Gujarat IAS reshuffle: 68 transfer-promotions, Ahmedabad gets new municipal commissioner

On the day Union Budget was announced, Gujarat witnessed a major reshuffle in the administration. Transfer orders of 20 IAS have been issued on Saturday. Banchha Nidhi Pani of 2005 batch of Gujarat Cadre has become the new Municipal Commissioner of Ahmedabad.

Promotion orders for 4 IAS oficers  

The Gujarat state government's General Administration Department, under the orders of Additional Chief Secretary Kamal Dayani, has issued transfer and promotion orders.  

Dr Vinod Ramchandra Rao has been promoted to the Higher Administrative Grade (HAG) pay scale and appointed as Principal Secretary in the Labour, Skill Development, and Employment Department, with an additional charge as Chief Secretary to the Government.  

M Thennarasan, currently serving as Municipal Commissioner, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, has been appointed as Principal Secretary in the Sports, Youth, and Cultural Activities Department.  

Anupam Anand, currently serving as the Commissioner of Transport, will continue in his role as Transport Commissioner.  

Milind Shivram Torawane, currently the Managing Director of Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Limited (GSPC), has been appointed as Managing Director in the Energy and Petrochemicals Department, Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Limited (GSPC).

20 transfers

Banchha Nidhi Pani, Commissioner of Technical Education is transferred and his services are placed at the disposal of Urban Development & Urban Housing Department for appointment as Municipal Commissioner, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation.

1. Swaroop P., IAS (RR:GJ:2003)  

   - Transferred from Commissioner of Land Reforms & Ex-officio Secretary to Government, Revenue Department.  

   - Appointed as Industries Commissioner, Gandhinagar, vice Sandip Janardanpant Sagale, IAS transferred.  

2. Avantika Singh Aulakh, IAS (RR:GJ:2003)  

   - Secretary to Chief Minister.  

   - Assigned additional charge of Managing Director, Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals Ltd., Vadodara, relieving Swaroop P., IAS of additional charge until further orders.  

3. Pravinbhai K. Solanki, IAS (RR:GJ:2003)  

   - Transferred from Commissioner of Cottage & Rural Industries and Secretary to Government (Cottage and Rural Industries), Industries & Mines Department.  

   - Appointed as Director General, Mahatma Gandhi Labour Institute, Ahmedabad, relieving Dr. Vinod Rao, IAS of additional charge.  

4. Dr. Rahul Babulal Gupta, IAS (RR:GJ:2004)  

   - Transferred from Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC).  

   - Appointed as Secretary to Government, Climate Change Department, relieving Sanjeev Kumar, IAS of additional charge.  

5. Banchha Nidhi Pani, IAS (RR:GJ:2005)  

   - Transferred from Commissioner of Technical Education.  

   - Appointed as Municipal Commissioner, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, Ahmedabad, vice M. Thennarasan, IAS transferred.  

6. Ranjeeth Kumar J., IAS (RR:GJ:2005)  

   - Transferred from Secretary, Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC).  

   - Appointed as State Project Director, Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, vice Lalit Narayan Singh Sandu, IAS transferred.  

   - Will hold additional charge of Secretary, Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) until further orders.  

7. Ms. Remya Mohan Muthadath, IAS (RR:GJ:2007)  

   - Transferred from Commissioner of Health (Rural) and Ex-officio Mission Director, National Health Mission.  

   - Appointed as Commissioner of Municipalities Administration & Ex-Officio Managing Director, Gujarat Urban Development Company Ltd. & Additional Chief Executive Officer, Gujarat Urban Development Mission, relieving Rajkumar Beniwal, IAS of additional charge.  

8. Sandip Janardanpant Sagale, IAS (RR:GJ:2007)  

   - Transferred from Industries Commissioner, Gandhinagar.  

   - Appointed as Director General, Sports Authority of Gujarat (SAG), vice R.S. Ninama, IAS transferred.  

9. R.S. Ninama, IAS (SCS:GJ:2007)  

   - Transferred from Director General, Sports Authority of Gujarat.  

   - Appointed as Secretary, Gujarat State Human Rights Commission.  

10. Dr. Kuldeep Arya, IAS (RR:GJ:2009)  

    - Promoted to Super Time Scale of IAS (Level 14 in the Pay Matrix, Rs. 1,44,200-2,18,200/-).  

    - Continued as Chief Executive Officer, Special Project (Dholera SIR & Mandal-Becharaji SIR), Industries & Mines Department.  

