Johny Joseph

Chief secretary

From the 1972 IAS batch, he was the municipal commissioner of Mumbai.

Chitkala Zutshi

Additional chief secretary (home)

A 1971 batch IAS officer, she has wide experience in handling various departments.

Vidyadhar Kanade

Principal secretary (finance)

The IAS officer has served in Energy, Industries and Finance departments.

A M Khan

Principal secretary (industries)

The IAS was previously with the Medical Education and Drugs Department.

Chandra Iyengar

Principal secretary (public health)

An IAS officer of the 1973 batch, she had a long stint in the Central government.

Bhushan Gagrani

Principal secretary (medical education and drugs)

An officer of the 1990 batch, he has handled General Administration and Tourism departments.

A N Roy

Maharashtra director general of police

The 1972-batch IPS officer was posted as the Commissioner of Police in Pune and Mumbai. He has spent several years on deputation in the Special Protection Group. The validity of his current posting is being argued in court on the grounds that he superceded three senior officers.

Hasan Gafoor

Commissioner of police (mumbai)

A 1974-batch officer, Gafoor has held several sensitive posts such as the director of Air India security. Prior to taking over as the city police chief, Gafoor was posted as Additional Director-General in the Anti-Corruption Bureau.

D Sivanandan

Commissioner, state intelligence department

The 1976-batch IPS officer has held a wide array of posts such as Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) and Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) in Mumbai. Sivanandan currently has the state Anti-Terrorism Squad reporting to him.

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