Mumbai, July 5 -- The state 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 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), tourism minister Shambhuraj Desai, soil and water conservation minister Sanjay Rathod, and water supply minister Gulabrao Patil (all three Shiv Sena) to immediately return to their respective departments, said an official from the department. Two of them have already reported back to the departments from which they were recruited by the ministers. "The GAD sent them show-cause notices last week, to which they responded," said the official. "They had said that they were working with the minister on their request. The CMO took a firm stand, saying that they have been working illegally and without the formal order and approval from the CM. In the order issued two days ago, they were asked to go back to their respective departments immediately." The official said that these officers were illegally signing files and letters, which amounts to a serious breach of rules. In the absence of official orders, they were also working without a salary for months, he added. Every minister has one PS and three officers on special duty (OSDs) each. Of the 164 officers with 41 ministers, 129 have been approved by the CMO....