Kolkata Municipal Corporation is all set to welcome new officer. Senior IAS officer Khalil Ahmed has been appointed as the administrator of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), on Monday.
Mr. Ahmed is currently the principal secretary in the Urban Development and Municipal Affairs Department and will remain in the post till the new Board of Councillors of the civic body takes charge after the assembly elections.
His recent appointment was announced after Chairperson of the Board of Administrators of KMC Firhad Hakim tendered his resignation, following an Election Commission directive. The EC has restrained political appointees from serving in the board administrators of municipal corporations, whose term ended, till the model code of conduct is in force.