Gandhinagar
The Gujarat government today transfered 26 IAS officers, including Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) in Forest and Environment department P K Taneja, who has been now made the full-fledged ACS of Home department.
The state government had not filled up the post of ACS-Home ever since former home secretary S K Nanda was transferred in October last year.
After Nanda’s exit, ACS in Urban Development and Urban Housing Department G R Aloria has been given the additional charge.
After Aloria’s appointment as the Chief Secretary two weeks ago, Taneja, a 1984-batch IAS officer, has been holding the additional charge of the Home department. Now, he has been transferred as the full-fledged ACS.
Taneja is replaced by Principal Secretary (PS) in the Panchayats, Rural Housing and Rural Development department Punamchand Parmar. Parmar is now the PS in the Forest and Environment department.
Other key officials transferred today include Managing Director (MD) in Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) B B Swain, who is now appointed as PS in Panchayats, Rural Housing and Rural Development department, stated a notification issued by state General Administration Department(GAD) today.
Swain is replaced by Manoj Aggarwal, currently serving as the MD of Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation(GMDC).
Rajiv Kumar Gupta, PS in Narmada, Water Resources, Water Supply and Kalpsar Department, has been transferred and appointed as the PS in Urban Development and Urban Housing Department.
Gupta has been replaced by Mukesh Puri, PS in Education department.
Mona Khandhar, secretary in the Urban Development and Urban Housing department, has been now appointed as the secretary in Agriculture and Co-operation department.
K Srinivas, PS in GAD has been transferred in the Revenue Department as PS.
Jayanti S Ravi, Commissioner of Labour, is now appointed as the Commissioner of Rural Development and secretary in Panchayats, Rural Housing and Rural Development department.
S J Haider, secretary in the Science and Technology department, has been transferred and appointed as secretary (tourism, devsthanm management and pilgrimage) in Industries and Mines department.
Haider has been replaced by Dhananjay Dwivedi, serving as Secretary(NRI and Administrative Reforms and Training) in GAD.
M A Narmawala, Commissioner of Cooperation and Registrar of Cooperative societies, is now the Commissioner of Fisheries.
PTI
Following is full document of transfers of IAS officers ordered today: