Category Articles: Bureaucracy

Gujarat govt transfers 37 GAS senior officers

November 29, 2024
Gujarat govt transfers 37 GAS senior officers

Gandhinagar: The Government of Gujarat today announced transfers of 37 officers of Gujarat Administrative Service (Selection/Senior Scale). The list of transferred officials and their appointments can be accessed on this link. Read More

Fake IAS officer held

November 24, 2024
Fake IAS officer held

Ahmedabad: Police arrested a 29-year-old engineer named Mehul Shah for posing as an IAS officer and defrauding individuals using fake letters purportedly from various government departments. Shah, an engineer by profession, operates two schools in Vankaner. He approached Pratik Shah, a car rental businessman, requesting a vehicle equipped with a siren and curtains. Shah falsely claimed to be a director in the revenue department and an IAS officer. To support his fabricated identity, Shah p...Read More

IAS appointment

November 11, 2024
IAS appointment

Gandhinagar: Indian Administrative Service(IAS) officer Jagdish Prasad Gupta (JP Gupta) has been appointed as the Chairman of Gujarat Industries Power Company Ltd (GIPCL) replacing a retired IAS AK Rakesh Gupta is Additional Chief Secretary of Tribal Development Department in the State government at present. An order in this regard is released by the Energy & Petrochemicals department of State government. DeshGujaratRead More

ACB Gujarat arrests Range Forest Officer and his aide in bribe case

October 26, 2024
ACB Gujarat arrests Range Forest Officer and his aide in bribe case

Amreli: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has apprehended the Range Forest Officer and a computer operator in Rajula on bribery charges. The accused Range Forest Officer, Yograjsinh Mulubha Rathod, is stationed in Rajula within Amreli district. Another accused, Vismay Rajyaguru, is a computer operator (employed on a contractual basis) who works with Yograjsinh. According to the ACB, a complainant in this case had deposited Rs. 5 lakh for an annual contract approved for civil construction wo...Read More

Gujarat govt declares holiday on Friday, 1st November 2024

October 23, 2024
Gujarat govt declares holiday on Friday, 1st November 2024

Gandhinagar: Gujarat government has declared holiday in government offices including panchayat and boards/corporations on Friday, 1st November. In place of this date, the government offices will remain open and functional on the Saturday, 9th of November. This adjustment has been made by the General Administration Department of the State government to make a way for continuous holidays in Diwali season from Thursday 31st October(Diwali) to Saturday 2nd November (Gujarati new year day) and fur...Read More

Gujarat govt announces upto Rs. 7,000 Diwali bonus to over 17,000 class-4 employees

October 21, 2024
Gujarat govt announces upto Rs. 7,000 Diwali bonus to over 17,000 class-4 employees

Gandhinagar: Class-4 employees fo Gujarat governmet will get adhoc bonus upto Rs. 7,000 ahead of the cupcoming festival of Diwali. According to a press releases by the State government, the Chief Minister has taken this decision which will benefit over 17,700 employees. DeshGujaratRead More

Gujarat govt employees, pensioners to get advance payment ahead of Diwali

October 16, 2024
Gujarat govt employees, pensioners to get advance payment ahead of Diwali

Gandhinagar: Gujarat government has today announced its decision to pay advance pension and monthly pay to employees for the month of October in view of upcoming Diwali festival. The State government in its press releases today stated that according to instructions given by the Chief Minister to Finance department, State government employees and pensioners will be paid advance payment of monthly salary during October 23-25. The decision was taken after various employees unions, association...Read More

IAS Anand Patel transferred

August 31, 2024
IAS Anand Patel transferred

Gandhinagar: Gujarat government has today appointed the 2010 batch India Administrative Service(IAS) officer Anand Patel as Additional Secretary (Budget) in finance department relieving Bhavya Verma of additional charge of the post. Anand Patel was previously the Municipal Commissioner of Rajkot. He was replaced with the new Municipal Commissioner after the tragedy of TRP gamezone fire incident. He was then shifted to General Administration Department. DeshGujaratRead More

Two Gujarat IAS officer transferred, one becomes District Collector, other OSD of union minister

August 13, 2024
Two Gujarat IAS officer transferred, one becomes District Collector, other OSD of union minister

Gandhinagar: Banaskantha district has got a new collector. Mihir Patel, IAS (2015) Deputy Municipal Commissionerof Amdavad Municipal Corporation has been transferred and appointed as Collector, Banaskantha replacing Varunkumar Bharanwal. Varunkumar Bharanwal, IAS (2014) is tranferred from the post of district collector of Banaskantha and his services are placed under Government of India as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to Commerce & Industry Minsiter Piyush Goyal for a period of four year...Read More

Gujarat govt allows employees to travel in Vande Bharat Express train under LTC/Vatan Pravas scheme

August 13, 2024
Gujarat govt allows employees to travel in Vande Bharat Express train under LTC/Vatan Pravas scheme

Gandhinagar: Gujarat government has announced its decision to approve travel in Vande Bharat Express train for the State government employees for the purpose of holiday and journey to hometown undee the Leave Travel Concession(LTC) scheme. Gujarat government employees get LTC/Vatan pravas benefits for upto 6,000 km every fourth year. The employees travel by trains also for such journeys. The employees had made representation before the State government to allow travel in Vande Bharat trains ...Read More