The union government has announced an additional charge of chairman Mormugao Port Trust, Goa to the senior IAS officerRajiv Jalota. The 1988-batch IAS officer is currently serving as chairperson of the Mumbai Port Trust.
This comes after the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, cleared a proposal to hand over to Jalota the additional charge of chairperson Mormugao Port following the retirement of 1999-batch IAS officer E Ramesh Kumar who was at the helm of Mormugao Port Trust till June 2 after serving as chairperson of the port since October 2018.
The decision was taken following a proposal by the ministry of ports, shipping and waterways. “Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal of Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways for entrustment of the additional charge of the post of Chairperson Mormugao Port Trust to Rajiv Jalota for a period of six months with the effect of June 3, 2021, or till the post is filled up on regular basis or until further orders, whichever is the earliest,” the order issued by the ministry of personnel said.
Jalota assumed charge of Chairman, Mumbai Port Trust last year on November 4, 2020. Before joining Mumbai Port Trust, Jalota was Additional Chief Secretary, Higher and Technical Education, Maharashtra.
According to the Union government data, the IAS officer is a Master of Science in Chemistry from Lucknow University. He joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1988. While in service he completed his Masters in International Development Policy from Duke University, USA.
On his return from the USA, Jalota worked as Managing Director, SICOM, Maharashtra followed by a three-year stint as Chief Executive Officer of Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC).
He has also worked as Commissioner of Employment and Self Employment of Maharashtra State, before joining the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai as Additional Municipal Commissioner (Projects) in 2011.
In the Municipal Corporation Jalota was in charge of the finance and budget, water supply and sewerage management, assessment and collection department. Capital Value System in Property Tax was introduced in Mumbai during his tenure. He joined as commissioner, sales tax for Maharashtra in January 2015, and has been a part of the law and policymaking process of GST for more than three years. He had implemented GST for Maharashtra State.
Source : Economic Times