11. Dr. (Ms.) Ratankanvar H. Gadhavicharan, IAS (RR:GJ:2009)  

    - Promoted to Super Time Scale of IAS (Level 14 in the Pay Matrix, Rs. 1,44,200-2,18,200/-).  

    - Appointed as Commissioner of Health (Rural) and Ex-officio Mission Director, National Health Mission, vice Ms. Remya Mohan Muthadath, IAS transferred.  

12. Ms. Praveena D.K., IAS (RR:GJ:2009)  

    - Promoted to Super Time Scale of IAS (Level 14 in the Pay Matrix, Rs. 1,44,200-2,18,200/-).  

    - Appointed as Vice Chairperson & Managing Director, Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC), vice Dr. Rahul Babulal Gupta, IAS transferred.  

13. Nagarajan M., IAS (RR:GJ:2009)  

    - Promoted to Super Time Scale of IAS (Level 14 in the Pay Matrix, Rs. 1,44,200-2,18,200/-).  

    - Appointed as Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC), Ahmedabad, relieving Anupam Anand, IAS of additional charge.  

14. Vijaykumar Lalubhai Kharadi, IAS (RR:GJ:2009)  

    - Promoted to Super Time Scale of IAS (Level 14 in the Pay Matrix, Rs. 1,44,200-2,18,200/-).  

    - Appointed as Managing Director, Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation Ltd., relieving N.V. Upadhyay, IAS of additional charge.  

15. B.A. Shah, IAS (SCS:GJ:2009)  

    - Promoted to Super Time Scale of IAS (Level 14 in the Pay Matrix, Rs. 1,44,200-2,18,200/-).  

    - Appointed as Settlement Commissioner & Director of Land Records, relieving Jenu Devan, IAS of additional charge.  

16. Mahesh I. Patel, IAS (SCS:GJ:2009)  

    - Promoted to Super Time Scale of IAS (Level 14 in the Pay Matrix, Rs. 1,44,200-2,18,200/-).  

    - Appointed as Commissioner of Bureau of Public Enterprises, Finance Department, relieving Arti Kanwar, IAS of additional charge.  

17. B.P. Chauhan, IAS (SCS:GJ:2009)  

    - Promoted to Super Time Scale of IAS (Level 14 in the Pay Matrix, Rs. 1,44,200-2,18,200/-).  

    - Appointed as Full-time Member, Fourth State Finance Commission, Gandhinagar.  

    - Will also function as Member Secretary, Fourth State Finance Commission, Gandhinagar.  

18. B.K. Pandya, IAS (SCS:GJ:2009)  

    - Promoted to Super Time Scale of IAS (Level 14 in the Pay Matrix, Rs. 1,44,200-2,18,200/-).  

    - Appointed as Commissioner of Land Reforms and Ex-officio Secretary to Government, Revenue Department, vice Swaroop P, IAS transferred.  

19. D.J. Jadeja, IAS (SCS:GJ:2009)  

    - Promoted to Super Time Scale of IAS (Level 14 in the Pay Matrix, Rs. 1,44,200-2,18,200/-).  

    - Continued as Chief Town Planner, Urban Development & Urban Housing Department.  

Ahmedabad gets new Collector

IAS Sujeet Kumar, Municipal Commissioner, Bhavnagar Municipal Corporation, Bhavnagar is transferred and appointed as Collector, Ahmedabad IAS Praveena DK transferred.

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In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 39 of the Gujarat Provincial Municipal Corporation (GPMC) Act 1949, R.K. Mehta, IAS (SCS:GJ:2011), Collector, Bhavnagar is appointed to hold additional charge as Municipal Commissioner, Bhavnagar Municipal Corporation, Bhavnagar until further orders vice Sujeet Kumar, IAS transferred.

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G.T. Pandya, IAS (Selection:GJ:2011), Collector, Devbhumi-Dwarka is transferred and appointed as Additional Secretary to Government, Education Department.

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Vishal Gupta, IAS (RR:GJ:2012), Additional Rural Development Commissioner, Commissionerate of Rural Development is transferred and his services are placed at the disposal of Urban Development & Urban Housing Department for appointment as Deputy Municipal Commissioner, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, Ahmedabad vice Dev Choudhary, IAS already transferred.

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Amrutesh Kalidas Aurangabadkar, IAS (RR:GJ:2012), Deputy Municipal Commissioner, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, Ahmedabad would hold additional charge of the post of Regional Commissioner of Municipalities, Ahmedabad until further orders vice Ravindra Dnyaneshwar Khatale, IAS already transferred.

