Archive · 22 Jan 2026
Surat Municipal Commissioner Transferred Amid School Site Row
The Gujarat government has moved Shalini Agarwal, the Surat Municipal Commissioner, to a new job in Vadodara because there was a big disagreement about moving a school to a different place.
Another official, M Nagarajan, who used to work in Surat before, is now taking over as the new Municipal Commissioner.
The school in question is called Suman High School, and the argument was about changing its location from one area to another in Surat.
The government also moved another official, Jenu Devan, to a different position.
Surat Municipal Commissioner Shalini Agarwal transferred amid controversy over school site change.
Agarwal posted as Managing Director of Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited, Vadodara.
M Nagarajan appointed as new Municipal Commissioner of Surat.
Nagarajan previously served as Vice Chairman & Managing Director of GSRTC, Ahmedabad.
Controversy involved the relocation of Suman High School from Ward 7 to Ward 8 in Katargam area.
- Who
- Shalini Agarwal (IAS 2005 batch) and M Nagarajan (IAS 2006 batch)
- What
- Transfer of Surat Municipal Commissioner and appointment of new Municipal Commissioner
- When
- Thursday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Surat, Gujarat, India
- Why
- Controversy over the change of site for Suman High School
- Transferred Official
- Shalini Agarwal (IAS 2005 batch)
- New Posting
- Managing Director of Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited, Vadodara
- Replaced Official
- Jenu Devan (IAS 2006 batch)
- New Municipal Commissioner
- M Nagarajan (IAS 2006 batch)
- Previous Role of Nagarajan
- Vice Chairman & Managing Director of GSRTC, Ahmedabad
- Controversy
- Change of site for Suman High School from Ward 7 to Ward 8 in Katargam area