Bureaucrats Magazine – 1988 batch IAS officer Nitin Kareer has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Maharashtra. He was the additional chief secretary (finance).57-year-old Dr Kareer will succeed 1987 batch senior IAS officer Manoj Saunik. The Maharashtra government issued an order regarding this.
Bureaucrats Magazine – The Eknath Shinde led state government had sent a proposal to the Central Government to extend the tenure of Mr. Manoj Sainik. But, due to it not getting approval, Mr. Nitin Kareer has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary of the state. Mr. Kareer’s tenure will be for three months as he will retire on 31 March 2024. But, he may get an extension, in view of the Lok Sabha elections in coming months.1987 batch IAS officer Sujata Saunik may get a chance after his tenure. She is currently looking the MD of Maharashtra Metro.
Bureaucrats Magazine – Nitin Kareer has previously worked in various departments of Maharashtra government.57-year-old Dr. Kareer will succeed 1987 batch senior IAS officer Manoj Saunik He hails from Maharashtra. He obtained his MBBS degree from B J Medical College in Pune and, thereafter, earned a Master’s degree in finance.After joining Maharashtra cadre in 1988 of the Indian Administrative Service, he started his career as the Chief Executive Officer of Pune Zilla Parishad.
Bureaucrats Magazine – He also held posts like District Collector of Sangli, Pune, Director General of Information and Public Relations, Director General of Registration, Commissioner of Pune Municipal Corporation, Divisional Commissioner of Pune, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, Sales Tax Commissioner, and Jamabandi Commissioner.
Bureaucrats Magazine – Nitin Kareer takes over as new chief secy, woman IAS officer superseded again…..
Kareer did his graduation from B J Medical College in Pune and his Masters in finance. An IAS officer of the 1988 batch, he was collector of Sangli and was given the Satyen Mitra award for the best adult literacy programme in the country in 1998. He has also worked as inspector-general of stamps and registration and got awards for innovations
Bureaucrats Magazine – Nitin Kareer, additional chief secretary (finance), on Sunday took over as the new chief secretary of the state after the Centre refused an extension to the outgoing chief secretary Manoj Saunik. Incidentally, this is the fourth time that a woman IAS officer has been superseded and lost her chance to become chief secretary.
Bureaucrats Magazine – Saunik’s wife, Sujata, who is additional chief secretary (finance) was bypassed for the chief secretary’s post again this time. The last time around, she was superseded by her own husband. Manoj Saunik, an IAS officer of the 1987 batch, took over from Manu Kumar Srivastava on April 29. He and his wife Sujata, who is senior to him, were both in the race, but Manoj Saunik got the post. He headed the public works department for more than five years.
Bureaucrats Magazine – This time, Sujata has been given the go-by in favour of Kareer. Sources in the bureaucracy said that Kareer’s candidature was backed by deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar. Sujata did not attend the function.Many women IAS officers are upset by Sujata’s supersession yet again. In the past, Chandra Iyengar, Chitkala Zutshi and Medha Gadgil too have been superseded, and there have been protests by women IAS officers at the alleged discrimination.
Bureaucrats Magazine – Kareer did his graduation from B J Medical College in Pune and his Masters in finance. An IAS officer of the 1988 batch, he was collector of Sangli and was given the Satyen Mitra award for the best adult literacy programme in the country in 1998. He has also worked as inspector-general of stamps and registration and got awards for innovations.
Bureaucrats Magazine – Kareer got the national e-governance first prize for full computerisation of land transactions in the registration department in 2002. The state-level first prize for e-governance initiatives in the sales tax department in 2013 when he was heading sales tax was another honour. He also received international recognition for an automated building plan approval system developed at the Pune Municipal Corporation.
Bureaucrats Magazine – Kareer’s focus has been on building systems for better service delivery with minimum interface leading to fewer chances of harassment of the public. He has also worked towards proper implementation of social sector schemes for the empowerment of people in all departments.
Bureaucrats Magazine – At the policy level, in the urban development department Kareer took pains to rejuvenate spatial planning, prepare coordinated and flexible plans, delegate and decentralise, identify growth corridors and develop them, as well as establish policies and principles for proper urban planning with an emphasis on people, mobility and services. As head of the revenue department, he took steps towards fully online registration, faster and accurate land measurement and towards creating dynamic linkages between registration, land measurement and land records to move towards a land title system.
