Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls due in a few months, the Gujarat government has transferred 50 IAS officers, including various Collectors and District Development Officers (DDOs). “The State General Administration Department issued a notification to this effect on January 30,” an official said.
As per the notification, Jamnagar district Collector B. A. Shah has been transferred as the new Collector of Vadodara district. A. B. Gor, currently serving as the Vadodara Collector, has been appointed in the Chief Minister's Office in Gandhinagar as Officer on Special Duty (OSD). Surat Collector Aayush Oak has been transferred as the new Collector of Valsad.