Gujarat Govt Reshuffles 17 IAS Officers; IAS D D Jadeja Made Mission Director, State Biotechnology Mission

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Gandhinagar: In a significant administrative reshuffle, the government of Gujarat has announced the transfers of 17 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers. IAS D D Jadeja (2012 batch), currently serving as Collector of Gir Somnath, has been transferred and appointed as Mission Director of Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission under the Science and Technology department.

Replacing Jadeja, IAS N V Upadhyay (2013 batch) has been appointed as the new Collector of Gir Somnath. He was previously serving as the Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Gandhinagar.

The list of other transfers includes:

IAS Nitin V Sangwan (2016 batch), District Development Officer, Junagadh, has been appointed as Director of Employment and Training, Gandhinagar, relieving IAS K.D. Lakhani of the additional charge.

IAS Preeti Sharma (2017 batch), Joint Managing Director, PGVCL Rajkot, has been appointed Director (Administration), Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd., Vadodara, relieving IAS Tejas Parmar.

IAS C C Kotak (2018 batch) has been moved from the post of Deputy Director, Regional Training Centre (SPIPA), Mehsana, and appointed Deputy Director General, SPIPA, Ahmedabad.
IAS V I Patel (2019 batch), currently serving as Joint Secretary, Gujarat Public Service Commission, Gandhinagar, has been made Additional Commissioner and Ex-officio Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Gujarat Municipal Finance Board, Gandhinagar.
IAS P A. Ninama (2020 batch), presently Deputy Commissioner in the Office of the Commissioner of Rural Development, will now serve as Director (Women Welfare) and Managing Director, Gujarat Women Economic Development Corporation, Gandhinagar, relieving IAS Rita Pandya.
IAS B M Patel (2021 batch), Director, DRDA Dahod, has been appointed Regional Commissioner of Municipalities, Gandhinagar.
IAS J K Jadav (2021 batch), Director, DRDA Narmada-Rajpipla, has been assigned the role of Executive Director, GSTDREIS, Gandhinagar, relieving IAS Supreet Singh Gulati.
IAS R V Vala (2021 batch), Chief Administrative Officer, GWSSB Gandhinagar, will now serve as Additional Development Commissioner, Gandhinagar.
IAS N F Chaudhari (2021 batch), Resident Additional Collector, Junagadh, has been appointed Managing Director, Uttar Gujarat Vij Company Ltd., Mehsana, relieving IAS Ajay Prakash.
IAS H P Patel (2021 batch), currently serving as Officer on Special Duty to the Chief Minister, has been posted as District Development Officer, Junagadh.
IAS D K Brahmbhatt (2021 batch), Resident Additional Collector, Gandhinagar, has been appointed Managing Director, Gujarat Medical Services Corporation Ltd., Gandhinagar.
IAS M.P. Pandya (2021 batch), Municipal Commissioner, Gandhidham, has been posted as Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Gandhinagar.
IAS K P Joshi (2021 batch), Deputy Municipal Commissioner, Vadodara, is now Managing Director, Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Ltd., Rajkot, relieving IAS Preeti Sharma.
IAS Kavita Rakesh Shah (2021 batch), Program Officer (Admin), NHM Gandhinagar, has been appointed Director, IT and E-Governance, Gandhinagar, relieving IAS S.K. Patel.
IAS B D Davera (2021 batch), Executive Director, GIDC Gandhinagar, has been appointed CEO, Vadodara Urban Development Authority.

IAS S K Patel (2021 batch), Executive Director, Gujarat Council of Science City, Ahmedabad, will now serve as Managing Director, Gujarat Livelihood Promotion Company Ltd., Gandhinagar, replacing IAS Dr Manish Kumar.