Guj govt transfers 26 senior IAS officers

In a major reshuffle, Gujarat government today transferred 26 senior IAS officers with key responsibilities in the state.
As per a notification today by the General Administration Department, Principal Secretary (PS) in Finance Department (Expenditure) L Chuaungo has been transferred and appointed in place of DJ Pandian, who is serving as the Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) of Energy and Petrochemicals Department.
In addition, Chuaungo has been given charge of the post of Managing Director (MD) of Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL).
Pandian, transferred as the ACS, Industries and Mines Department, has, in addition, received charge of the post of Vice Chairman and MD of the Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation.

Anil Mukim, PS with the state Revenue Department, has now been transferred as the PS of the Health and Family Welfare department.
MD of Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd, JN Singh, has now been appointed as the new ACS of the Revenue Department.

Commissioner of Health, Medical Services and Medical Education and ex-officio ACS in Health and Family Welfare department, PK Taneja, is transferred and appointed as the ACS of Forests and Environment department.
PS in Tourism, Devasthanam Management and Pilgrimage, Vipul Mitra, has been transferred and appointed as the Director General of Sardar Patel Institute of Public Administration (SPIPA), Ahmedabad.

Raj Gopal, MD of GUVNL, Vadodara, is now appointed as the PS of Ports and Transport department.
Kamal Dayani, currently the Industries Commissioner, has been appointed as the Commissioner of Transport against JP Gupta, who is now appointed as the Commissioner of Health, Medical Services and Medical Education.
As per the notification, Gupta will also hold additional charge of Mission Director, State Rural Health Mission, and Co-ordinator, Nirogi Balak project, until further orders.