GANDHINAGAR — In one of the largest administrative overhauls in recent years, the Government of Gujarat, via the General Administration Department, issued a notification dated May 13, 2026, transferring and appointing 72 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers. The order, signed by Dr. Anju Sharma, Additional Chief Secretary, reshapes the leadership across municipal corporations, district collectorates, and state departments.
The following is the complete list of officers and their new assignments as detailed in the official notification:
Senior Leadership & State Department Appointments
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Shri D.N. Modi (2007): Development Commissioner, Gandhinagar.
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Shri Anand Babulal Patel (2010): Commissioner of Schools, Gandhinagar; also holding additional charge of Commissioner, PM-POSHAN Yojana and Director, GCERT.
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Shri Sujeet Kumar (2010): Special Commissioner of State Tax, Ahmedabad.
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Shri Ajay Prakash (2011): Managing Director, Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation Ltd. (GETCO), Vadodara.
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Dr. Sourabh Zamsingh Pardhi (2011): Director, Civil Supplies and Ex-officio Additional Secretary to Government, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumers Affairs Department.
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Shri Gaurangbhai H. Makwana (2012): Director, Gujarat Energy Development Agency (GEDA); also holding additional charge as MD of Gujarat Power Corporation Ltd (GPCL) and MD of Uttar Gujarat Vij Company Ltd. (UGVCL).
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Shri Sanjay K. Modi (2012): Executive Director, Gujarat State Tribal Development Residential Educational Institution Society (GSTDREIS).
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Shri Kiran B. Jhaveri (2012): Municipal Commissioner, Nadiad Municipal Corporation.
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Ms. Kshipra Suryakantarao Agre (2013): Commissioner, Micro, Medium & Small Enterprises (MSME); also holding additional charge of Commissioner of Services.
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Shri Yogesh Babanrao Nirgude (2013): Additional Development Commissioner, Gandhinagar.
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Shri Amit Prakash Yadav (2013): Additional Commissioner of Industries, Gandhinagar; also holding additional charge of Joint Managing Director, iNDEXTb.
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Shri Mayur K. Mehta (2014): Collector, Vav-Tharad.
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Shri Prabhav Joshi (2014): Municipal Commissioner, Junagadh Municipal Corporation.
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Ms. Prashasti Pareek (2014): Managing Director, Gujarat Livelihood Promotion Company Ltd.
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Dr. (Mrs.) Jincy Roy (2014): Managing Director, Gujarat Informatics Ltd.
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Shri Vipin Garg (2016): Managing Director, Gujarat Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Ltd.
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Shri Nitin V. Sangwan (2016): Collector, Valsad.
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Ms. Shivani Goyal (2018): Managing Director, Madhya Gujarat Vij Company Ltd. (MGVCL), Vadodara.
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Ms. Pushp Lata (2018): Regional Commissioner of Municipalities, Ahmedabad; also holding additional charge of Mission Director, Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban).
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Ms. Jasmine Hasrat (2018): Chief Executive Officer, Gandhinagar Urban Development Authority (GUDA).
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Shri Mahesh Shantilal Jani (2019): Chairman, Gujarat State Social Welfare Board, Ahmedabad.
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Ms. Sangeeta Raiyani (2020): Municipal Commissioner, Morbi Municipal Corporation.
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Shri R.N. Dodiya (2020): Municipal Commissioner, Anand Municipal Corporation.
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Shri D. K. Pandya (2021): Additional Chief Executive Officer, Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA).
District Collector Appointments
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Shri N.V. Upadhyay (2013): Collector, Kheda-Nadiad.
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Shri Anilkumar Ramjibhai Ranavasiya (2014): Collector, Kutch-Bhuj.
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Shri Jitendra N. Vaghela (2014): Collector, Gir-Somnath.
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Shri H.M. Vora (2014): Collector, Botad.
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Shri Bhavya Verma (2016): Collector, Ahmedabad.
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Shri Tejas Dilipbhai Parmar (2016): Collector, Surat.
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Shri Yogesh Choudhary (2016): Collector, Junagadh.
