Bio
Shri. Lokesh Chandra, (IAS) joined as ‘Chairman and Managing Director’ of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) on Friday, 2nd June, 2023. He is also now Additional Chief Secretary to Hon. Chief Minister, Maharashtra State. Earlier Shri. Lokesh Chandra (IAS) was working as ‘General Manager’ of ‘BEST’ Undertaking, Mumbai.
Shri. Lokesh Chandra is Officer of 1993 Batch ‘Indian Administrative Service’. Shri. Lokesh Chandra holds a degree in Civil Engineering and M.Tech (Structures) from IIT (Delhi).
Shri. Lokesh Chandra (IAS) has previously served on various key posts viz. ‘Chairman and Managing Director’ of CIDCO, Commissioner of Nagpur Municipal Corporation. Also, Shri. Lokesh Chandra (IAS) has previously worked as ‘Collector’ of Nagpur, Bhandara and Gondia Districts of Maharashtra and also as President of Nagpur Reform ‘Pranyas’.
Shri. Lokesh Chandra (IAS) has also served in the service of the Central Government from 2008 to 2015. During this time, Shri. Lokesh Chandra (IAS) has served as ‘Joint Secretary’, Ministry of Steel and as ‘Director’, Ministry of Power.