<p>Retired bureaucrat Sanjay Kumar has been appointed the new chairman of the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC), an official said on Friday.</p>.<p>The former IAS officer's appointment to the post was cleared by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray late on Thursday, he said.</p>.<p>Kumar, who retired on February 28 as chief secretary of the state, will serve as MERC chairman for five years, the official said.</p>.<p>Veteran bureaucrat Sitaram Kunte has succeeded Kumar as the top officer of the state bureaucracy.</p>
<p>Retired bureaucrat Sanjay Kumar has been appointed the new chairman of the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC), an official said on Friday.</p>.<p>The former IAS officer's appointment to the post was cleared by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray late on Thursday, he said.</p>.<p>Kumar, who retired on February 28 as chief secretary of the state, will serve as MERC chairman for five years, the official said.</p>.<p>Veteran bureaucrat Sitaram Kunte has succeeded Kumar as the top officer of the state bureaucracy.</p>