Bhavnagar Collector DK Parekh transferred as OSD to CMO

Bhavnagar Collector DK Parekh transferred as OSD to CMO

Bhavnagar: The General Administration Department (GAD) of the state government announced on Thursday, the transfer of DK Parekh, the district collector of Bhavnagar, to the role of Officer on Special Duty (OSD) for Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.

Parekh will replace N N Dave, who was recently transferred out of the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO). The GAD notification also stated that RK Mehta, the Director of Information at Gandhinagar, will take over as Bhavnagar collector.

According to the CMO website, Parekh’s appointment brings the number of officials in the CMO to 26 including two advisors, eight OSDs, one secretary, one additional secretary, two joint secretaries, three deputy secretaries, four undersecretaries, a deputy collector, a personal assistant to the CM, and two deputy directors of information. K Kailashnathan serves as the Chief Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister. DeshGujarat