Days after Bhupendra Patel was sworn in, the Gujarat government has brought four IAS officers to the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), including a new additional chief secretary to the chief minister.
Pankaj Joshi, a 1989 batch officer, will replace Manoj Das as additional chief secretary. To assist Joshi, the government appointed Avantika Singh, a 2003-batch IAS officer, as the new secretary to the chief minister, replacing Ashwini Kumar.
The government has also appointed Bharuch Collector Dr MD Modia as Officer on Special Duty to the Chief Minister. KN Shah, who was earlier in the post, has been transferred. Similarly, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation Deputy Municipal Commissioner NN Dave has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty to the Chief Minister in place of DH Shah.
The government is yet to announce the posting for the officers who have been transferred from the CMO.
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