Iqbal Singh Chahal Explained
Iqbal Singh Chahal |
Nationality: | Indian |
Citizenship: | Indian |
Occupation: | Additional Chief Secretary |
Organization: | Government of Maharashtra |
Notable Works: | COVID-19 Management in Mumbai |
Iqbal Singh Chahal is a 1989 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.[1] [2] He is the former Municipal Commissioner and Administrator of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)[3] [4] [5] and is currently an Additional Chief Secretary in the Maharashtra Chief Minister's office.[6] Prior to this, Chahal has served Government of Maharashtra and India in various capacities. In his initial career he was collector of Thane and Chatrapati Sambhajinagar districts, later on he was Joint Secretary in Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Women & Child Development and Ministry of Panchayati Raj. Following that he was also Principal Secretary in Water Resources Department and Urban Development Department of Maharashtra.
Notable works
Chahal is widely given the credit for keeping COVID-19 under check in Mumbai.[7] [8] [9] Supreme Court of India and High Court of Bombay also lauded Chahal for his Mumbai Model.[10] [11] [12] [13]
He added thousands of beds through new field hospitals, and private facilities handed over their COVID-19 wards to the government with 800 vehicles being turned into ambulances. A proactive approach was used to focus on 55 slums including, Dharavi, where a strict lock-down was accompanied by aggressive sanitation of public toilets, mass coronavirus screening and a huge volunteer effort to ensure that nobody went hungry. All positive test reports in Mumbai were routed through "war rooms".[14]
He received Newsmakers Achievers Awards in 2021.[15]
Notes and References
- Web site: Executive record sheet . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210510143839/https://supremo.nic.in/ERSheetHtml.aspx?OffIDErhtml=15092&PageId= . 2021-05-10 . Supremo - Department of Personnel and Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India.
- Web site: Mumbai: Iqbal Singh Chahal completes a year as BMC chief . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221122130525/https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-iqbal-singh-chahal-completes-a-year-as-bmc-chief . 2022-11-22 . 2024-01-11 . Free Press Journal . en.
- Web site: 2021-05-07 . BMC chief: If someone laughs at us, how do I share Mumbai model . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210507022040/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/coornavirus-bmc-chief-if-someone-laughs-at-us-how-do-i-share-mumbai-model-7305013/ . 2021-05-07 . 2024-01-11 . The Indian Express . en.
- News: RAJAGOPAL . DIVYA . 2020-05-12 . New BMC chief Iqbal Singh Chahal must find a fix that can go viral . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221122131205/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/covid-outbreak-new-bmc-chief-iqbal-singh-chahal-must-find-a-fix-that-can-go-viral/articleshow/75668305.cms?from=mdr . 2022-11-22 . 2024-01-11 . The Economic Times . 0013-0389.
- Web site: Scroll Staff . 2021-05-06 . Covid: Mumbai to get new drive-in vaccination centres in every zone within 24 hours, says civic body . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230720205429/https://scroll.in/latest/994276/covid-mumbai-to-get-new-drive-in-vaccination-centres-in-every-zone-within-24-hours-says-civic-body . 2023-07-20 . 2024-01-11 . Scroll.in . en-US.
- News: 2024-03-23 . Chahal appointed as additional chief secretary in CMO . 2024-03-26 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
- Web site: Rawat . Shivani . 2021-05-01 . Off The Cuff with Iqbal Singh Chahal . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230603202923/https://theprint.in/off-the-cuff/off-the-cuff-with-iqbal-singh-chahal/649957/ . 2023-06-03 . 2024-01-11 . ThePrint . en-US.
- Web site: COVID-19 in Mumbai: Have grip over mortality rate, says BMC chief Iqbal Singh Chahal . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221122130531/https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/covid-19-in-mumbai-have-grip-over-mortality-rate-says-bmc-chief-iqbal-singh-chahal . 2022-11-22 . 2024-01-11 . Free Press Journal . en.
- Web site: New guidelines soon, says Aaditya Thackeray after discusses crowding at vaccination centres with BMC chief . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230727090618/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/coronavirus/news/new-guidelines-soon-says-aaditya-thackeray-after-discusses-crowding-at-vaccination-centre-with-bmc-chief-iqbal-singh-chahal/articleshow/82427844.cms . 2023-07-27 . 2024-01-11 . Mumbai Mirror . en.
- Web site: Joshi . Neha . 2021-05-07 . Follow BMC as model to manage COVID-19 pandemic: Bombay High Court to other municipal corporations in State . live . https://archive.today/20240111155724/https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/follow-bmc-as-model-to-manage-covid-19-pandemic-bombay-high-court . 2024-01-11 . 2024-01-11 . Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news . en.
- Web site: Shantanu . Shashank . 2021-05-05 . Learn from Mumbai: Supreme Court lauds BMC's oxygen management, asks Delhi, Centre to take note . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210505192422/https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/supreme-court-lauds-bmc-s-oxygen-management-asks-delhi-centre-to-learn-from-mumbai-latest-updates-702736 . 2021-05-05 . 2024-01-11 . www.indiatvnews.com . en.
- Web site: Supreme Court lauds 'Mumbai model' of Covid management, asks Delhi, Centre to take note . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210505190542/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/supreme-court-lauds-mumbai-model-of-covid-management-asks-delhi-centre-to-take-note-1799288-2021-05-05 . 2021-05-05 . 2024-01-11 . India Today . en.
- Web site: Chakrabarti . Angana . 2021-04-30 . Inside a Mumbai Covid war room: 16 staff, phones that ring every minute, 'eat when you can' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230330010757/https://theprint.in/health/inside-a-mumbai-covid-war-room-16-staff-phones-that-ring-every-minute-eat-when-you-can/648182/ . 2023-03-30 . 2024-01-11 . ThePrint . en-US.
- Web site: AFP. Covid-19: How India's most crowded city beat the virus. 2021-06-16. Khaleej Times. en.
- Web site: 26.08.2021: Governor presented the 13th Afternoon Newsmakers' Achievers Awards at Raj Bhavan Raj Bhavan Maharashtra India . Rajbhavan.