The Gujarat government is transferring 50 IAS officers ahead of the Lok Sabha polls

Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in a few months, the Gujarat government has transferred 50 IAS officers, including several collectors and district development officers (DDOs).

Ahmedabad: Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in a few months, the Gujarat government has transferred 50 IAS officers, including several collectors and district development officers (DDOs). The state General Administration Department issued a notification in this regard on Tuesday evening, an official said.

According to the notification, Jamnagar District Collector BA Shah has been transferred as the new Collector of Vadodara District.

AB Gor, currently serving as Vadodara Collector, has been posted as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the Chief Minister's office in Gandhinagar.

Surat collector Aayush Oak has been transferred as the new collector of Valsad.

Sourabh Pardhi, currently managing director of the Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Ltd., has been appointed as the new Collector of Surat.

Morbi District Collector GT Pandya has now been appointed as Devbhumi Dwarka District Collector.

Navsari collector Amit Prakash Yadav has now been appointed Kheda district collector, replacing KL Bachani, who has been appointed as the new director of information in Gandhinagar.

Valsad collector Kshipra Agre has been named the new collector of Navsari.

Gir-Somnath Collector HK Vadhvaniya has been appointed as Additional Secretary in the Health and Family Welfare Department, Gandhinagar.

Chhotaudepur District Collector Stuti Charan has been appointed as CEO of Water and Sanitation Management Organization, Gandhinagar.

Nitin Sangwan, the 2016 batch IAS officer who is currently serving as director of fisheries in Gandhinagar, has been appointed as the new DDO of Junagadh.

Junagadh municipal commissioner RM Tanna has been appointed as DDO of Surendranagar. He has been replaced by 2016 batch IAS officer Om Prakash, who is currently serving as DDO of Mehsana.

Yogesh Nirgude, joint secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs, has been appointed as the new collector of Dahod district.

Kiran Jhaveri, who serves as Additional Commissioner of State Taxes in Ahmedabad, has been sent to Morbi district as a collector.

Ahmedabad Deputy Municipal Commissioner Neha Kumari has been transferred as the new collector of Mahisagar district while Morbi DDO DD Jadeja has been appointed collector of Gir-Somnath district.