Manoj Kumar Das appointed as Additional Chief Secretary to Chief Minister amid transfer of 18 IAS officers in Gujarat

Gujarat Bureaucracy Reshuffle: The Gujarat government on Wednesday made a major reshuffle in the bureaucracy. The Bhupendra Patel government has transferred 18 senior officers of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and given them new responsibilities. The list also includes three officials who returned to the state cadre after their tenure at the Center and the Auroville Foundation. Gujarat cadre IAS officer D Natarajan, who served as additional secretary in the central defense department, has been appointed as the principal secretary in the state's finance department, according to a notification issued by the General Administration Department (GAD). Another IAS officer of the Gujarat cadre, Jayanthi Ravi, who returned from a stint as secretary at Auroville Trust in Tamil Nadu, has been posted as Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Revenue Department, according to the announcement of a new charge for PM Modi's former private secretary. . There is Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's former private secretary Rajeev Dobno has returned to Gujarat after a stint at the World Bank. Also Read- Big Update on Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project Rajeev Dobno has been appointed as Chief Commissioner of State Revenue in Ahmedabad by Gujarat Government. He will replace Aarti Kanwar, who holds the post of Chief Commissioner. Right there. Until D Natarajan takes over, Daphno will also hold the additional charge of Principal Secretary (Finance). Manoj Kumar to be Additional Chief Secretary to Chief Minister In another significant change, Revenue Additional Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Das has been transferred and appointed as Additional Chief Secretary to Chief Minister, according to the announcement. Besides Additional Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister, Manoj Kumar Das will also hold the additional charge of ACS (Home). At the same time, Additional Chief Secretary to Chief Minister Pankaj Joshi will hold additional charge of the post of ACS (Ports and Transport), the notification said. ACS Sunaina Tomar of the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment has been transferred and posted as ACS (Education).