The General Administration Department of the Gujarat government has ordered the transfer and assignment of additional charges to 17 IAS officers in a major change in the administrative structure of the state. Under this decision, 14 officers have been transferred, while 3 officers have been given additional charges. The transferred officers include prominent faces including Alok Kumar Pandey and Gaurang Makwana. These changes will see a change in the responsibilities of collectors, district development officers and important departments like information, rural development and sports in many districts of the state.
As preparations for the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit are in full swing in the state, the decision taken regarding the 'Industrial Extension Bureau', an institution considered very important for industrial investment, has become a topic of discussion. 2012 batch IAS officer Gaurang H. Makwana, who is currently working as the Managing Director of UGVCL in Mehsana, has been given the additional charge of iNDEXT-B. iNDEXT-B is the main institution that attracts investors from home and abroad, coordinates government approvals and acts as a nodal agency for the Vibrant Summit. With the assignment of an additional in-charge instead of a full-time officer in such an important institution, there has been a discussion in administrative circles about the impact it will have on the conduct of meetings between Mehsana and Gandhinagar and the speed of investment decisions.
17 IAS transferred and given additional charge, see complete list
1. Alok Kumar Pandey -
Working as Secretary, Tribal Development Department
Alok Kumar Pandey has been given the additional charge of Relief Commissioner and Ex-Officio Secretary in the Revenue Department.
2. G.T. Pandya:
Additional Secretary, Education Department, G.T. Pandya appointed as Director of Information, Gandhinagar
3. Gaurangbhai H. Makwana:
Working as Managing Director of North Gujarat Electricity Company Limited (UGVCL) Mehsana
Gaurangbhai Makwana given additional charge of Managing Director of Index-B, Gandhinagar
4. S.K. Prajapati:
Mehsana Collector S.K. Prajapati appointed as Rural Development Commissioner
5. Dr. Harshit Prithviraj Gosavi:
Dr. Harshit Gosavi, Additional Secretary, Home Department, Law and Order, has been posted as the Collector of Mehsana.
6. Praveen Chaudhary:
Anand Collector Praveen Chaudhary appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Special Projects of Dholera SIR and Mandal-Becharaji SIR
Dr. Kuldeep Arya will be given additional charge in his place.
7. M.J. Dave:
Banaskantha-Palanpur District Development Officer M.J. Dave appointed as Collector of Vav-Tharad
8. Utsav Gautam:
Kutch-Bhuj District Development Officer Utsav Gautam appointed as Collector of Anand
9. C.C. Kotak:
Ahmedabad-based SPIPA Deputy Director General C.C. Kotak has been posted as Special Director of State Institute of Rural Development (SIRD), Ahmedabad.
10. Ram Niwas Bugalia:
Tapi District Development Officer Ram Niwas Bugalia has been appointed as Banaskantha-Palanpur District Development Officer.
11. Atiraag Chaplot:
Valsad District Development Officer Atirag Chaplot has been appointed as District Development Officer of Kutch-Bhuj.
12. Sachin Kumar:
Sachin Kumar, District Development Officer of Chhota Udepur, has been posted as Deputy Secretary in the Law and Order Department of the Home Department.
13. Vandana Meena:
Vandana Meena, Project Administrator of Tribal Area Sub-Plan (TASP) at Mahisagar, has been appointed as the District Development Officer of Valsad.
14. Rajesh Kumar Maurya:
Rajesh Kumar Maurya, Project Administrator of TASP at Songadh, Tapi district, has been appointed as District Development Officer, Amreli.
15. Swapnil Mahadev Sisley:
Swapnil Mahadev Sisle, Project Administrator of TASP at Vansda in Navsari district, has been appointed as District Development Officer of Tapi.
16. Omkar Rajendra Shinde:
Omkar Rajendra Shinde, Project Administrator of TASP at Chhota Udepur, has been appointed as District Development Officer of Chhota Udepur.
17. B.N. Patel:
Gujarat Gas Limited Executive Director B.N. Patel has been put up for appointment as Director General of Sports Authority of Gujarat under the Sports, Youth and Cultural Activities Department.
