Gandhinagar, October 24 — The Gujarat government has transferred 17 IAS officers in a major administrative reshuffle, with Mehsana, Anand and Vav-Tharad districts getting new collectors. The General Administration Department issued the transfer order on October 23, 2026, covering district collectors, district development officers (DDOs) and senior departmental posts across industry, rural development, information, sports, education and the Home Department.

Source: Indian Bureaucracy

In the district changes, Dr Harshit Pruthwiraj Gosavi, Additional Secretary (Law and Order) in the Home Department, has been appointed Collector of Mehsana, succeeding S.K. Prajapati, who moves to Gandhinagar as Additional Rural Development Commissioner. Utsav Gautam, DDO of Kutch-Bhuj, has been appointed Collector of Anand, while M.J. Dave, DDO of Banaskantha-Palanpur, has been appointed Collector of Vav-Tharad — both officers elevated from district development roles to collector posts.

Source: Sarkari Mirror

Anand Collector Praveen Chaudhary has been placed at the disposal of the Industries and Mines Department for appointment as Chief Executive Officer, Special Project, for the Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR) and Mandal-Bechraji SIR in Gandhinagar, two of the state's key industrial development regions.

Source: The Secretariat

Among the DDO movements, Ram Niwas Bugalia moves from Tapi to Banaskantha-Palanpur, Atirag Chaplot from Valsad to Kutch-Bhuj, and Sachin Kumar from Chhotaudepur to the Home Department as Deputy Secretary (Law and Order). Four officers serving as project administrators under the Tribal Area Sub Plan also get district development roles: Vandana Meena (Mahisagar) becomes DDO of Valsad, Rajesh Kumar Mourya (Songadh, Tapi) becomes DDO of Amreli, Swapnil Mahadeo Sisle (Vansada, Navsari) becomes DDO of Tapi, and Omkar Rajendra Shinde becomes DDO of Chhotaudepur.

Source: Sarkari Mirror

At the departmental level, G.T. Pandya, Additional Secretary in the Education Department, becomes Director of Information in Gandhinagar; C.C. Kotak, Deputy Director General of the Sardar Patel Institute of Public Administration in Ahmedabad, becomes Special Director of the State Institute of Rural Development in Ahmedabad; and B.N. Patel, Executive Director of Gujarat Gas Limited, becomes Director General of the Sports Authority of Gujarat.

Source: Indian Bureaucracy

Two senior officers have been given additional charges: Alok Kumar Pandey, Secretary of the Tribal Development Department, will also hold charge as Commissioner of Relief and ex-officio Secretary in the Revenue Department, while Gaurangbhai H. Makwana, Managing Director of Uttar Gujarat Vij Company Limited, will also hold charge as Managing Director of INDEXT-B in Gandhinagar until further orders.

Source: Sarkari Mirror