Pravin Salunkhe takes charge of Addl Collector Malegaon, seeks close ties with public

Pravin Radhabai Krishna Salunkhe, a 2009-batch officer of the state service, today took the charge of Additional Collector, Malegaon. He has assumed new responsibilities after he was promoted by the state government. The post became vacant as his predecessor Devdatta Kekan was promoted to the District Caste Scrutiny Committee, Nandurbar, a few months ago.

In his previous capacity as a Deputy Collector, Salunkhe served as Special Land Acquisition Officer (No 21) in Satara district. Even before that, he worked in the Employment Guarantee Scheme and other departments in Nagpur and Pune Divisions. Now after seventeen years of service, he has been transferred to the Nashik Division.

Salunkhe comes armed with rich  experience in planning and executing urban infrastructure projects, in an efficient and time-bound manner. In 2009, he joined the state services through a direct recruitment after he cleared the Deputy Collector’s examinations conducted by the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC).

Bio-Data

Holds M.Sc. Agriculture (in Genetics and Plant Breeding) from Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri completed in 2003. Also is a Gold Medalist at university level in his Post Graduation
Holds B.Sc. (Agriculture) from Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Agriculture College, Kolhapur completed in 2001. Also is a Gold Medalist at university level during Under-Graduation.
Ph.D. in Genetics and Plant Breeding (had to discontinue midway due to personal reasons).

One of the feathers in his administrative cap is that he spearheaded the roll-out of the Ring Road, a major urban infrastructure project aimed at solving the huge vehicular traffic problem in Pune. The Ring Road project was a collaboration between the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) and the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA). 

Last week, the state government promoted around ten officers of the rank of Deputy Collector to the Additional Collector. “Today, I have reported to the offices of the Divisional Commissioner and District Collector, Nashik and now I am on my way to Malegaon to assume the office,” he told The Voice of Malegaon via phone.

For running an efficient administration, Salunkhe seeks close cooperation from his colleagues, the general public especially the media persons, activists, and the social workers who are on the field for various community works.