Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited has received Order No.: AIS/42-2Oii/858932/G dated 27th May, 2022 from General Administration Department, Government of Gujarat, sanctioning leaves of Shri Harshad R Patel, lAS, Managing Director of the Company for a period of 25 days i.e. from 27 May, 2022 to 20 June, 2022 and during the said interim period, Shri Milind Torawane, lAS, Secretary (Economic Affairs), Finance Department, Government of Gujarat will hold the additional charge of the post of Managing Director, Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited(GACL). Pursuant to the aforesaid Order, Shri Milind Torawane, lAS has taken over the additional charge of the post of Managing Director of GACL w.e.f. 28 May, 2022. Brief Profile: Shri Milind Torawane is an lAS Officer of 2000 batch.

He has done Bachelor of Engineering (Electronic & TeleCommunication) and Masters in Public Administration at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University, USA. He is presently Secretary (Economic Affairs) to Government, Finance Department, Government of Gujarat. He also has been given Additional Charge of the post of Chief Commissioner of State Tax, Ahmedabad.

He has held various important positions in Government of Gujarat (G0G) like Municipal Commissioner-Surat Municipal Corporation, Secretary-Housing & Nirmal Gujarat, Additional Chief Executive-Gujarat Urban Development Mission, Managing Director-Diamond Research & Mercantile City Limited etc. He had also served as the Managing Director of Gujarat Urban Development Company Limited. He had held additional charge as Managing Director of the Company from 01.12.2020 to 06.02.2022.

At present, he is the Managing Director of Gujarat State Investment Limited Apart from the above, he also holds directorships in Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Limited, Gujarat Gas Limited, GSPC LNG Limited, Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited, Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited, Gujarat State Financial Services Limited.