Former Maharashtra Chief Secretary Arun Bongirwar died here on Friday following a prolonged illness.
He was 76.
Bongirwar, a 1966 batch IAS officer, had served as the 25th chief secretary of the state (appointed in 1999).
He died in the morning and the last rites were performed in the afternoon at Chandanwadi crematorium in south Mumbai.
NCP chief Sharad Pawar expressed grief over Bongirwar's death and described him as an "able administrator with industrious nature and utmost integrity".
"He had deep understanding of people's issues and acumen to resolve those. May his soul rest in peace," Pawar said on Twitter.
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