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'''Jairaj Moreshwar Phatak''', an [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer of 1978 batch, served as the 25th municipal commissioner of the [[Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai|Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation]] (BMC), [[India]]<ref>{{cite web<br />
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}}</ref> from May 2007 to October 2009.<ref name="cbi">{{cite news|last=Marpkwar|first=Prafulla|title='Phatak's fate in PMO's hands'|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-16/mumbai/28698562_1_high-rise-committee-cbi-report-jairaj-phatak|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005010615/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-16/mumbai/28698562_1_high-rise-committee-cbi-report-jairaj-phatak|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 October 2013|accessdate=31 May 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=16 March 2011}}</ref><ref name="out">{{cite news|title=Jairaj Phatak may move out of BMC, take Delhi job|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-10-15/mumbai/28091045_1_jairaj-phatak-bmc-principal-secretary|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615230417/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-10-15/mumbai/28091045_1_jairaj-phatak-bmc-principal-secretary|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 June 2013|accessdate=31 May 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=15 October 2009}}</ref> He succeeded [[Johny Joseph (civil servant)|Johny Joseph]] as the [[Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai]] in May 2007.<br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
He graduated with an M. Sc. from [[Indian Institute of Technology Bombay|IIT Bombay]]. He later obtained a post-graduate degree from [[Harvard University]]. He obtained a doctorate from the [[University of Mumbai]] in 2004.<br />
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== Career ==<br />
Earlier, he served as the Principal Secretary in Urban Development department of [[Maharashtra]] Government. During his tenure as Secretary, school education department was lauded for the efforts he undertook to improve welfare of students.<br />
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Phatak was posted, as a Collector Nagpur, Municipal Commissioner, Mumbai or managing director of the [[rural electrification]] corporation, Mr. Phatak retired from service on 31 March 2015 after more than three and a half decades.<br />
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Earlier Maharashtra government had suspended IAS officers Jairaj Phatak and Pradeep Vyas for their alleged involvement in the Adarsh housing society scam. He was accused of illegally approving apartment constructions in exchange for kickbacks including getting a flat illegally allocated for his son. These flats were originally meant for war widows. The case continues.<ref>https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/jairaj-phatak-ramanand-tiwari-arrested-in-adarsh-society-case/</ref><br />
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