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Govt effects major reshuffle of bureaucrats

PANAJI
The State government on Friday shuffled its bureaucrats giving additional departments to two of its Secretaries -- Menino D’Souza and Swetika Sachan -- and appointing 2008 batch IAS officer Sanjeev Ajuha as Secretary for Tourism, Information Technology and also as CEO of Goa CSR Authority.

Additionally, the government also transferred 13 Grade-I officers of the Goa civil service cadre with immediate effect.

The officers transferred are Deepesh N. Priolkar (Director-Admin at SAG and Member Secretary GFDC), Manuel P. Barreto (CO, Margao Municipal Council), Meghanath Porob (Secretary, Goa Konkani Academy), Upasana Mazgaonkar (Director of Museum), Shankar Gaonkar (Director-Admin of WRD), Biju Naik (Secretary, GHRC), Sangeeta Naik (Addl Director, Panchayat-II, South), Pravin Barad (Project Director, DRDA, South), Rohit Kadam (CEO, South Goa ZP), Florina Colaco (CEO, North Goa ZP), Pundalik Khorjuenkar (Addl Collector-III, North Goa) and Vinayak Volvoikar (Director, Provedoria).

Gaurish Shankhwalkar who held additional charge as CEO, North Goa ZP, has been relieved of it and he will now exclusively function as Joint Secretary to the Governor.

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Speaker endorses CLP leader Yuri as Leader of Opposition

THE GOAN NETWORK
Published Oct 1, 2022, 12:34 AM IST
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PANAJI/MARGAODays after being picked by the ‘High Command’ to be the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader, Cuncolim MLA Yuri Alemao was on Friday officially recognised as Leader of Opposition in the Goa legislative assembly.  “Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar has recognised Yuri Alemao as LoP in the Goa legislative Assembly, with effect from September 30,” Goa Legislative Assembly Secretary Namrata Ulman said in a communique.  Alemao, who heads the three-member…

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