The 1981 batch IAS officer, D J Pandian is being appointed as the Chief Secretary of Gujarat by the Gujarat Government. Prior to this he was holding the Post of Addl Chief Secretary. He superseded senior most officer S K Nanda, a 1978-batch IAS officer.
Pandian, who would be 26th Chief Secretary of Gujarat, will take over from present chief secretary Varesh Sinha, who will retire on October 31. Sinha was given two extensions by the Gujarat state government.
