Gujarat government on Friday ordered transfer of 32 senior Indian Administrative Service(IAS) officers. This includes the transfers of Municipal Commissioners of Ahmedabad, Vadodara and Surat. Following is the complete list of the transferred and promoted officers.

Balwant Singh, Additional Chief Secretary(ACS) Home department, who also holds additional charge of the post of ACS Government(Personnel), General administration department is transferred from the post of Additional Chief Secretary to government’s Home department and appointed to be in the full-fledged charge of the post Additional Chief Secretary to Government(Personnel), General Administration department, Sachivayala, Gandhinagar.

Shri Varesh Sinha, Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Labour and Employment department, is new Additional Chief Secretary(ACS) to Government, Home department replacing Shri Balwant Singh.

Shri R.M.Patel, ACS Panchayats, Rural housing and Rural development will hold the additional charge of ACS, Tribal development department replacing Shri A.M. Tiwari until further orders.

Shri C.L.Meena ,Principal Secretary(PS), Finance department(Expenditure) is transferred and appointed as PS, Revenue department replacing Shri P.Paneervel.

Shri P.Panneervel, PS of Revenue department is transferred and appointed as PS, Labour and Employment department replacing Dr. Varesh Sinha.

Shri H.V.Patel, Managing Director(MD) of Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals limited, Vadodara is transferred and appointed as Commissioner of Commercial Tax, Ahmedabad replacing Shri Guruprasad Mohapatra.

Shri P.K.Taneja, PS of Social Justice and Empowerment department is transferred and appointed as Commissioner of Health, Medical Services and Medical education, Gandhinagar and Ex-officio PS to Health and Family welfare department(Public health and Family welfare) relieving Smt. Anju Sharma, IAS of the additional charge of that post.

Shri Arvind Agrawal, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation(GIDC), Gandhinagar is transferred and appointed as Director-General, Sardar Patel Institute of Public Administration, Amedabad and Ex-officio PS to Government(NRI & ART) , General administration department, Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar relieving Shri R.S.Saxena, IAS of the additional charge of that post.

On his repatriation to the state government, Shri D.N.Pandeya IAS is appointed as Commissioner, Bureau of Public Enterprises and Ex-officio Secretary to the government, Finance department, Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar relieving Shri Atanu Chakraborty, IAS of the additional charge of that post.

Shri Atanu Chakraborty, PS to Finance department(Economic affairs), Gandhiangar is transferred and his services are placed at the disposal of the Energy and Petrochemicals department for appointment as Managing Director, Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd. Vadodara replacing Shri H.V.Patel.

Shri Guruprasad Mohapatra, Commissioner of Commercial Tax, Ahmedabad is transferred and his services are placed at the disposal of the Urban Development and Urban Housing department for appointment as Municipal Commissioner, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation replacing Shri I.P.Gautam.

Shri A.M.Tiwari, PS to Tribal development department, Gandhinagar is transferred and his services are placed at the disposal of the Energy and Petrochemicals department for appointment as Managing Director, Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers Company Ltd, Bharuch relieving Shri H.V.Patel of the additional charge of that post.

Shri Punamchand Parmar, Member-Secretary, Gujarat Khadi Gram-Udyog Board, Ahmedabad who holds the additional charge of the post of Commissioner of Relief and Ex-officio PS to Revenue department is transferred from his post and appointed to be in the full-fledged charge of the post of Commissioner of Relief and Ex-officio PS to Revenue department, Gandhinagar.

Smt. Sangeeta Singh, Managing Director, Gujarat State Civil Supplies Corporation, Gandhinagar is transferred and appointed as Commissioner of Women and Child Development and Principal Secretary to Women and Child Development department, Gandhinagar replacing Sunaina Tomar.

Dr. Rajiv Kumar Gupta, PS to Animal Husbandry, Cow Breeding & Fisheries, Agriculture and Cooperation department, Gandhinagar is transferred and his service are placed at the disposal of the Urban Development and Urban Housing department for appointment as Municipal Commissioner of Vadodara Municipal Corporation replacing Shri M.K.Das.

Shri I.P.Gautam, Municipal Commissioner of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation is transferred and appointed as PS, Urban development and Urban Housing department, Gandhinagar replacing Shri B.K.Sinha of the additional charge of that post.

Shri L.Chuaungo, Managing Director, Guajrat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd, Vadodara is transferred and appointed as Secretary, Finance department(Expenditure), Gandhinagar replacing Shri CL Meena.

Kum.S.Aparna, Municipal Commissioner of Surat Municipal Corporation is transferred and appointed as Secretary to Finance department(Economic affairs), Gandhinagar replacing Shri Atanu Chakraborty.

Shri B.B.Swain, Industries Commissioner, Gandhinagar is transferred and his services are continued to be placed at the disposal of the Industries and Mines department for appointment as Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation, Gandhinagar replacing Shri Arvind Agrawal.

Smt. Anuradha Mall, Special officer for departmental enquirers, Gandhiangar is transferred and her services are placed at the disposal of the Women and Child development department for appointment as Managing Director, Gujarat Women Economic Development Corporation, Gandhinagar relieving Shri J.B.Babaria, of the additional charge of that post.

Smt. Sunaina Tomar, Commissioner of Women and Child Development and Secretary to Women and Child Development Department, Gandhinagar is transferred and appointed as Secretary to Social Justice and Empowerment department, Gandhinagar replacing Shri P.K.Taneja.

Shri. M.K.Das, Municipal Commissioner of Vadodara Municipal Corporation is transferred and his services are continued to be placed at the disposal of the Urban Development and Urban Housing department for appointment as Municipal Commissioner of Surat Municipal Corporation replacing Kum. S.Aparna.

Shri R.R.Varsani, Director, JnNURM, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation is transferred and his services are placed at the disposal of the Education department for appointment as Chairman, Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board, Gandhinagar relieving Dr. Hasmukh Adhia of the additional charge of that post.

Shri D.H.Brahmbhatt, who has been transferred from the post of Municipal Commissioner, Rajkot Municipal Corporation is appointed as Secretary to Government(Animal Husbandry, Cow Breeding, Fisheries and Cooperation), Agriculture and Cooperation department, Gandhinagar replacing Dr. Rajiv Kumar Gupta.

Shri Mukesh Puri, Special Commissioner of Commercial Tax, Ahmedabad is transferred and his services are placed at the disposal of the Energy and Petrochemicals department for appointment as Managing Director, Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd. Vadodara replacing L.Chuaungo.

Shri R.M Jadav, Director of employment and training in Gandhinagar is transferred and appointed as Director of municipalities, Gandhinagar replacing smt. Sonal Mishra, IAS transferred.

Smt Sonal Mishra, Director of municipalities, Gandhinagar is transferred and appointed as Director of employment and training, Gandhinagar replacing Shri R.M JAdav.

On her return from study leave, Smt Mona Khandhar is appointed to Additional Secretary to government, urban development and urban housing department, sachivalaya, Gandhinagar vice Shri G.C Shah transferred.

Shri G.C Shah, Deputy secretary to Urban development and urban housing is transferred and appointed as deputy secretary of government, health and family welfare department, Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar against the vacant post.

Shri M.S Dagur, Chief executive officer and rehabilitation commissioner, Sardar sarovar punarvasant agency, Vadodra and Ex-officio principal secretary to the government(R&R), Narmada water resources, water supply and Kalpsar resources, Gandhinagar should hold the additional charge of the post of managing director, Gujarat Alkalies and chemical Ltd, Vadodra until further orders relieving Shri Guruprasad Mahopatra, IAS to the additional charge of the post.

Promoted and placed/transferred

On her return from long-term training abroad, Smt. D.Thara is promoted to super time scale of IAS (Rs. 37,400-67,000/ – PB-4, Grade Pay Rs. 10,000) and appointed as Special Commissioner of Commercial Tax, Ahmedabad replacing Shri Mukesh Puri.

Shri G.J.Champaneri, Joint Commissioner(planning), Sardar Sarovar Punarvasavat Agency, Vadodara is promoted to super time scale of IAS((Rs. 37,400-67,000/ – PB-4, Grade Pay Rs. 10,000) and appointed as Secretary to Government, Revenue department(Appeals), Ahmedabad.

Shri P.L.Darbarr, IAS, Additional Secretary, Narmada, Water Resources, Water Supply and Kalpsar department, Gandhinagar is promoted to super time scale of IAS(Rs. 37,400-67,000/ – PB-4, Grade Pay Rs. 10,000) and appointed as Commissioner of Cottage and Rural Industries, Gandhianagar relieving Shri Vinod Rao of the additional charge of that post.

