Gujrat govt transfers 17 IAS officers, Mehsana, Anand and Vav-Tharad dists get new Collectors

The Gujarat government, in a major administrative reshuffle, has transferred 17 IAS officers. The districts of Mehsana, Anand and Vav-Tharad get new district collectors.

Those officers transferred are –

Alok Kumar Pandey, IAS (RR:GJ:2006), Secretary, Tribal Development Department, Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar would hold additional charge of the post of Commissioner of Relief and Ex-officio Secretary to Government, Revenue Department.

G.T. Pandya, IAS (Selection:GJ:2011), Additional Secretary to Government, Education Department, Gandhinagar is transferred and appointed as Director of Information, Gandhinagar.

Gaurangbhai H. Makwana, IAS (RR:GJ:2012), Managing Director, Uttar Gujarat Vij Company Ltd. (UGVCL), Mehsana would hold additional charge of the post of Managing Director, iNDEXT-B, Gandhinagar until further orders.

SK Prajapati, IAS (SCS:GJ:2012), Collector, Mehsana is transferred and appointed as Additional Rural Development Commissioner, Commissionerate of Rural Development, Gandhinagar relieving V.K. Jadav, IAS of additional charge of that post.

Dr. Harshit Pruthwiraj Gosavi, IAS (RR:GJ:2013), Additional Secretary to Government (Law & Order), Home Department, Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar is transferred and appointed as Collector, Mehsana vice S. K. Prajapati, IAS transferred.

Praveen Chaudhary, IAS (RR:GJ:2014), Collector, Anand is transferred and his services are placed at the disposal of Industries and Mines Department for appointment as Chief Executive Officer, Special Project (Dholera SIR & Mandal-Bechraji SIR), Gandhinagar.

M J Dave, IAS (SCS:GJ:2014), District Development Officer, Banaskantha – Palanpur is transferred and appointed as Collector Vav-Tharad.

Utsav Gautam, IAS (RR:GJ:2018), District Development Officer, Kutch-Bhuj is transferred and appointed as Collector, Anand.

CC Kotak, IAS (SCS:GJ:2018), Deputy Director General, Sardar Patel Institute of Public Administration (SPIPA), Ahmedabad is transferred and his services are placed at the disposal of Panchayats, Rural Housing & Rural Development Department for appointment as Special Director, State Institute of Rural Development (SIRD), Ahmedabad.

Ram Niwas Bugalia, IAS (RR:GJ:2019), District Development Officer, Tapi is transferred and appointed as District Development Officer, Banaskantha – Palanpur.

Atirag Chaplot, IAS (RR:GJ:2019), District Development Officer, Valsad is transferred and appointed as District Development Officer, Kutch-Bhuj.

Sachin Kumar, IAS (RR:GJ:2019), District Development Officer, Chhotaudepur is transferred and appointed as Deputy Secretary to Government (Law & Order), Home Department, Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar.

Ms Vandana Meena, IAS (RR:GJ:2022), Project Administrator, Tribal Area Sub Plan, Mahisagar is transferred and appointed as District Development Officer, Valsad.

Rajesh Kumar Mourya, IAS (RR:GJ:2022), Project Administrator, Tribal Area Sub Plan, Songadh, Dist. Tapi is transferred and appointed as District Development Officer, Amreli.

Swapnil Mahadeo Sisle, IAS (RR:GJ:2022), Project Administrator, Tribal Area Sub Plan, Vansada, Dist.Navsari is transferred and appointed as District Development Officer, Tapi.

Omkar Rajendra Shinde, IAS (RR:GJ:2022), Project Administrator, Tribal Area Sub Plan, Chhotaudepur is transferred and appointed as District Development Officer, Chhotaudepur.

BN Patel, IAS (SCS:GJ:2022), Executive Director, Gujarat Gas Limited, Gandhinagar is transferred and his services are placed at the disposal of Sports, Youth & Cultural Activities Department for appointment as Director General, Sports Authority of Gujarat, Gandhinagar.