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&lt;div&gt;{{Short description|Indian Administrative Service Officer}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox officeholder&lt;br /&gt;
| image               = JP Dange.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
| office              = [[Member - Ministry of Social Justice &amp;amp; Empowerment, Govt. Of India]]&lt;br /&gt;
| term_start          = 2017&lt;br /&gt;
| term_end            = 2019&lt;br /&gt;
| predecessor         = &lt;br /&gt;
| successor           = &lt;br /&gt;
| office1             = State Finance Commission Chairman - Maharashtra&lt;br /&gt;
| primeminister1      = Manmohan Singh&lt;br /&gt;
Narendra Modi&lt;br /&gt;
| term_start1         = 2011&lt;br /&gt;
| term_end1           = 2016&lt;br /&gt;
| predecessor1        = &lt;br /&gt;
| successor1          = &lt;br /&gt;
| birth_date          = &lt;br /&gt;
| birth_place         = &lt;br /&gt;
| occupation          = [[Civil service]] [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]&lt;br /&gt;
| children            = Dr.Ravindra Dange (IRS)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Dr.Nirupama Dange (IAS)&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| party               = &lt;br /&gt;
| alma_mater          = Bath University (United Kingdom) ,Poona University, Nagpur University&lt;br /&gt;
| profession          = Civil Servant, Writer&lt;br /&gt;
| spouse              = Kanta Dange&lt;br /&gt;
| sibling             = &lt;br /&gt;
| website             = &lt;br /&gt;
| office2             = [[Chief Secretary (India)|Chief Secretary]] -  [[Government of Maharashtra]]&lt;br /&gt;
| termend2            = 2011&lt;br /&gt;
| termstart2          = 2009&lt;br /&gt;
| governor1           = K. Sankaranarayanan&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
C.Vidyasagar Rao&lt;br /&gt;
| primeminister       = Narendra Modi&lt;br /&gt;
| governor2           = S.C. Jamir&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;&#039;JP Dange&#039;&#039;&#039; was the [[Chief Secretary (India)|Chief Secretary]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/state-gets-new-chief-secy-city-a-new-civic-chief/story-0drmPlUAElMujjt4T63hYN.html | title=State gets new chief secy | work=hindustantimes.com | accessdate=22 April 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[Government of Maharashtra]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-jp-dange-is-new-chief-secy-1318619 | title=Chief minister Ashok Chavan appointed JP Dange the state chief secretary of the state | work=dnaindia.com | accessdate=21 April 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-ex-maharashtra-chief-secretary-to-finally-vacate-bungalow-1605794 | title=State finance commission chairman JP Dange will finally move out of the accommodation provided to him during his previous stint as the chief secretary (CS). | work=dnaindia.com | accessdate=21 April 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and  [[Civil service]] [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer in [[Maharashtra]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Government-looks-for-new-post-for-former-chief-secretary/articleshow/7272858.cms | title=Government looks for new post for former chief secretary | work=timesofindia.indiatimes.com | accessdate=22 April 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He Graduated from Nagpur University with Bachelors in Law (L.L.B) and Commerce (B.Com) and Post-graduated from Pune University with Masters in Business Administration (M.B.A). He further did M.Sc in Development Administration from Bath University (United Kingdom) under the Colombo Plan. He was &#039;AIR&#039; - 23&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/state-gets-new-chief-secy-city-a-new-civic-chief/story-0drmPlUAElMujjt4T63hYN.html|title=State gets new chief secy, city a new civic chief|date=2009-12-01|work=hindustantimes.com/|access-date=2017-05-22|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; at the Union Public Service Commission Civil Services Examination 1973 in first attempt and got selected in the [[Indian Administrative Service]] (I.A.S) at age of 21.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Positions held in Election Commission of India, Govt. Of India ==&lt;br /&gt;
▪General Observer - M.P Baramulla, J &amp;amp; K. 2006&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
▪General Observer - M.L.A Bikaner, Rajasthan. 2005&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
▪General Observer - M.P Patna, Bihar. 2004&lt;br /&gt;
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▪General Observer - M.L.A Aizawl, Mizoram. 2003&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
▪General Observer - M.L.A Imphal, Manipur. 2002&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
