Siddhesh Kadam

Siddhesh Kadam is an Indian politician and public administrator currently serving as the Chairman of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), a statutory authority under the Government of Maharashtra. He also holds the position of secretary of the political party Shiv Sena, led by Eknath Shinde.

Kadam pursued a Bachelor of Science degree before completing his MBA in International Business from Deakin University, Australia. He is the son of Ramdas Kadam, a former Maharashtra state minister.

Kadam began his political journey as a core member of the Yuva Sena, the youth wing of the Shiv Sena. In 2023, he was appointed as a secretary in the national executive of the Shinde-led Shiv Sena.

In March 2024, Kadam was appointed as Chairman of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board.

Under Siddhesh Kadam, the MPCB has conducted awareness campaigns and launched mobile applications to track real-time pollution levels. Kadam as Chairman of MPCB oversaw the deployment of mobile air quality monitoring vans in Mumbai to enhance pollution tracking.

• Maharashtra Pollution Control Board
• Central Pollution Control Board
• Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (India)