Smt. Vatsala Vasudeva, Secretary to H.E the Governor of Gujarat, Gandhinagar is promoted to super time scale of IAS(Rs 37,400-67,000/- PB4 grade pay Rs 10,000/-) and appointed to continue to officiate as secretary to H.E, the governor of Gujarat.

Presented above is Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s public address at Ahmedabad’s Sardar Patel stadium. Last six minutes of his speech hinting coming days of political heat and war in Gujarat were very interesting.

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India Shri Kapadia delivered Justice P.D.Desai memorial lecture today morning in Ahmedabad’s Tagore hall. Presented above is audio of his full address.

Ratan Tata wanted to prevent fresh tapes of intercepted conversations of the lobbyist Niira Radia to come in public, but Supreme Court denied node for it.

Now more Niira Radia tapes are out and in public. This time there are 800 more tapes and Delhi based Outlook magazine has started publishing new audios of Niira Radia on its website phase wise.

Some interesting things are coming out from this fresh lot of conversation.

-Niira Says Manmohan Singh wanter Raja in cabinet but not Balu.

-Niira says Karunanidhi wanted Raja in cabinet because he was Dalit.

-Tarun Das told Niira that Sunil Mittal was lobbying against Raja becoming Telecom minister. Niira says Sunil Mittal was too arrogant with Raja.

- In one conversation with an unidentified associate in the run-up to cabinet formation in May 2009, Radia says: “Congress ne tho statement thank god issue karva diya. Barkha ne karvaliya usay. It is not about individuals. (Thank god, the Congress has got a statement issued. Barkha got it done.”)

-To which the person at the other end responds: “Haan woh to maine dekh liya. Aa gya na Manish Tewari ka. (Yes, I saw the Congress spokesman’s statement.)”

-A month later, the columnist Vir Sanghvi recites to Radia (a lobbyist for Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries), the tone and tenor of his Sunday Hindustan Times column on the gas dispute.

-“I’ve dressed it up as a piece about how public will not stand for resources being cornered, how we’re creating a new list of oligarchs,” says Sanghvi.

-“Very nice, lovely, thank you, Vir,” responds Radia.

-In a conversation with her aide Manoj Warrier, Radia gives an indication of getting her main clients, the Tatas and Ambanis, to blacklist the news agency PTI. She then goes on to instruct Warrier not to put this on paper, so as not to give the impression that she is batting for rival news agency UNI.

-In a June 2009 conversation with Noel Tata, discussing media plans for Tata subsidiary Trent, she says: “Which is why I stopped the ‘BusinessWorld’ story and shifted it to ‘Business Today’ because I got the questions I wanted and not the questions that they wanted.”

-“Jehangir… is cleared…Raja is cleared, Raja is cleared,” a distracted Radia purrs to Jehangir Pocha, head of the news channel, NewsX, announcing the inclusion of A. Raja in the UPA-team in a different tape. NewsX’s first headman was Vir Sanghvi.

-“She’s got Chaya Mamaya or whatever her name is. She hasn’t told her the truth that she has been buying ‘Bombay Times’ at a price for her. She is under the impression that Chaya is doing all the great stuff for her which is not true. You tell me how you position ‘Nita Ambani’, let’s move from Bombay Times and Mid-Day”

- In another tape, she issues instructions to an employee on how to manipulate the media in Jammu to generate bad press. When a local official fails to mention the name of the Anil Ambani-owned Reliance Communications in a official release, she says, “Press must put pressure on the SSP to name the telecom operator”.

-“He [Vir Sanghvi] has a series of interviews lined up and he has agreed to ask the questions we asked him to ask. The first one is with Mukesh [Ambani] and Ratan [Tata],” she says in different conversation with an associate.

Listen out the new lot of Niira Radia audios

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Presented above is speech of Narendra Modi at Prabhas Patan Somnath, on occasion of Shree Somnath Sanskrut University’s Sanskrut Mahakumbh inaugural ceremony today. The speech is worth listening for all Bharat lovers. The speech is in Hindi. Click ‘play’ button in the player above or download the speech clicking download link option.