Former Maharashtra Chief Secretary Manoj Saunik assumes charge as MahaRERA Chairman

New MahaRERA chairman Manoj Saunik at his BKC office after taking oath on September 20. Former MahaRERA chief Ajoy Mehta was also present for the oath ceremony.

Manoj Saunik, the Principal Advisor to Maharashtra Chief Minister and former Chief Secretary of the state, assumed charge on September 20 as Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority's (MahaRERA's) third chairman from Ajoy Mehta.

Prior to taking charge, Housing Minister Atul Save, administered the oath of office and secrecy to him. Saunik then took charge at MahaRERA's headquarters in Bandra-Kurla Complex.

On this occasion, MahaRERA members Mahesh Pathak and Secretary Dr Vasant Prabhu welcomed him. Also present were MahaRERA's Director (Compliance) Ramesh Pawar, Director (Registration) Vinod Chithore, Deputy Director (Complaint Management) Sudhakar Deshmukh, among others.

Saunik is a 1987 batch IAS officer. Since his retirement as Maharashtra's Chief Secretary in December 2023, he has been serving as the Principal Advisor to the Chief Minister. During his long and illustrious service, he has held several important positions, including Additional Chief Secretary of Finance and Public Works Department, Principal Secretary of Transport, Ports, and Textiles, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Defence at the Centre, Private Secretary to the Union Minister of Power, District Collector of Nashik, and Chief Executive Officer of Pune and Alibaug Zilla Parishads.