India Maritime Awards 7th Edition : RAJIV JALOTA to grace Awards Ceremony as CHIEF GUEST

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Shri Rajiv Jalota is a Master of Science in ChemistryfromLucknow University.

He joined the prestigious Indian Administrative Service in 1988 and is currently working in the Rank of SecretarytoGovernmentofIndia.

Shri Rajiv Jalota belongs to Maharashtra cadre of IAS and worked as CEO of Zilla Parishad, Osmanabad; District Collector of Yavatmal and Latur districts in his initial years. While in service he completed his Masters in International DevelopmentPolicyfromDukeUniversity,USA.

On his return from the USA, Rajiv worked as Managing Director, SICOM followed by a full stint as Chief Executive Officer of Maharashtra IndustrialDevelopmentCorporation(MIDC).

He introduced the Capital Value System in Property Tax in Mumbai and also successfully implemented GST in Maharashtra State. He was awarded with the Prestigious PM Award for