Gujarat: 17 IAS officers shifted; NV Upadhyay is new Collector of Gir-Somnath

In a significant administrative move, the Gujarat government on Saturday (03.05.2025) carried out a major bureaucratic reshuffle, assigning new responsibilities to 17 IAS officers across the state.

The names of officers and their postings are as follows;

1. DD Jadeja (IAS-SCS:2012), Collector, Gir-Somnath, has been transferred and posted as Mission Director, Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission, Gandhinagar.
2. NV Upadhyay (IAS-SCS:2013), Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Gandhinagar, has been transferred and posted as Collector, .
3. Nitin Sangwan (IAS:2016:GJ), DDO, Junagarh, has been transferred and posted as Director, Employment & Training, Gandhinagar.
4. CC Kotak (IAS-SCS:2018), Deputy Director, Regional Training Centre (SPIPA), Mehsana, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Director General, Sardar Patel Institute of Public Administration (SPIPA), Ahmedabad.
5. VI Patel (IAS-SCS:2019), Joint Secretary, Gujarat Public Service Commission, Gandhinagar, has been transferred and posted as Additional Commissioner and Ex-officio CEO, Gujarat Municipal Finance Board, Gandhinagar.
6. PA Ninama (IAS-SCS:2020), Deputy Commissioner, O/o the Commissioner of Rural Development, Gandhinagar, has been transferred and posted as Managing Director, Gujarat Women Economic Development Corporation, Gandhinagar.
7. BM Patel (IAS-SCS:2021), Director, DRDA, Dahod, has been transferred and posted as Regional Commissioner pf Municipalities, Gandhinagar.
8. JK Jadav (IAS-SCS:2021), Director, DRDA, Narmada-Rajpipla, has been transferred and posted as Executive Director, Gujarat State Tribal Development Residential Education Institute Society (GSTDREIS), Gandhinagar.
9. RV Vala (IAS-SCS:2021), Chief Administrative Officer, Gujarat Water Supply and Sewerage Board (GWSSB), Gandhinagar, has been transferred and posted Additional Development Commissioner, Gandhinagar.
10. NF Chaudhari (IAS-SCS:2021), Resident Additional Director, Junagarh, has been transferred and posted as Managing Director, Uttar Gujarat Vij Company Limited, Mehsana.
11. HP Patel (IAS-SCS:2021), Officer on Special Duty to Chief Minister, Gandhinagar, has been transferred and posted as DDO, Junagarh.
12. DK Brahmbhatt (IAS-SCS:2021), Resident Additional Director, Gandhinagar, has been transferred and posted as Managing Director, Gujarat Medical Services Corporation Limited, Gandhinagar.
13. MP Pandya (IAS-SCS:2021), Municipal Commissioner, Gandhidham Municipal Corporation, Gandhidham, has been transferred and posted as Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Gandhinagar.
14. KP Joshi (IPS-SPS:2021), Deputy Municipal Commissioner, Vadodara Municipal Corporation, Vadodara, has been transferred and posted as Managing Director, Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Ltd.
15. Kavita Rakash Shah (IAS-SCS:2021), Programme Officer (Admin), National Health Mission (NHM), Gandhinagar, has been transferred and posted as Director, IT and E-Governance, Gandhinagar.
16. BD Davera (IAS-SCS:2021), Executive Director, Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC), Gandhinagar, has been transferred and posted as Chief Executive Officer, Vadodara Urban Development Authority, Vadodara.
17. SK Patel (IAS-SCS:2021), Executive Director, Gujarat Council of Science City, Ahmedabad, has been transferred and posted as Managing Director, Gujarat Livelihood Promotion Company Limited, Gandhinagar.
18. Preeti Sharma (IP&TAFS:2017), Joint Managing Director, Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Ltd. Rajkot, has been transferred and posted as Director (Administration), Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL), Vadodara.