Ahmedabad, December 13: The Gujarat government has on Friday transferred 24 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, including principal secretary with the ports and transport department, Sunaina Tomar. "Tomar has been shifted to the energy and petrochemicals department", said a notification issued by principal secretary, general administration department, Kamal Dayani.
While senior IAS officer S J Haider, serving as commissioner of rural development, has been appointed as new vice-chairman and managing director of the Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC), Dayani is slated to hold the additional charge of ports and transport department till further orders.
Meanwhile, Haider has moved up replacing Sonal Mishra, who has been appointed as secretary in the Narmada and water resources department. Also Dilip Rana, collector of Anand District, has been appointed as commissioner of tribal development and will be posted at Gandhinagar, according to the notification.
"Kutch district collector M Nagarajan will take over as director of higher education in Gandhinagar in his new role", it said. Other bureaucrats who were transferred included assistant collectors, deputy municipal commissioners and district development officers.