Personal secretaries of four Maharashtra ministers sent back to their parent departments

Mumbai, July 5 (PTI) Personal secretaries of four ministers have been repatriated to their parent departments by the General Administration Department (GAD) headed by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis after their appointments were rejected by the CMO.

An official said the personal secretaries of food and civil supplies minister Chhagan Bhujbal (NCP), tourism minister Shambhuraj Desai, water conservation minister Sanjay Rathod, and water supply minister Gulabrao Patil (Shiv Sena) remained with the ministers despite rejection of their appointments during scrutiny.

They have been asked to return to their original departments, he said. PTI MR NSK