CM brings in IAS officer to head mines dept

Panaji: In a major reshuffle during lockdown 4.0, the government on Friday transferred 20 senior scale officers, including director of mines, chief officer of Mormugao Municipal Council, and 26 junior scale officers, including chief officers and deputy collectors.

Deputy collector Vivek HP IAS will replace Arvind Bugde as director of mines and geology.

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The earlier director of mines Prasanna Acharya who was awaiting posting, has now been posted as member secretary Ravindra Bhavan, Margao.

Arvind Bugde will replace Gaurish Shankwalkar as chief officer of Mormugao municiapal council. Shankwalkar now holds the post of joint secretary to the Governor and has replaced Biju Naik.

Naik, posted as director (administration) PWD, takes the place of Ruhi Redkar who is now the member secretary Sanjay School.

Ashok Rane, additional commissioner of commercial taxes (II) has been posted as joint secretary protocol department and Anthony D’Souza who was joint secretary revenue has been given full charge of director of NRI Affairs.

Damodar Morajkar who held the post of administrator of Sanjeevani Sakhar Karhana is now the chief executive officer of the Goa khadi and village industries board, replacing Sangeeta Porob.

Porob has been posted has the joint director ICDS, directorate of women and child development, with additional charge as member secretary Goa State Commission for Women. Tariq Thomas, IAS, director of municipal administration, holding additional charge of special secretary home, vigilance and personnel, will also hold charge of administrator of Sanjeevani Sakhar Karkhana (sugar factory)

Pipi Murgaonkar, who was director (adminsitration) sports authority of Goa has been posted as chief executive officer, North Goa zilla panchayat.

Vijay Paranjape who held the post of additional secretary protocol department has been posted as additional secretary, administrative reforms department.

There have also been six promotions among the senior scale civil officers.

Among the junior scale officers, Madhu Narvekar on promotion has been posted as chief officer Quepem municipal council and Kabir Shirgaonkar as chief officer Mapusa municipal council.

Deepak Vaingankar has been posted as deputy collector and SDM, Bicholim, Roshell Fernandes as deputy collector (DRO) South Goa Collectorate, Satish R Prabhu as deputy collector and SDM Canacona with additional charge as CO Canacona Munnicipal Council, Sachin Dessai as deputy collector and SDM Mormugao, Ravishekhar Nipanikar as deputy colletor and SDM Pernem, Joao B Fernandes as deputy collector and SDO (II) Salcete and Gurudas Dessai as deputy collector and SDM Tiswadi.

Meanwhile, works have been reallocated to two IAS officers – Sanjay Gihar and Kuldeep Singh.