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K.C. Sampat, IAS (SCS:GJ:2012), Collector, Surendranagar is transferred and his services are placed at the disposal of Industries & Mines Department for appointment as Managing Director, iNDEXT-B relieving Dr. Kuldeep Arya, IAS of additional charge of that post.

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R.M. Tanna, IAS (SCS:GJ:2012), District Development Officer, Surendranagar is transferred and appointed as Collector, Devbhumi-Dwarka vice G.T. Pandya, IAS transferred.

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V.N. Shah, IAS (SCS:GJ:2012), District Development Officer, Tapi-Vyara is transferred and appointed as Additional Secretary to Government, General Administration Department (NRI & ART) vice B.P. Chauhan, IAS transferred.

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S.K. Prajapati, IAS (SCS:GJ:2012), District Development Officer, Kutch-Bhuj is transferred and appointed as Collector, Mehsana vice Najarajan M., IAS transferred.

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K.B. Thakkar, IAS (SCS:GJ:2014), District Development Officer, Porbandar is transferred and appointed as Collector, Jamnagar vice B.K. Pandya, IAS transferred.

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S.D. Vasava, IAS (SCS:2014), District Development Officer, Kheda-Nadiad is transferred and appointed Regional Commissioner of Municipalities, Surat relieving Dr. Rajendrakumar Mahendrabhai Patel, IAS of additional charge of that post.

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B.M. Prajapati, IAS (SCS:GJ:2014), District Development Officer, Patan is transferred and appointed as Additional Rural Development Commissioner, Commissionerate of Rural Development vice Vishal Gupta, IAS transferred.

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Anilbhai Dhameliya, IAS (RR:GJ:2015), Collector, Chhotaudepur is transferred and appointed as Collector, Vadodara vice B.A. Shah, IAS transferred.

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Lalit Narayan Singh Sandu, IAS (RR:GJ:2015), State Project Director, Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, Gandhinagar is transferred and appointed as Collector, Sabarkantha-Himmatnagar vice Dr. Ratankanvar H. Gadhavicharan, IAS transferred.

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Dr. Rajendrakumar Mahendrabhai Patel, IAS (RR:GJ:2015), Deputy Municipal Commissioner, Surat Municipal Corporation, Surat is transferred and appointed as Collector, Surendranagar vice K.C. Sampat, IAS transferred.

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Gargi Jain, IAS (RR:GJ:2015), Director of Employment & Training is transferred and appointed as Collector, Chhotaudepur vice Anilbhai Dhameliya, IAS transferred.

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K.D. Lakhani, IAS (SCS:GJ:2011), Director of Labour would hold additional charge of the post of Director of Employment & Training until further orders vice Gargi Jain, IAS transferred.

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K.S. Yagnik, IAS (SCS:GJ:2016), Member Secretary, Gujarat State Commission for Women is transferred and appointed as District Development Officer, Surendranagar vice R.M. Tanna, IAS transferred.

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B.B. Chaudhary, IAS (SCS:GJ:2017), Resident Additional Collector, Dangs-Ahwa is transferred and appointed as District Development Officer, Porbandar vice K.B. Thakkar, IAS transferred.

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Dinesh Ramesh Gurav, IAS (RR:GJ:2017), Director of Higher Education would hold additional charge of the post of Director of Technical Education until further orders vice Banchha Nidhi Pani, IAS transferred.

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Utsav Gautam, IAS (RR:GJ:2018), District Development Officer, Dahod is transferred and appointed as District Development Officer, Kutch-Bhuj vice S.K. Prajapati, IAS transferred.

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Chandrakant L. Patel, IAS (Selection:GJ:2018), District Development Officer, Mahisagar-Lunawada is transferred and appointed as District Development Officer, Patan, vice B.M. Prajapati, IAS transferred.

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Deepesh Kedia, IAS (RR:GJ:2019), Project Administrator, Tribal Area Sub Plan, Arvalli-Modasa (who holds additional charge of the post of District Development Officer, Arvalli) is transferred and appointed as District Development Officer, Arvalli-Modasa.

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Atirag Chaplot, IAS (RR:GJ:2019), Project Administrator, Tribal Area Sub Plan, Valsad (who holds additional charge of the post of District Development Officer, Valsad) is transferred and appointed as District Development Officer, Valsad.

