Uttam Khobragade

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Uttam Patruji Khobragade
Born (1951-05-08) 8 May 1951 (age 72)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation(s) Indian Administrative Service Officer, Politician
Years active1984 – 2011
SpouseManda Uttam Khobragade
Children Devyani Khobragade
Sharmistha Khobragade

Uttam Khobragade is a senior retired officer of the Indian Administrative Service and father of Indian Diplomat Devyani Khobragade. [1] [2]

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Early life

Khobragade was born on 8 May 1951 [3] in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. [4] [5]

Career

Khobragade qualified to become an officer of the Indian Administrative Service of the 1984 batch. From 1 August 1986 to 1 December 1993 he served in the departments of Land Revenue Management and Rural Development. [3] After that, he was Collector and District Magistrate of Mumbai Suburban District up to 1 July 1996. [6] He subsequently worked in various departments such as Planning and Program Implementation, Environment and Forests, Social Justice and Empowerment, [7] and Rural Development. [3] From 1 October 1998 to 18 October 2000 he was Managing Director of Maharashtra Agricultural and Food Processing Corporation (MAFCO).It was he who closed MAFCO .[ citation needed ]Khobragade was CEO of Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority [8] from 18 October 2000 until he was transferred out of this position on 1 August 2002.[ citation needed ]From 1 August 2002 [9] to 16 July 2004, he was Commissioner of Food and Drug Administration, Maharashtra State.[ citation needed ] On 16 July 2004, he returned to Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority as its Vice President and CEO. [10] On 25 May 2005 he was assigned position as Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation.[ citation needed ]In 2006, he served as Principal Secretary, Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development, Government of Maharashtra. [11] From 28 June 2006 [12] to 2 June 2010 he was General Manager of Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST). [13] [14] From 2 June 2010 to 31 May 2011 he served as Principal Secretary, Tribal Welfare Department. [15]

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