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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Chief Secretary of Maharashtra}}{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2025}}<br />
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{{Infobox officeholder <br />
| name = Rajesh Aggarwal <br />
| birth_name =<br />
| caption = Formal portrait, {{circa|2025}}<br />
| occupation = [[Bureaucrat]] <br />
| image = Rajesh Aggarwal (IAS 1989 MH).jpg<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1966|11|12}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Jalandhar]], [[Punjab]], India<ref>{{Cite web |date= 30 November 2025|title= From IIT Delhi to IAS officer: Who is Rajesh Aggarwal, now trusted with key role in Maharashtra? Know all about him|url=https://news24online.com/india/from-iit-delhi-to-ias-officer-who-is-rajesh-agrawal-now-trusted-with-key-role-in-maharashtra-know-all-about-him/678381/ |access-date= 30 November 2025|website= News24|language=en}}</ref><br />
| office = [[List of chief secretaries of Maharashtra|Chief Secretary of Maharashtra]] <br />
| nominator = [[Devendra Fadnavis]]<br />
| predecessor = Rajesh Kumar Meena<br />
| appointer = [[Acharya Devvrat]]<br />
| term_start = 1 December 2025<br />
| office1 = [[Secretary to the Government of India|Secretary]] of the [[Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment|Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment]]<br />
| term_start1 = August 2022<br />
| term_end1 = November 2025<br />
| predecessor1 = Anjali Bhawra<br />
| successor1 = V. Vidyavathi<ref>{{Cite web |date= 20 November 2025 |title=Srivatsa Krishna, Atish Chandra and more: 7 senior IAS officers get new roles |url= https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/srivatsa-krishna-atish-chandra-and-more-7-senior-ias-officers-get-new-roles-ws-e-19767991.htm |access-date= 29 November 2025|website= [[CNBC-TV 18]]|language=en}}</ref><br />
| appointer1 = [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]]<br />
| office2 = [[Secretary to the Government of India|Secretary]] of the [[Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship]]<br />
| term_start2 = September 2021<br />
| term_end2 = August 2022<br />
| predecessor2 = Praveen Kumar<br />
| successor2 = Atul Kumar Tiwari<br />
| appointer2 = [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]]<br />
| alma_mater = ([[Bachelor of Technology|B.Tech]]) [[IIT Delhi]]<br />
| module={{Infobox person|embed=yes<br />
| employer = [[Indian Administrative Service]]}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Rajesh Aggarwal''' (born 12 November 1966) is an [[Indian Administrative Service|Indian Administrative Service officer]] of the 1989-batch from [[Maharashtra]] cadre who is currently serving as the [[List of chief secretaries of Maharashtra|Chief Secretary of Maharashtra]] since 1 December 2025. He previously served as [[Secretary to the Government of India|Secretary of]] [[Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment]] and as the [[Secretary to the Government of India|Secretary of]] [[Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship]] in the [[Government of India|Central Government of India]]. <ref>{{Cite web |date= 29 November 2025|title= Rajesh Aggarwal is new Maharashtra Chief Secretary|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/rajesh-agarwal-is-new-maharashtra-chief-secretary-10391888/ |access-date= 29 November 2025|website= [[The Indian Express]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date= 29 November 2025|title= Rajesh Aggarwal to take charge as Chief Secretary on Sunday|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/rajesh-aggarwal-to-take-charge-as-chief-secretary-on-sunday-101764356926783.html|access-date= 29 November 2025|website= [[Hindustan Times]]|language=en}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web |date= 30 October 2025|title= Rajesh Aggarwal next Maharashtra chief secretary|url=https://indianmasterminds.com/news/rajesh-aggarwal-next-maharashtra-chief-secretary-156017/ |access-date= 29 November 2025|website= India Masterminds|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Rajesh Aggarwal was born on 12 November 1966 in [[Jalandhar]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web |date= 30 November 2025|title= From IIT Delhi to IAS officer: Who is Rajesh Aggarwal, now trusted with key role in Maharashtra? Know all about him|url=https://news24online.com/india/from-iit-delhi-to-ias-officer-who-is-rajesh-agrawal-now-trusted-with-key-role-in-maharashtra-know-all-about-him/678381/ |access-date= 30 November 2025|website= News24|language=en}}</ref> He completed his [[Bachelor of Technology|B.Tech]] degree in [[Computer Science and Engineering]] from [[IIT Delhi]] in 1987.<ref name="auto"/><br />
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[[Category:IIT Delhi alumni]]<br />
[[Category:Indian Administrative Service officers from Maharashtra]]<br />
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[[Category:1966 births]]<br />
[[Category:Indian Institutes of Technology alumni]]<br />
[[Category:Indian Administrative Service officers]]<br />
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