The Centre has accepted a requestfrom the Maharashtra government to give a 3-month extension to state chief secretary Ajoy Mehta, who will now remain in the post till June 30, an official said on Saturday.His first 6-month extension was to end on March 31, he added."This has been done as a special case, in public interest, considering the public health emergency situation," the letter from the Union ministry of personnel to the state government said.The country is in the midst of a 21-day lockdown to battle the novel coronavirus outbreak.