A Chahande, IAS has been appointed as the Textile Commissioner in the Ministry of Textiles. He belongs to the 1988 Batch of Maharashtra Cadre.
Dr. Chahande is a medical graduate with M.B.B.S. degree and having distinction of two Masters Degrees. He also holds M.Sc. degree from the London School of Economics and Political Sciences, LSE, London, U.K. with major in Sociology of Religion and Human Rights. He has mastered in Public Administration, MPA from Maxwell School, Syracuse University, New York, U.S.A. and also the first Anne Bohm Scholar of London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), in the year 2001.
His career span of more than 24 years with civil service, includes important portfolios like Collector Mumbai and Mumbai Suburban District, Director General Information and Public Relations, Divisional Commissioner Nasik Division, Secretary to the Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Principal Secretary in the Dept. of Higher & Technical Education, Govt. of Maharashtra.
He has headed two World Bank Projects, one each in education and health sector, apart from being the Director of Social Welfare and the Secretary of the Department of Women and Child Welfare, Government of Maharashtra.
Shri Chahande has served as the Deputy Director General in the Unique Identification Authority of India at Mumbai.
His appointment was approved by the Secretariat of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India.
Members are requested to make a note of the above for reference and future correspondence with the Office of the Textile Commissioner.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
S.BALARAJU
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
