Dr. Avinash Dhakne - IAS
Member Secretary
MPCB (Maharashtra Pollution Control Board)
Born at Shrirampur Dist. Ahmednagar, Maharashtra on 29th September 1970
Parents: Late Kondiba Vithoba Dhakne was Primary School Teacher died in 1977, Mother Kaushalya Dhakne was housewife, who was appointed in Zilha Parishad Ahmednagar on Compassionate grounds.
Education: Jivan Shikshan Mandir, Zilha Parishad school Javalwadi, Tal. Pathardi Dist. Ahmednagar
Secondary: Shree Tilok Jain Vidyalaya, Pathardi Dist. Ahmednagar
Higher Secondary: PVP college, Loni and New Arts, Commerce and Science College, Ahmednagar
Degree: Bombay Veterinary College (1987-1991)
Postgraduate: Masters in Business Administration, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Career profile:
Joined as Deputy Collector in 1994, Completed probation in Nasik
1996: Assistant Commissioner Backward Class cell, Divisional Commissioner office, Nasik
1996-1998: Sub Divisional Officer, Ahmednagar
1998-1999: Sub Divisional Officer, Malegaon, Nasik
1999-2001: Additional Private Secretary to Minister of State for Finance, Government of India
2002-2003: Officer on Special Duty, Minister of Industries, Government of India
2003-2004: Private Secretary to Chief Minister of Maharashtra
2004-2008: Private Secretary to Minister of Energy, Higher, Technical and Medical Education, Government of Maharashtra
2008: Executive Director HR, Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited
2009: Private Secretary to Minister, Planning and Finance, Government of Maharashtra
2009-2011: Director Tourism and Joint MD Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation
2011-2014: Controller of Encroachment Removal, Mumbai
2014-2017: Deputy CEO, Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation
2017-2019: Municipal Commissioner, Solapur Municipal Corporation
2019-2020: Collector, Jalgaon
2020-2022: Transport Commissioner, Maharashtra
October 2022- June 2023 MD, Maharashtra Film, Stage and Cultural Development Corporation
Since June 2023- MS MPCB
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