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Shri Dev Choudhary (2016): Collector, Tapi-Vyara.
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Dr. Navnath Kondiba Gavhane (2016): Collector, Bharuch.
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Shri Manish Gurwani (2016): Collector, Navsari.
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Shri Swapnil Khare (2016): Collector, Morbi.
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Shri Ganga Singh (2017): Collector, Narmada-Rajpipla.
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Ms. Surabhi Gautam (2017): Collector, Dahod.
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Dr. Prashant Jilova (2017): Collector, Patan.
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Shri Milind Bapna (2017): Collector, Arvalli-Modasa.
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Shri N. D. Parmar (2021): Collector, Dangs-Ahwa.
Municipal & Urban Development Appointments
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Shri J. S. Prajapati (2014): Municipal Commissioner, Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation.
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Ms. Shalini Duhan (2016): Municipal Commissioner, Mehsana Municipal Corporation.
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Shri Gurav Dinesh Ramesh (2016): Deputy Municipal Commissioner, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation.
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Shri Mirant Jatin Parikh (2017): Chief Executive Officer, Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA).
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Mrs. Mamta Hardik Hirpara (2018): Deputy Municipal Commissioner, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation.
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Shri Ankit Pannu (2018): Deputy Municipal Commissioner, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation.
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Shri Akshaya Budania (2018): Deputy Municipal Commissioner, Vadodara Municipal Corporation; also holding additional charge of Regional Commissioner of Municipalities, Vadodara.
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Shri Deepesh Kedia (2019): Municipal Commissioner, Jamnagar Municipal Corporation.
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Shri N. F. Chaudhari (2021): Municipal Commissioner, Vapi Municipal Corporation.
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Shri J.K. Jadav (2021): Municipal Commissioner, Surendranagar Municipal Corporation.
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Shri B.D. Davera (2021): Municipal Commissioner, Gandhidham Municipal Corporation.
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Shri Jayeshkumar B. Upadhyay (2021): Municipal Commissioner, Navsari Municipal Corporation.
District Development Officers (DDO)
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Shri B.C. Parmar (2017): District Development Officer, Botad.
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Shri Jivani Kartik Nagjibhai (2021): District Development Officer, Navsari.
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Shri Jayant Singh Rathore (2021): District Development Officer, Junagadh.
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Shri Pranav Vijayvergiya (2021): District Development Officer, Panchamahals-Godhra.
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Shri Kalpesh Kumar Sharma (2021): District Development Officer, Vav-Tharad.
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Ms. Nisha (2021): District Development Officer, Jamnagar.
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Ms. Anchu Wilson (2021): District Development Officer, Mehsana.
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Shri Patil Anand Ashok (2021): District Development Officer, Vadodara.
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Shri Devendra Prakash Meena (2021): District Development Officer, Surat.
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Shri H.P. Patel (2021): District Development Officer, Sabarkantha-Himmatnagar.
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Ms. Mehak Jain (2022): District Development Officer, Arvalli-Modasa.
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Shri Vidyasagar (2022): District Development Officer, Morbi.
Project Administrators (Tribal Area Sub Plan)
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Ms. Vandana Meena (2022): Project Administrator, TASP, Mahisagar.
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Shri Hiren Jitendrabhai Barot (2022): Project Administrator, TASP, Arvalli-Modasa.
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Shri Rajesh Kumar Mourya (2022): Project Administrator, TASP, Songadh (Dist. Tapi).
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Shri Swapnil Mahadeo Sisle (2022): Project Administrator, TASP, Vansada (Dist. Navsari).
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Shri Omkar Rajendra Shinde (2022): Project Administrator, TASP, Chhotaudepur.
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Lt. Col. Awate Amol Shantaram (2022): Project Administrator, TASP, Rajpipla (Dist. Narmada).
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Shri Prateek Jain (2022): Project Administrator, TASP, Dahod.
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Shri Sunil (2021): Regional Commissioner of Municipalities, Bhavnagar.
All appointments are effective immediately by order of the Governor of Gujarat.

