Jayant Kumar Banthia | |
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Chief Secretary of Maharashtra | |
Preceded by | Ratnakar Gaikwad |
Succeeded by | JS Saharia |
Personal details | |
Born | Kolkata, India | 1 June 1952
Education | M.Sc Demography M.Sc Chemistry |
Alma mater | London School of Economics Kanpur University |
Jayant Kumar Banthia (born 1 June 1952) is an Indian public servant who served as the Chief Secretary of Maharashtra from 31 May 2012 to 30 November 2013. His prior assignment was as the Additional Chief Secretary in the Public Health Department, Government of Maharashtra.
Banthia also served in United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA), on deputation for four years, as Chief Technical Adviser to Nigerian Census. He was the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India from 1999 to 2004 and the 2001 Census was rolled out under his command. During his initial stint in the IAS, he worked as Assistant Collector, Osmanabad and Beed, Chief Executive Officer Z.P. Wardha, Collector Nagpur and Bhandara, and Managing Director, Maharashtra State Textile Corporation.[1]