▪General Observer - M.L.A Chennai, Tamil Nadu. 00&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
▪General Observer - M.P Basti, Uttar Pradesh. 1999&lt;br /&gt;
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▪General Observer - M.L.A Sirsa, Haryana. 1998&lt;br /&gt;
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▪General Observer - M.P Hoshiyarpur, Punjab. 1996&lt;br /&gt;
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▪General Observer - M.L.C Latur, Maharashtra. 1991&lt;br /&gt;
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== Positions held in the Maharashtra Government ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Hon&#039;ble Member - Maharashtra Revenue Tribunal&lt;br /&gt;
*4th State Finance Commission Chairman - Maharashtra&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Dange-is-new-head-of-finance-commission/articleshow/7497995.cms|title=Dange is new head of finance commission - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-05-22}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Chief Secretary (India)|Chief Secretary]] - [[Government of Maharashtra]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/mmrda-seeks-more-funds-from-finance-panel/ | title=J.P. Dange,the chairman of the state finance commission  | work=indianexpress.com | accessdate=21 April 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Additional Chief Secretary - Revenue Department Maharashtra.&lt;br /&gt;
* Additional Chief Secretary - Forest Department Maharashtra &lt;br /&gt;
* Principal Secretary - Cooperation, Labour Department &lt;br /&gt;
* Principal Secretary - Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Dairy Department &lt;br /&gt;
* Secretary - Trade, Commerce, Mining Departmemt &lt;br /&gt;
* Secretary - Social Welfare Department &lt;br /&gt;
* Secretary - Home Department (Preventive Detention) &lt;br /&gt;
* CEO - Home Department (MMB)  &lt;br /&gt;
* Collector and District Magistrate  - [[Osmanabad]] and [[Bhandara]].&lt;br /&gt;
* Settlement Commissioner - Land Records Maharashtra&lt;br /&gt;
* Commissioner of [[Thane]] Municipal corporation&lt;br /&gt;
* Commissioner of [[Nashik]] Municipal corporation&lt;br /&gt;
* CEO - Zilla Parishad Nagpur, Buldhana, Chandrapur&lt;br /&gt;
* Sub-Divisional Magistrate - Nashik, Jalna&lt;br /&gt;
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==  Ex-Officio Membership (2003-2011) ==&lt;br /&gt;
▪Chairman - State Civil Services Board (IAS, IPS, Central Services)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
▪Chairman - High Power Committees (P.D.S, Infra Development, Medical Education, Public Health, Irrigation, Police Establishments, State Security, Urban Development &amp;amp; Rural Development Board)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
▪Chairman - CIDCO, MIDC, MADC, Yashada, SIAC, NABARD&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
▪Member - State Civil Services Board (IFoS)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
▪Member - Maharashtra Judicial Academy&lt;br /&gt;
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== Personal Details  ==&lt;br /&gt;
J P Dange is married to Kanta Dange who is a former school teacher and ex-president of &#039;IASOWA&#039; Maharashtra. They have two sons and one daughter. All of them are medical post-graduates, eldest son&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.northblocksouthblock.com/major-reshuffle-of-42-irscce-officers-transferred-as-jt-commissioner-level/|title=Major reshuffle of 42 IRS (CCE) officers transferred as Jt Commissioner level {{!}} North Block South Block|website=www.northblocksouthblock.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-22}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and daughter&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/maharashtra-state-government-transfers-seven-ias-officials-115083101277_1.html|title=Maharashtra state government transfers seven IAS officials|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2015-08-31|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2017-05-22}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/state-gets-new-chief-secy-city-a-new-civic-chief/story-0drmPlUAElMujjt4T63hYN.html|title=State gets new chief secy, city a new civic chief|date=2009-12-01|work=hindustantimes.com/|access-date=2017-05-22|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; belong to 2004 batch of Civil Services.&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Municipal Corporations in Maharashtra |state=collapsed}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Indian civil servants]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Government of Maharashtra]]&lt;br /&gt;
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