Gandhinagar: On the day of his retirement from the Indian Police Service (IPS), it is learnt that the Director General of Police in Gujarat, IPS Vikas Sahay, has been given six-month extension in service by the state government. Sahay's term will now end on the last day of this calendar year instead of  30th June. June 1965 born Vikas Sahay joined the IPS cadre in August 1989. He was appointed as DGP of Gujarat (State Police chief) in March 2023. In the rank of seniority, Dr. Shamsher Singh (...Read More

Gandhinagar: In another administrative reshuffle on Monday, the Gujarat government has transferred Ajay Dahiya, IAS (RR:GJ:2014), who was serving as the Collector of Amreli. He has now been appointed as the Collector of Panchmahal-Godhra, replacing Shri Ashish Kumar, IAS, who has already been transferred. Additionally, Vikalp Bhardwaj, IAS (RR:GJ:2017), has been appointed as the new Collector of Amreli in place of Ajay Dahiya. The orders were issued by the General Administration Department of t...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Government of Gujarat today evening announced its orders for transfer of 13 IAS officers. (1) Ashwani Kumar, IAS (RR:G4:1997), Principal Secretary to Government, Urban Development & Urban Housing Department is transferred and appointed as Principal Secretary to Government, Sports, Youth 6 Cultural Activities Department via M. Thennarasan, IAS transferred. Ashwani Kumar, IAS (RR:GJ:19B7) would continue to hold additional charge of the post of Principal Secretary to Gove...Read More

Gandhinagar: Four senior IAS officers from Gujarat have been transferred and appointed to key positions in various central government ministries. Here is the notification issued by the state's General Administration Department (GAD) on Friday: Manisha Chandra, IAS (RR:GJ:2004), Secretary to Government, Panchayats, Rural Housing & Rural Development Department, is transferred, and her services are placed at the disposal of the Government of India for appointment as Joint Secretary, Departm...Read More

Ahmedabad: In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, the Union government on Wednesday approved the transfer and appointment of 41 officers from various services to Joint Secretary or equivalent positions across multiple central ministries and departments. Among them, four officers hail from Gujarat. The four Gujarat cadre officers include Manisha Chandra, a 2004 batch IAS officer, who has been posted as Joint Secretary in the Department of Defence Production. Saidingpuii Chhakchhuak, a 2008 batch off...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat government has today appointed the 2005 batch Gujarat cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Dr. Vikrant Pandey as Secretary to Chief Minister. Pandey who would now work in the Chief Minister's office is presently the Resident Commissioner of Gujarat government in national capital New Delhi. In another development, the 2003 batch IAS officer Smt. Avantika Singh Aulakh has been promoted from the post of Secretary to Chief Minister to Additional Principal Secretary ...Read More

Gandhinagar:  The Gujarat state government today announced the launch of the Gujarat Karmayogi Swastha Suraksha Yojana, a new cashless health benefit package for all its officers, employees, and pensioners. The scheme aims to provide comprehensive medical coverage and will operate similarly to the existing Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana - Mukhyamantri Amrutum (PMJAY-MAA) scheme. Under the newly introduced yojana, all state government Karmayogis (employees) and pensioners will be issued a s...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government today announced a major bureaucratic reshuffle, transferring 18 IAS officers across various departments. Key changes include the appointment of D.D. Jadeja as Mission Director of the Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission and N.V. Upadhyay as Collector of Gir-Somnath. Here is the full list of transferred IAS officers: (1) D.D. Jadeja, IAS (SCS:GJ:2012), Collector, Gir-Somnath is transferred and his services are placed at the disposal of Science & Technolo...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Administrative Reforms Commission (GARC) has in its second recommendation report handed over to the State Chief Minister has made 10 citizen-centric recommendations have been made, mainly with the aim of ‘Government at Your Door Step’ using digital technology. The main topics covered in this second recommendation report of GARC are as follows. (1) Creating user-friendly government websites for a pleasant citizen experience: To ensure the quality, accessibility and...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government has transferred 16 IAS officers today. Vadodara and Bhavnagar have got new municipal commissioners, while several districts have got new district collectors. (1) Dilip Kumar Rana, IAS (RR:2007), Municipal Commissioner, Vadodara Municipal Corporation, Vadodara is transferred and appointed as Commissioner of Higher Education, Gandhinagar vice Shri Gurav Dinesh Ramesh, IAS transferred. (2) Dr. N.K. Meena, IAS (RR:2010), Director of Fisheries, Gandhinagar is...Read More