17 IAS Officers Transferred; Anand and Vav-Tharad Get New Collectors

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government has announced a major administrative reshuffle involving 17 IAS officers, with transfers, fresh appointments and additional responsibilities assigned across various departments. According to a notification issued by the General Administration Department (GAD) on October 23, 2026, the changes include new appointments for the collectors of Anand and Vav-Tharad, along with transfers of several District Development Officers (DDOs) and departmental heads.

Alok Kumar Pandey (IAS, 2006), currently Secretary of the Tribal Development Department, has been assigned additional charge as Relief Commissioner and for the Revenue Department. G. T. Pandya (IAS, 2011), who was serving as Additional Secretary in the Education Department, has been appointed Director of Information, Gandhinagar. Gaurangbhai H. Makwana (IAS, 2012), Managing Director of Uttar Gujarat Vij Company Limited (UGVCL), Mehsana, has been given additional charge as Managing Director of INDEXT-B, Gandhinagar.

S. K. Prajapati (IAS, 2012), Collector of Mehsana, has been transferred as Additional Commissioner of Rural Development, Gandhinagar. Dr Harshit Pruthviraj Gosavi (IAS, 2013), who was serving as Additional Secretary for Law and Order in the Home Department, has been appointed the new Collector of Mehsana.

Pravin Chaudhary (IAS, 2014), Collector of Anand, has been transferred as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Special Projects covering Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR) and Mandal-Becharaji SIR, Gandhinagar. M. J. Dave (IAS, 2014), District Development Officer of Banaskantha, Palanpur, has been appointed Collector of Vav-Tharad. Utsav Gautam (IAS, 2018), District Development Officer of Kutch, Bhuj, has been appointed Collector of Anand.

C. C. Kotak (IAS, 2018), Deputy Director General of the Sardar Patel Institute of Public Administration (SPIPA), Ahmedabad, has been appointed Special Director of the State Institute of Rural Development (SIRD), Ahmedabad. Ram Niwas Bugaliya (IAS, 2019), District Development Officer of Tapi, has been transferred to Banaskantha in the same capacity. Atirag Chaplot (IAS, 2019), District Development Officer of Valsad, has been appointed District Development Officer of Kutch.

Sachin Kumar (IAS, 2019), District Development Officer of Chhota Udepur, has been appointed Deputy Secretary for Law and Order in the Home Department, Gandhinagar. Vandana Meena (IAS, 2022), who was serving as Project Administrator under the Tribal Area Sub-Plan in Mahisagar, has been appointed District Development Officer of Valsad. Rajesh Kumar Maurya (IAS, 2022), formerly Project Administrator at Songadh in Tapi district, has been appointed District Development Officer of Amreli.

Swapnil Mahadev Sisale (IAS, 2022), formerly Project Administrator at Vansda in Navsari district, has been appointed District Development Officer of Tapi. Omkar Rajendra Shinde (IAS, 2022), who was serving as Project Administrator in Chhota Udepur, has been appointed District Development Officer of the same district.

B. N. Patel (IAS, 2022), Executive Director of Gujarat Gas Limited, has been appointed Director General of the Sports Authority of Gujarat, Gandhinagar. The reshuffle affects key positions in the state secretariat, district administration and various government departments.