Incumbent Chief Secretary of Maharashtra Ajoy Mehta will take on a new job in the state government a day after retiring on June 30. The senior IAS officer will take charge of the office of the principal adviser to CM Uddhav Thackeray on July 1, the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) announced on Wednesday.

He will work from officer number 603 on the sixth floor of Mantralaya, where the CM sits. In a statement, the CMO said state's economic and administrative set up needed an experienced person."Mehta will essentially work on COVID 19 situation and industrial boost," it added.