Mr. Rajeev RA is a 1987 batch retired IAS officer, Maharashtra cadre. In his 34 years of Service, he has worked for many years in urban development, environment and in finance in addition to other sectors at State as well as Central government levels. He also worked as Principal Secretary in Finance department of Government of Maharashtra dealing with State Budget and expenditure management, Joint Secretary (Finance) in Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India. His long tenures of service in urban development sector as Joint Municipal Commissioner and Additional Municipal Commissioner in Mumbai and Municipal Commissioner of Thane City as well as Metropolitan Commissioner in Mumbai are high points in his career. Alongside this, his experience in finance and Environment helped him in handling urban issues more effectively and efficiently. As Metropolitan Commissioner of MMRDA, he managed mega infrastructure projects, which included 340 kilometres of ‘Mumbai Metro’ and the longest sea bridge ‘Mumbai Trans Harbour Link’ in Mumbai Metropolitan Region, costing USD 21.42 billion.
In MMRDA, he has also created a new organisation, namely Maha Mumbai Metro Operation Corporation Limited, for operation and maintenance of the Metro services, which are being constructed now. His strength lies in public policy analysis and in designing and executing infrastructure projects.
He holds the Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics, English Literature, Political Science and Master of Arts degree in Political Science. He is professionally qualified (Master’s degree in Public Administration from Syracuse University, New York, USA) to advise public organisations on policy analysis, public finance and other organisational challenges.