PANAJI
The State government on Monday appointed Michael D'Souza, IAS, as Director Vigilance in a significant bureaucratic reshuffle in which transferred another IAS officer, Sanjiv Gadkar as Special Secretary (Home and Personnel).
Both D'Souza and Gadkar will also continue to hold their current posting of Director of Training (GIPARD) and Secretary Goa Staff Selection Commission respectively.
Several other Goa civil services officers were also shifted including Sashank Thakur who was secretary to the State Information Commission as Director of Rural Development with additional charge of Project Director (DRDA) North and South Goa.
Ajay Gaude has been posted as the new Director of Sports and Youth Affairs with additional charge of Executive Director, Sports Authority of Goa.
Venancio Furtado has been appointed managing director of Goa Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) and he will continue to hold his current position as Inspector General of Prisons.
Vishal Kundaikar will be the new Director of Settlement and Land Records in place of Johnson B Fernandes who has been shifted as Additional Collector-III, South Goa.
Surendra Naik, who was Additional Collector-I, South Goa has been posted as Joint Director (Revenue) in place of Paresh Fal Dessai, who has been shifted as Additional Collector-II, South Goa.
Srinet Kotawale, who held the sensitive Additional Secretary (Home) portfolio has been transferred as Additional Collector-I, South Goa.
Taha Idrees Haaziq, who was Deputy Director (Adm) in the Social Welfare department, has been posted as Secretary to the Commission for Persons with Disabilities.
Also, the Goa State Mental Health Authority will have a chief executive officer in Kapil Phadte who deputy director (Admn) in the Department of Information Technology.
