The Government of Gujarat announced the transfer of five Gujarat Administrative Service (GAS) officers on Tuesday. These officers have been reassigned to key administrative posts across the state.

5 GAS cadre officers transferred in Gujarat

Additional Director level officers have been transferred by the General Administration Department in Gujarat.

1. VC Bodana was transferred from Director of Higher Education Gandhinagar to Residential Additional Collector of Patan. Jay Barot was exempted from additional charges.

2. JJ Patel, Regional Transport Officer, Ahmedabad, was transferred as Residential Collector, Panchmahal, Godhra. DM Desai was exempted from additional charges.

3. DP Chauhan, who was a member of the Gujarat Waqf Board, was posted as Residential Additional Collector, Kutch, Bhuj. M.P. Shah was exempted from additional charges.

4. DV Makwana, Chief Personal Officer, Commissioner, Health and Medical Services and Education, Gandhinagar, was transferred as Residential Additional Collector, Aravalli, Modasa.

5. RP Joshi, Director, Rural Development, Patan, was transferred as Deputy Municipal Commissioner, Urban Development, Urban Housing Department, Ahmedabad.

Along with this, Surendranagar Deputy Inspector General of Police Dr Girish Pandya has ordered the transfer of 215 police personnel.

Some of them have been transferred on their own initiative while others have been transferred in the public interest.