Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 1 (ANI): Rajiv Jalota has been appointed as chairperson of Mumbai Port Trust by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on the proposal of the Shipping Ministry.

Jalota is a 1988 batch Maharashtra cadre IAS officer. He is currently serving as the additional chief secretary in the higher and technical education department of the state government.

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The outgoing Mumbai Port Trust chairman Sanjay Bhatia retired on July 31 earlier this year. (ANI)

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