Gujarat govt transfers 77 IAS officers

June 19, 2021 20:00

In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, the Gujarat government on Saturday transferred 77 Indian Administrative Service officers including a principal secretary and several district collectors.

A notification issued by the General Administration Department said that principal secretary of the Education Department (Higher and Technical Education) Anju Sharma was appointed as principal secretary, Labour and Employment.

Vice chairman and MD of the Gujarat State Road Transportation Corporation S J Haider replaced Sharma, it added.

Secretary of Labour and Employment Department Harshad Patel replaced Haider as the new managing director of the GSRTC.

Jamnagar Collector Ravi Shankar was transferred and appointed as chief administrator of the Statue of Unity at Narmada, relieving D A Shah who had an additional charge of the post.

Shankar will also hold an additional charge as joint MD, Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited. the GAD notification stated.

Rajkot, Surat and Vadodara were among the districts which got new Collectors, while new municipal commissioners were appointed for Rajkot, Gandhinagar, Jamnagar and Junagadh.

Ahmedabad District Development Officer (DDO) Arun Mahesh Babu was appointed as Rajkot Collector, relieving Ramya Mohan who was posted as mission director, National Health Mission. -- PTI

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