Gandhinagar: Following improvements in the office of the minister’s Chairperson Immediately after Bhupendra Patel took over CM more than a month ago, the state government influenced the second round of the transfer of IAS officers on Friday.
Three officers from Vijay Rupani’s CMO – Manoj Das, Ashwani Kumar and Kamal N Shah – who have waited on the wings for more than a month, have received regular posts.
The source said there might be a round of IAS officers around Diwali.
The most significant transfer on Friday is that J P Gupta has been transferred from the commissioner’s post for the Head of State Taxes to the Main Secretary, the Ministry of Finance.
Manoj Das has been given regular posts of ACS, Port and Transportation, Ashwani Kumar has been transferred as a secretary, sport, youth and cultural activities and will accommodate additional costs of DG, Gujarat Sports Authority (SAG) and Kamal N Shah have been transferred as an additional industrial commissioner.
The three officers were transferred from CMO last month and were not given posts until Friday.
In a significant step, the Finance Secretary of Milind Torawane was given an additional allegations of the State Tax Commissioner.
Among other appointments on Friday, Neha Kumari has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the General Administration Department (GAD) and C C B boxes have been appointed as controllers, legal metrology, eliminating jegoda at an additional cost of the post.