IAS Pankaj Joshi takes over as Chief Secretary of Gujarat

Gandhinagar: Senior IAS officer Pankaj Joshi took over as the Chief Secretary of Gujarat today in the state capital. Following the retirement of the state’s Chief Secretary, Rajkumar, Additional Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister, Pankaj Joshi, assumed the position. On this occasion, former Chief Secretary Rajkumar congratulated Joshi for his new responsibility.

Speaking to the media, Chief Secretary Joshi stated that Gujarat has been a leader in industrial sectors, with ease of doing business and FDI investment. He added that Gujarat is known as the Growth Engine of India. Over the past two and a half decades, Gujarat has developed rapidly, and it will be a priority to accelerate this development in the future.

Joshi mentioned that both the Government of India and the Government of Gujarat share the same vision. The government will continue making efforts to realize the vision of an ‘Atma Nirbhar Gujarat for Atma Nirbhar Bharat.’ He also shared that the state government has prepared a vision document, ‘Developed Gujarat 2047,’ which is based on two themes: Earning Well and Living Well. A roadmap will be prepared, considering both these themes.

On this occasion, retiring Chief Secretary of Gujarat, Rajkumar, was bid farewell with heartfelt wishes by the state’s senior civil servants and heads of various departments, who wished him a happy and healthy retirement life.

In this event, Additional Chief Secretary of the General Administration Department, Kamal Dayani; Additional Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister, M.K. Das; Additional Chief Secretaries Jayanti Ravi, J.P. Gupta, and S.J. Haider; along with various civil servants, recalled the work done with Rajkumar and praised his administrative skills.

It is noteworthy that Pankaj Joshi, originally from Uttar Pradesh, joined the Gujarat cadre as an Indian Civil Service Officer in 1989. Joshi holds a B.Tech. in Civil Engineering and an M.Tech. in the Water Sector. He started his career as a provincial officer in Gujarat and has served in various important departments of the government, taking on significant responsibilities, including additional chief secretary to the chief minister and now as chief secretary of Gujarat. DeshGujarat