Iqbal Singh Chahal

Iqbal Singh Chahal is a 1989 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.^[1]^[2] He is the former Municipal Commissioner and Administrator of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)^[3]^[4]^[5] and is currently an Additional Chief Secretary in the Maharashtra Chief Minister's office.^[6] Prior to this, Chahal has served Government of Maharashtra and India in various capacities. In his initial career he was collector of Thane and Aurangabad districts,^[1] later on he was Joint Secretary in Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Women & Child Development and Ministry of Panchayati Raj.^[1] Following that he was also Principal Secretary in Water Resources Department and Urban Development Department of Maharashtra.^[1]

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^ Scroll Staff (6 May 2021). "Covid: Mumbai to get new drive-in vaccination centres in every zone within 24 hours, says civic body". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
^ "Chahal appointed as additional chief secretary in CMO". The Times of India. 23 March 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 26 March 2024.