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Smit Santosh Lodha, IAS (RR:GJ:2019), Project Administrator, Tribal Area Sub Plan, Dahod is transferred and appointed as District Development Officer, Dahod vice Utsav Gautam, IAS transferred.

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Hanul Choudhary, IAS (RR:GJ:2019), Project Administrator, Tribal Area Sub Plan, Rajpipla, Dist. Narmada is transferred and appointed as District Development Officer, Bhavnagar relieving D.M. Solanki, IAS of additional charge of that post.

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Nidhi Siwach, IAS (RR:GJ:2019), Project Administrator, Tribal Area Sub Plan, Mandvi, Dist. Surat is transferred and her services are placed at the disposal of Urban Development & Urban Housing Department for appointment as Deputy Municipal Commissioner, Surat Municipal Corporation, Surat.

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Harshika Jha, IAS (RR:GJ:2019), Assistant Collector, Bharuch is transferred and appointed as District Development Officer, Kheda-Nadiad vice S.D. Vasava, IAS transferred.

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Krishna Gopal Tiwari, IAS (RR:GJ:2019), Assistant Collector, Jamnagar is transferred and appointed as District Development Officer, Tapi-Vyara vice V.N. Shah, IAS transferred.

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Prapti Trivedi, IAS (RR:GJ:2019), Assistant Collector, Gandhinagar is transferred and appointed as Member Secretary, Gujarat State Commission for Women vice K.S. Yagnik, IAS transferred.

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Madhvi Rajendra Joshi, IAS (RR:GJ:2019), Assistant Collector, Surendranagar is transferred and appointed as Resident Additional Collector, Dangs-Ahwa vice B.B. Chaudhary, IAS transferred.

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Anuj Keshav, IAS (RR:GJ:2020), Assistant Collector, Rajkot is transferred and appointed as Project Administrator, Tribal Area Sub Plan, Arvalli-Modasa.

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Saumil Tarunbhai Bhensdadiya, IAS (RR:GJ:2020), Assistant Collector, Vadodara is transferred and appointed as Project Administrator, Tribal Area Sub Plan, Dahod vice Smit Santosh Lodha, IAS transferred.

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Yogesh Chandra Bhardwaj, IAS (RR:GJ:2020), Assistant Collector, Bharuch is transferred and appointed as Project Administrator, Tribal Area Sub Plan, Mandvi, Dist. Surat vice Nidhi Siwach, IAS transferred.

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Radhika Ajaykumar Patel, IAS (RR:GJ:2020), Assistant Collector, Bhavnagar is transferred and appointed as Project Administrator, Tribal Area Sub Plan, Rajpipla, Dist. Narmada vice Hanul Choudhary, IAS transferred.

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Yash Manohar Raj, IAS (RR:GJ:2020), Assistant Collector, Surat is transferred and appointed as Project Administrator, Tribal Area Sub Plan, Valsad vice Atirag Chaplot, IAS transferred.

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Sumit Mehta, IAS (RR:GJ:2020), Assistant Collector, Gandhinagar is transferred and appointed as Project Administrator, Tribal Area Sub Plan, Morbi.

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Alok Pandey, IAS (RR:GJ:2020), Assistant Collector, Kutch-Bhuj is transferred and appointed as Project Administrator, Tribal Area Sub Plan, Palanpur.

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S.K. Tiwari, IAS (SCS:GJ:2011), Regional Commissioner of Municipalities, Ahmedabad is transferred and appointed as Collector, Banaskantha-Palanpur vice D.R. Patel, IAS transferred.

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D.R. Patel, IAS (SCS:GJ:2011), Collector, Banaskantha-Palanpur is transferred and appointed as Additional Secretary to Government, Revenue Department.

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B.K. Pandya, IAS (SCS:GJ:2011), Collector, Jamnagar is transferred and appointed as Additional Secretary to Government, Industries & Mines Department.

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B.P. Chauhan, IAS (SCS:GJ:2012), Additional Secretary to Government, General Administration Department (NRI & ART) is transferred and appointed as Collector, Bharuch vice J.K. Patel, IAS transferred.

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J.K. Patel, IAS (SCS:GJ:2012), Collector, Bharuch is transferred and appointed as Additional Secretary to Government, General Administration Department.

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Najarajan M., IAS (RR:GJ:2013), Collector, Mehsana is transferred and appointed as Additional Secretary to Government, Health & Family Welfare Department.

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