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Newly-appointed Maharashtra Chief Secretary Sitaram Kunte met NCP president Sharad Pawar at the latter’s residence here on Monday and discussed various issues pertaining to the state, including the COVID-19 situation.
Kunte, a 1985-batch IAS officer who earlier also served as Mumbai municipal commissioner was appointed chief secretary of the state on Saturday.
After the meeting, Pawar in a tweet said, “Shri Sitaram Kunte, the newly appointed Chief Secretary of the Government of Maharashtra visited me today. We discussed various issues pertaining to Maharashtra, especially the Covid-19 pandemic situation and the vaccination program.” “I wished him well for a successful tenure,” added Pawar, whose party is an ally of the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi in the state.