Six new IAS join Gujarat state babudom

The state IAS officer brigade is going to have six new faces very soon. Highly placed sources in the state government said, "The Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie, has sent the names of six new IAS for the Gujarat cadre allotted from the 2009 batch. These officers have completed their training in LBSNAA and have been relieved from  the institute."

These IAS officers have been allotted postings as Supernumerary Assistant Collectors in various districts. Their training will end in 2011 and they will be inducted in the state's regular services thereafter. Since the last two-three years, an average of four-five IAS officers has been allotted by the central government.

The new recruitees are Gadhvicharan Ratankavar H, posted at Dahod, Kharadi Vijaykumar L posted at Tapi, Kuldeep Arya posted at Kutch, Nagroj M posted at Banaskatha, Praveena DK posted at Porbandar and Sonali Giri posted at Rajpipla.