Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government has issued orders assigning additional charges to several Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers as some senior officials are visiting different countries to promote the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit (VGGS), scheduled for January next year.
The charge arrangement orders, issued on Monday, cover key departments, including finance, general administration, revenue, industries and mines, health, education, labour, tourism and agriculture-related sectors.The arrangements are intended to ensure the continued functioning of government departments while the officers concerned are away on summit-related visits.
Gujarat IAS Officers Given Additional Charges
Under the latest orders, several senior IAS officers have been assigned additional responsibilities alongside their existing positions.
The key appointments and charge arrangements are as follows:
- T Natarajan: Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Finance, will hold the additional charge of ACS, General Administration.
- B A Shah: Commissioner of Land Reforms, will hold the additional charge of ACS, Revenue.
- Rajeev Topno: ACS, Health and Family Welfare, will hold the additional charge of ACS, Industries and Mines.
- Vinod Rao: Principal Secretary, Forests and Environment, will hold the additional charge of Secretary, Labour, Skill Development and Employment.
- Ajay Bhadoo: Managing Director (MD), Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GMDC), has been given the additional charge of Chief Commissioner of State Tax.
- Milind Torawane: Principal Secretary, Education, has been given the additional charge of Industries Commissioner.
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Additional Responsibilities in Finance and General Administration
The Gujarat government has also assigned additional responsibilities to senior officers in the finance, panchayat and revenue administration departments.
- Dhananjay Dwivedi: Principal Secretary, Panchayats, will hold the additional charge of Secretary, Department of Science and Technology (DST).
- Sandeep Kumar: Secretary, Finance (Economic Affairs), will hold the additional charge of Secretary, Finance (Expenditure).
- Rajesh Manjhu: Superintendent of Stamps and Inspector General of Registration, will hold the additional charge of Revenue Inspection Commissioner.
- Ratankanvar Gadhavicharan: Commissioner of Health (Rural), will hold the additional charge of Secretary, General Administration Department (GAD), Managing Director of Gujarat State Handloom and Handicrafts Development Corporation, and Settlement Commissioner.
Additional Charges in Industries, Tourism and Agriculture
The orders also cover departments responsible for industrial development, tourism, agro-industries and fisheries.
- Kuldeep Arya: Secretary, Tourism, will hold the additional charge of Vice Chairman (VC) and Managing Director (MD), Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC).
- Nagarajan M: Will hold the additional charges of Managing Director, Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation, and Commissioner of Fisheries.
These arrangements will allow the departments to continue their administrative work while senior officials undertake international visits associated with promoting the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit.
Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit Promotion
The latest administrative changes come as Gujarat prepares for the next edition of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit, scheduled for January next year. The summit is an investment-focused initiative aimed at attracting domestic and international investors and promoting Gujarat as a destination for business, industry and economic development.
The international visits by senior officials are part of the state’s efforts to promote the summit and engage with potential investors. The additional-charge arrangements are intended to maintain administrative continuity across important government departments during this period.
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