50 IAS officers transferred in Gujarat in major reshuffling before Lok Sabha polls

IAS Officer (img: IANS)

Updated on Feb 4, at 1.50 p.m.

In another round of bureaucracy reshuffling in Gujarat before the Lok Sabha elections, the government’s General Administration Department (GAD) has assigned an additional charge to 10 IAS officers in the state.

These additional charges will be applicable until the government appoints officers for these positions.

Among the major appointments is IAS Arpit Sagar, who has been allocated additional charge as CEO of the Vadodara Urban Development Authority (VUDA).

Three other officers have been assigned charges as district development officers (DDOs) at various locations.

Name of Officer	Current Position	Additional Charge
Swapril Khare	Deputy Municipal Commissioner, Rajkot	Regional Commissioner, Municipalities, Rajkot
Sachin Kumar	Project Admin, TASP, Chotaudepur	DDO, Chotaudepur
Raj Suthar	Project Admin, TASP, Tribal, Dang	DDO, Dang-Ahwa
Atirag Chaplot	Project Admin, TASP, Valsad	DDO, Valsad
Yogesh Chaudhary	MD, DGVCL	Regional Commissioner, Municipalities, Surat
Ganga Singh	MD, Medical Services	Chief Personnel Officer, Medical Services
PN Makwana	JS, Women and Child Development	Director, Women Welfare and MD, Women Economic Development Corporation
Manish Gurwani	Mission Director, Electronics Mission	Mission Director, Biology Mission
Ranjit Kumar Singh	Commissioner, ICDS	Chairman, Social Welfare Board, Ahmedabad
Arpit Sagar	Deputy Municipal Commissioner, Vadodara	CEO, VUDA, Vadodara

Updated on Feb 2, at 3.15 p.m.

After a string of transfers of IAS officers in the state, the government has notified the promotion of eight more civil servants to super time scale pay-grade.

Mukesh Puri has been transferred from additional chief secretary in home department to managing director (MD), Narmada Nigam for two years.

S Chhakchhuak, additional secretary in the finance department, has been promoted and transferred to as MD, state tourism board.

Surabhi Gautam has been transferred and promoted as joint MD, GIDC.

AM Sharma has been transferred and promoted as vice chairman and MD, GSRTC.

Transfers of civil servants in Gujarat:

Name of Officer	Current Position	Position of Appointment
Mukesh Puri	Retired IAS	MD, Narmada Corporation (for two years)
Sandeep Kumar	Development Commissioner	Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Dhaval Patel	Commissioner of Mines and Minerals	Promotion
Udit Aggarwal	Chief Administrator, Statue of Unity	Promotion
S Chhakchhuak	Additional Secretary, Finance	Promotion and MD, Tourism Corporation
Ranjitkumar Singh	Additional Secretary, Women-Child Welfare	Promotion and Commissioner, ICDS
Supreet Singh Gulati	CEO, Development Support Agency of Gujarat (D-SAG)	Promotion
Hitesh Koya	Promotion	Development Commissioner, Gandhinagar
AM Sharma	Promotion	VC-MD, GSRTC
DP Desai	CEO, AUDA	Promotion
Narendra Kumar Meena	Joint MD, GIDC	Director, Fisheries
Surabhi Gautam	Order Modification	Joint MD, GIDC

Updated on Jan 31, at 5.32 p.m.

Alongside the reshuffling of 50 IAS officers on Jan 30, five more bureaucrats are set to be retired from their positions in the state today.

The officers set to be transferred include:

Mukesh Puri

Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department, and additional charge as Managing Director, GSFC and Sardar Sarovar Nigam.

Puri is regarded as one of the most trustworthy officers in the state, and his departure would vacate three important charges falling under him. It is also seen that Puri could be given an extension, and assigned another important position.

KM Bhimjiyani

Secretary, Expenditure, Finance department

As the state prepares to present its budget for the 2024-25 tenure, the vacancy of the secretary of expenditure is seen to be filled at a priority.

It is believed that the government could give an additional charge for this post till the budget is presented.

MA Gandhi

Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC)

He is likely to continue his charge at Gujarat Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act (GujRERA).

DK Parekh

Director, Information Department

Parekh is likely to be given charge as Officer on Special Duty (OSD), Chief Minister’s Office.

Other officers transferred:

Ajay Tomar, Surat police commissioner is also likely to be transferred today.

On top of that, Chandrashekhar, Inspector General (IG), Surat-range, has been deputed to the central bureau of investigation (CBI), vacating his position.

Alongside, superintendent of police (SP) positions at Ahmedabad-Rural, Anand, and Mehsana remain vacant.

As of now, the number of bureaucrats in the state have been falling short of its requirement. It is seen that the government could allocate several departments after the state budget in February.

Updated on Jan 31, at 12.11 a.m.

As the Lok Sabha elections are in sight, the Gujarat government has swung into action , and announced a reshuffle of 50 IAS officers in the state in a late night development today.

Several prominent bureaucrats have been transferred into key locations throughout the state.

Major transfers of Gujarat’s IAS officers:

MK Dave, District Development Officer (DDO), Ahmedabad, is transferred and appointed as Collector, Gandhinagar

BA Shah, Collector, Jamnagar, is transferred and appointed as Collector, Vadodara

Dr Sourabh Zamsingh Pardhi, Managing Director, Tourism Corporation of Gujarat, Ltd, Gandhinagar, is transferred and appointed as Collector, Surat

Neha Kumari, Deputy Municipal Commissioner, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, Ahmedabad, is transferred and appointed as Collector, Mahisagar-Lunawada

PB Pandya, Director, Higher Education, Gandhinagar, is transferred and appointed as DDO, Amreli

AB Gor, Collector, Vadodara, is transferred and appointed as Officer on Special Duty to chief minister, Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar

BK Vasava, DDO, Surat, is transferred and appointed as Joint Secretary to Government sports, youth & cultural activities department, Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar

Other IAS transfers in Gujarat