India, July 5 -- The Maharashtra government's general administration department (GAD), headed by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, has transferred the personal secretaries (PSes) of four ministers from the Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) to their parent departments due to their dubious personal records, according to officials aware of the developments.

The PSes, who are class I government officers appointed by ministers from various departments, were rejected by the chief minister's office (CMO) during scrutiny in the past, despite which they continued to work for the ministers for several months, officials said.

Earlier this week, the GAD issued letters to the PSes of food and civil supplies minister Chhagan Bhujbal (NCP...